My first pro-am 2010

Much more practice required, I was a little rusty to say the least. 2 over at Royal Blackheath finishing with 2 bogies

I only hit 5 fairways and 10 greens, didn't chip too well either, fortunately I holed out well from inside 6ft.

More practice this week before Farnham next friday.

No shame in being 2 over on that course, Steve, Probably one of the toughest starts to any course in the country.

Steve

Forgive me for probably being a bit dumb here, but why dont you enter the europro tour or even try q-school for the main tour

 and hey if your ever in an event up this neck of the woods (Nottingham)  i will offer my services as a caddy for you for the day

darren

Steve

How do you get motivated for a social game of golf?

Blokes like me look forward to it because we would love to play as much as poss.

Whats it like for you?

Dave CAC handed Geordie.

"Want a bit of interest?" used to be a good way to get some motivation.

We used to play for a few quid every time we played, kept the money in the same group and became Battle Hardened.

Most Pro-ams carry most money for the Pro Individual Prize and in my opinion that can spoil it for the amateurs. We used to run Pro-Ams where the Pro's were paid a fee to play and the prize money was attached to the Team Prize. The PGA put a stop to that.

The last Pro-Am I played in, we had three teams entered and we could choose our Pro. My team chose a guy I knew very well and had done well in an Open (=3rd). He turned up over an hour late, left helping the guys to me, and gave his excuses and left straight after he finished (having shot level). I was embarrassed by his attitude and in fact his prize money was withheld. He is no longer held with such high regard by the Multi-Million Pound Company that he let down.

TheLyth