Photo of the Year - B Sides

[Shane Wright]

John - thanks for the tip, clearly, I'm THAT rookie

Anders - excellent stuff, I thought that was Ballyneal, but was struggling to put together which hole.  I NEED to see Lundin Links, that looks like a little slice of heaven.

This and the other thread have been two of the best of the year.  One thing I have learned for sure is that I need to focus a little more on my photography skills.

[Mark McKeever]

Sometimes the best looks are when you turn around and take a picture after playing the hole.     (PV Hole 8 )

Mark

[Michael Whitaker]

Sand Hollow

[Padraig Dooley]

Here's a few others from the year



Rainbows over the 1st, 14th and 16th holes



An indication of the Irish Summer!!!



Doonbeg's clubhouse from the 9th tee





Some from Junior lessons

[Padraig Dooley]

Blue Sky at Shinnecock



Late evening golf 5th tee Cork GC



Late evening 5th green Cork GC



Late evening 6th tee Cork GC



Sunset 8th green

[Padraig Dooley]

Lahinch goats



11th Lahinch



7th Tee Old Head



12th tee Old Head



16th Old Head



14th Yas Links Abu Dhabi



5th Saadiyat Beach Abu Dhabi

[Ronald Montesano]

Padraig, if there were a collective prize, I'd give you a vote.

In your second-last photo, is that fellow the greatest hooker of all time? The size of his balls would indicate that he is.

[Mac Plumart]

Night putting on Long Island...without the Dean's daughter.

[Ronald Montesano]

good thing...she's only 16 years old.

[Mike Hogan]

And they liked this one!

[Ron Csigo]

And they liked this one!

NERDS!

Let me clarify, golf nerds.

 

[Matthew Essig]

IMO the B Sides is stronger than the original at this point.

Great stuff guys!

+1

An indication of the Irish Summer!!!

OH MY GOD!!!!!!!

[Chris_Hunt]

'Friend on Rye'



'Swashbuckler'



'Old Guard at the National'



My favorite new play this year:

[Padraig Dooley]

Padraig, if there were a collective prize, I'd give you a vote.

In your second-last photo, is that fellow the greatest hooker of all time? The size of his balls would indicate that he is.

That photo was of the 14th hole, 325 yards, maybe just short of 300 to the front, there was a following breeze, what else could you do but go for it!! It just caught the right edge of the bunker next to the hazard.

[Padraig Dooley]

IMO the B Sides is stronger than the original at this point.

Great stuff guys!

+1

An indication of the Irish Summer!!!

OH MY GOD!!!!!!!

The funny thing about this picture, is the guys heading up the first, it had been heavy for 30 minutes, looked like it was about to clear so they hit, as they started walking up the first it got really heavy and they stood underneath the umbrellas for about an hour by the first green!!

[Brian Colbert]

A couple photos which don't belong to me and therefore I couldn't submit to the contest.


11th hole at Huntingdon Valley in the Philly am quarters. Photo Credit: Marty Emeno of the Golf Association of Philadelphia


Leading the charge in the final (Marty Emeno, GAP)


8th green at Ballyneal. Would have been the coolest green I've ever seen if not for the hole before it!

[Tony_Muldoon]

Hope he's through with having children. The most dangerous golf shot I've ever seen.

[Leo Barber]

Couple of my B Side Photos

I simply love the look and feel of a links course in Autumn.  Green ribbons of fairways engulfed literally in straw coloured rough.  Wonderful contrasts.  This image was taken on the 17th Paraparaumu Beach.  A split fairway this captures a lone golfer taking the challenging lower fairway surrounded by a sea of fescue and browntop.



In March this year Paraparaumu Beach hosted the GCA Boomerang.  Fun couple of days with some really good people.



In September I had a week in Melbourne playing some golf.  This photo was taken after a great day down with fellow GCA'er Ben Jarvis at his wonderful 13th Beach.  I took this photo whilst on the phone back to NZ capturing the 18th on the "beach" course - camera in one hand whilst on the phone in my other hand I was feining to my wife that I was having a terrible time and missed her dearly.  



Finally, another catch up with some GCA'ers and Australian based Paraparaumu Beach members at Kingston Heath.  Mick Morcom and his sandbelt bunkering are simply the best and again I love the sandbelts excellent contrasts of colour which always make for interesting photos.

[Mike McGuire]

Did they do some tree management on Kawanas 7th?



notrees by mike7585, on Flickr

[Jason Topp]

Did they do some tree management on Kawanas 7th?



notrees by mike7585, on Flickr

When did you take that Mike?  MIne was in June.

[George Freeman]

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Great pic Chris.  Where is this?

[Ron Csigo]

Eastward Ho, George

[Gary Slatter]

16th at Highlands Links

Ian, you can call Dawson/Hawtree and get all those hollows filled in.  It must be a nightmare for those union guys at Highlands to cut the 16th consistently.   

[Padraig Dooley]

7th Tee Old Head

How is this gentleman able to hit the ball, with what appears to be a reverse shaft flex, a full 18 inches before impact? Or is it some sort of photogrphic hijinks?

David, I hit it straight down the middle. The bend showing in the shaft is the result of a slow shutter speed in the camera!!

[Mike Benham]

I guess the hole wasn't long enough to begin with ...