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The Count Back

Barry & Sigma

Weekly opinions on Irish golf courses. Barry Moroney and The Creative Sigma review a different Irish golf course every week and get sidetracked along the way.

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  • #4
    Wednesday · 1 hr 25 min

    Golf Bandits and WHS - Ramble

    The handicap system, and the people who game it. The first Count Back ramble. Barry knows of a man who broke 100 four times in twelve months. All four were captain's prize rounds. He won it twice. Sigma shot two 66s in a captain's prize and finished seventh. Episode 4 of The Count Back, weekly discussions on Irish golf with Barry and Sigma. No course this week and no score, just the handicap system, bandits, and whether anything can be done about either. CHAPTERS 00:00:00 - The handicap system 00:01:30 - Is it fair? 00:03:32 - The old system 00:06:45 - Two 66s and seventh place 00:13:31 - What a bandit looks like 00:20:00 - Four good days a year 00:21:12 - Endemic and systemic 00:25:35 - The JP McManus Pro Am 00:28:31 - Six shots back 00:32:08 - The Bandit Gazette 00:38:38 - Gross prizes 00:43:30 - It gets worse 00:45:16 - Teaching juniors 00:49:01 - Would you refuse to sign? 00:53:28 - Fixing the countback 00:59:34 - Shots on the 19th 01:17:48 - Sigma's solution Is this format worth keeping? Tell us in the comments, along with any topic you want covered. New episode every Wednesday. Follow the show and it comes to you. thecountback.com Instagram and TikTok: @thecountback

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  • #3
    October 7 · 48 min

    Strandhill Golf Links - Review

    Strandhill in Co. Sligo. A par 70 links under Knocknarea, sitting between Enniscrone and Rosses Point and rarely mentioned in the same breath as either. Episode 3 of The Count Back, weekly discussions on Irish golf courses with Barry and Sigma. Every course gets a verdict and a score on The Count Back Index. CHAPTERS 00:00:00 - Strandhill 00:01:08 - The hidden gem 00:02:31 - What the Americans said 00:04:49 - Is it easy? 00:06:47 - The dress code 00:08:09 - Sigma's first time 00:09:48 - The price 00:11:17 - The condition 00:13:48 - Will the price go up? 00:17:08 - Where to start on links 00:19:12 - The undulations 00:22:07 - Golf all year 00:23:43 - Barry's first time 00:29:30 - The opening holes 00:31:13 - Featured holes 00:36:09 - The welcome 00:37:29 - The 13th 00:38:50 - The Count Back Index 00:45:12 - The score New episode every Wednesday. Follow the show and it comes to you. thecountback.com Instagram and TikTok: @thecountback

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  • #2
    September 30 · 1 hr 8 min

    Carton House Golf - Review

    Carton House in Co. Kildare. Two courses, a Fairmont hotel and half an hour from Dublin. A long way from Enniscrone in every sense. Episode 2 of The Count Back, weekly discussions on Irish golf courses with Barry and Sigma. Every course gets a verdict and a score on The Count Back Index. New episode every Wednesday. Follow the show and it comes to you. thecountback.com Instagram and TikTok: @thecountback

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    September 21 · 58 min

    Enniscrone Golf Links - Review

    Our first review. Enniscrone Golf Links in Co. Sligo, all dunes and Atlantic, and whether it lives up to the reputation. We get to the verdict eventually. Along the way there's a fair bit about links golf in general, because it's hard to talk about Enniscrone without it.

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