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Well gimmes are culturally taken in many parts of the world even if not part of the WHS formal rules for stroke play. In match play...

If you do the same calculation of different inputs you will get different results. Some countries make up the results with gimmes ...

Such a pity that the authorities then don't allow the clubs to put in a few sensible rules to enable fairer competitions. They don't...

I think I tend to do the opposite. If I can see that the putt is going to miss, then I'm likely to start moving. If there is a chance it...

Played Prestwick today in glorious weather. Went with my pro buddy who won the Am there in 1987. Lots of pics of him in the...

Just thin em and the balls bounce back.

The youth had an Yorkshire inter district match against Bradford a month or so back, 12 players per team, all off scratch - Jamie's team...

I suspect for whatever reason the author of the article was committed to using ‘9’ in the article title but hit a bit of a ‘mental...

Can't say I think walking in a putt is poor etiquette, don't think I'd notice. As far as the score is concerned I wouldn't actually...

It's very hard to walk in a 9 inch putt unless you are very quick on your feet. Anything longer and I generally miss.

Prestwick St Nicholas today in perfect weather. Blimey what fun that is!

‘Telling someone they’re having a good round’ — how is that poor etiquette??! Maybe it is only for those who have a tantrum if you say...

Easier implies less easy not previously impossible , I've not seen anyone seriously dispute this. It was possible to manipulate a...

The evidence that I have that it enables cheaters is because it is frankly obviously easier to manipulate. I have seen no one dispute...

The policy that you put up a while ago indicated that there was a problem of GP scores being used to achieve lower handicaps. Orwell...