Orikoru
Tour Winner
I didn't even read it that way, I thought he was just agreeing with me.
2026 Knockout Stories
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Neilds
Assistant Pro
Thanks for the mansplaining and proving I was right
PaulMdj
Well-known member
First round of Daily Mail Foursomes tonight, we were giving our opponents 8 shots and boy was it difficult, bit of a see saw on the front nine saw us 1 down, sadly it was a different story on the back 9 were we both par’d 10-15 but 3 of their 4 shots came in that run.
So were beaten on the 15th losing 4&3.
Can’t be too disappointed with the way we played, we just didn’t give ourselves any realistic birdie opportunities on the back 6 and they played steady golf.
So were beaten on the 15th losing 4&3.
Can’t be too disappointed with the way we played, we just didn’t give ourselves any realistic birdie opportunities on the back 6 and they played steady golf.
DeanoMK
Club Champion
I'm in two singles comps, one that's open to everyone and the other that's for handicaps 10-17.
The first one, opponent flaked on me a couple of hours before the match and just gave me the tie, next round I'm only giving two shots to my opponent so should be a good match.
The mid cap KO, played last Friday and I was giving 4 shots. Opponent made par on the 1st with a shot so I was immediately 1 down but won the next 3 in a row got to 8 and I was 3 up. Lost the next 3. Next run of holes had me either 1 up or AS.
My shot of the round was hitting my new 7 wood out of a fairway bunker from 220 out and being a couple of feet off the green.
1 up after 16, opponent made a total mess of 17 and that was that. Next round sees me playing a fellow 10 handicap so no shots.
The first one, opponent flaked on me a couple of hours before the match and just gave me the tie, next round I'm only giving two shots to my opponent so should be a good match.
The mid cap KO, played last Friday and I was giving 4 shots. Opponent made par on the 1st with a shot so I was immediately 1 down but won the next 3 in a row got to 8 and I was 3 up. Lost the next 3. Next run of holes had me either 1 up or AS.
My shot of the round was hitting my new 7 wood out of a fairway bunker from 220 out and being a couple of feet off the green.
1 up after 16, opponent made a total mess of 17 and that was that. Next round sees me playing a fellow 10 handicap so no shots.
louise_a
Money List Winner
We had a team 4BBB knockout match today against Leigh, I hit a nice tee shot on the first which just ran off the green into a rough fringe, one of our opponents pull her drive way left into trees but when we got to the green it had taken a lucky bounce and finished up just short of the green, she got up and down, I didn't so we were one down, on the 2nd both my partner and one of the other team had shots, my partner holed a nice putt for a par, nett birdie to level.
We halved the 3rd, then I hit my tee shot on the 4th to 2 feet for a birdie to win the hole, then I holed a nice putt for a par on the next to take us 2 up, we halved 6 and 7 then all but my partner made a mess of the 8th and we were 3 up. I then holed a nice putt for a half 9
Onto the back nine, and after I holed for 5 one of the others hole da tricky downhill putt for the half, and this seemed to perk them up, the other of their team then holed a long birdie putt on 11 to pull a hole back.
My partner then had a 3 footer to win the 12th when we heard this almighty screech of tyres and an loud bang, there had clearly been a crash on the East Lancs road, that runs past our course, this shook up my partner and she missed the putt, she made up for it by holing a nice putt on the 13 for half, then we also halved 14. I then 3 putted 15, when 2 putts would have won the hole, and did the same on 16 when it would have won us the match. So we ended up on the 17th tee dormy 2.
My partner played a wrong ball in the rough, same make but not her ball, I then overshot the green and ended in the ditch at the back so had to take a drop and we lost the hole. so onto the 18th, one of the opponents hit her tee shot wide and it finished in a ditch but the other was on the green pin high, my partner hit a bad tee shot so the pressure was on me, I hit the green but a long way short, my first putt was not hard enough and I still had 10 feet for my par, I missed it and the opponent safely 2 putted to halve the match. The rules of the competition meant that we did not go to sudden death and it was half a point each
Rather annoyingly I 3 putted 3 of the last 4 holes.
We already had one win and one loss so we waited for the last 2 groups, the next pair to come in also lost the 18th to half it was one the last pair, it was close but one of our players holed a 6 footer for a par and as they were one u on the tee, that was enough and we won the match 3-2.
We had heard lots of sirens after the accident and also the air ambulance. The East Lancs east bound is still closed 7 hours later and reports say that one person was taken to hospital with serious injuries, which puts a golf match into perspective.
We halved the 3rd, then I hit my tee shot on the 4th to 2 feet for a birdie to win the hole, then I holed a nice putt for a par on the next to take us 2 up, we halved 6 and 7 then all but my partner made a mess of the 8th and we were 3 up. I then holed a nice putt for a half 9
Onto the back nine, and after I holed for 5 one of the others hole da tricky downhill putt for the half, and this seemed to perk them up, the other of their team then holed a long birdie putt on 11 to pull a hole back.
My partner then had a 3 footer to win the 12th when we heard this almighty screech of tyres and an loud bang, there had clearly been a crash on the East Lancs road, that runs past our course, this shook up my partner and she missed the putt, she made up for it by holing a nice putt on the 13 for half, then we also halved 14. I then 3 putted 15, when 2 putts would have won the hole, and did the same on 16 when it would have won us the match. So we ended up on the 17th tee dormy 2.
My partner played a wrong ball in the rough, same make but not her ball, I then overshot the green and ended in the ditch at the back so had to take a drop and we lost the hole. so onto the 18th, one of the opponents hit her tee shot wide and it finished in a ditch but the other was on the green pin high, my partner hit a bad tee shot so the pressure was on me, I hit the green but a long way short, my first putt was not hard enough and I still had 10 feet for my par, I missed it and the opponent safely 2 putted to halve the match. The rules of the competition meant that we did not go to sudden death and it was half a point each
Rather annoyingly I 3 putted 3 of the last 4 holes.
We already had one win and one loss so we waited for the last 2 groups, the next pair to come in also lost the 18th to half it was one the last pair, it was close but one of our players holed a 6 footer for a par and as they were one u on the tee, that was enough and we won the match 3-2.
We had heard lots of sirens after the accident and also the air ambulance. The East Lancs east bound is still closed 7 hours later and reports say that one person was taken to hospital with serious injuries, which puts a golf match into perspective.
chellie
Tour Winner
Knockouts at our new club:
HID got a bye in the singles match. His opponent wanted to play this early. HID was giving 18 shots and won on the 18th.
Mixed Foursomes. Played our first round yesterday and we were giving 5 shots. We won on the 17th.
Ladies 4BBB. We got a bye. Set the date but then our opponents have given us the match as they can't do that date and said they couldn't do other dates.
HID got a bye in the singles match. His opponent wanted to play this early. HID was giving 18 shots and won on the 18th.
Mixed Foursomes. Played our first round yesterday and we were giving 5 shots. We won on the 17th.
Ladies 4BBB. We got a bye. Set the date but then our opponents have given us the match as they can't do that date and said they couldn't do other dates.
as ive not played now in over a year this isnt a recent game. but the title did bring back a memory of a gam at least 10 years ago. i was playing against an ex RAF Navigator who was real pain. quite unpopular guy. i think i would have been of 4 or 5 handicap at the time and him of 8 or 9. this was before the course was changed so the first was much easier then. when i arrived at the tee he was chatting to the starter, telling him he had just got a complete new set of Titleist, how well he was hitting them and how far. he also says, "im really looking forward to beating you". famous last words. i think i went first and stuck it down the middle, he then blocked it onto the beach. couldnt see it on the beach, dropped one and duffed that into deep rough and couldnt find that either. i stuck my 2nd onto the green, hit another onto the fairway, then into a bunker. i was on the green waiting, he comes up says thats me played 8, im here for 2. so conceded. on the 2nd was getting a shot, i hit a good drive just short of the burn, he hooked it into the left rough, hacked out some 50 yards short of my drive, the again blocked a 3 wood miles right back then there was a lot of gorse along the water edge. so off he goes to find his ball. im standing there waiting he says just go, hit a cracker and stuck it stone dead. wandered over to him looking for his ball, which again we cant find. he asked where i was and for how many. again he says pick it up. and it was like that pretty much the rest of the holes we played, we walked in from the 11th. i think i smiled all the way back to the club 
louise_a
Money List Winner
First round of our single knockout this morning, I was getting 3 shots, on the front nine, I was steady but was let down by poor putting but my opponent had a nightmare and I was 3 up after 9 (probably should have been 5) on the 11th she chipped close for a par, back to 2 up, on the 11th she holed a 15 footer, back to 1 up, she repeated the feat on the 12th, all square, i had a shot on the 13th but put my shot to the green in the bunker, I got it out and holed the putt to go back to 1 up, we were both bunkered on 14 my par putt lipped out, then she holed an 8 footer, back to all square.
We were both short of the par 5 15th in 3 but she holed from around 12 feet, and I go one down for the first time, on the 16th, I am on the green in 2 but she is in a bunker, she gets out and 2 putts, I three putt, still one down. I get my 3rd shot on 17, I was just short of the green in 3 and she tried too hard and hit a poor shot, then failed to reach the green. I chipped on but 3 putted again, leaving her a 20 footer for a half, which she fortunately missed, so we reach the 18th tee all square.
I hit my tee shot first into the middle of the green, she hits a poor one and is on a steep bank with a bunker to go over, she hit a decent shot but missed the green, then chipped to 8 feet, I three putt again and she rolled the putt in, onto the 1st again.
We both hit poor tee shots but are on the middle of the green in two, she over hit her first but by 6 feet and I putted to gimme range, she then holed the 6 footer for the half.
On the 20th hole we were both short in two, I pitched the back half of the green, she was rather too far left, she hit her first putt about 10 feet past and I putted up to a couple of feet, she missed her putt and it was game over, I won on the 20th.
Her putting was excellent on the back nine and mine was pretty poor and I count myself lucky and rather underserving of the win, I will not get away with it in the next round I am sure.
We were both short of the par 5 15th in 3 but she holed from around 12 feet, and I go one down for the first time, on the 16th, I am on the green in 2 but she is in a bunker, she gets out and 2 putts, I three putt, still one down. I get my 3rd shot on 17, I was just short of the green in 3 and she tried too hard and hit a poor shot, then failed to reach the green. I chipped on but 3 putted again, leaving her a 20 footer for a half, which she fortunately missed, so we reach the 18th tee all square.
I hit my tee shot first into the middle of the green, she hits a poor one and is on a steep bank with a bunker to go over, she hit a decent shot but missed the green, then chipped to 8 feet, I three putt again and she rolled the putt in, onto the 1st again.
We both hit poor tee shots but are on the middle of the green in two, she over hit her first but by 6 feet and I putted to gimme range, she then holed the 6 footer for the half.
On the 20th hole we were both short in two, I pitched the back half of the green, she was rather too far left, she hit her first putt about 10 feet past and I putted up to a couple of feet, she missed her putt and it was game over, I won on the 20th.
Her putting was excellent on the back nine and mine was pretty poor and I count myself lucky and rather underserving of the win, I will not get away with it in the next round I am sure.
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
Just one from my Scratch KO match yesterday.
I've changed my putting procedure and alignment method over the last three weeks...still very much an uncertain work in progress, so yesterday was not fully committed to line on a few very holdable putts and left them short - frustrating but I can feel it getting better.
So to the 17th all square. Opponent was under 3ft from hole - I was 10ft - in same shots. Crucial that I holed mine - didn't want to be playing 18 one down and so having to win it - a pretty long par 5 that I don't reach in two...opponent is long enough to reach it - he'd certainly easy enough par it - and I don't birdie it that often. Drained the putt on 17 and he got his.
All square playing 18. He pulls his tee shot into trees; mine is perfect. His recovery out clips a trunk and goes sideways. My well hit 2nd is too tight to trees for comfort - but I get away with it. I'm maybe 100yds from flag in 2 - he's 65 in 3. I put my approach 3rd to heart of green - maybe 25ft. His approach 4th is to 15ft. My 4th is to gimme. He misses. Match over.
Think I'll stick with my new approach to putting. Putts on 17th hole figured quite high in other high profile comps yesterday
I've changed my putting procedure and alignment method over the last three weeks...still very much an uncertain work in progress, so yesterday was not fully committed to line on a few very holdable putts and left them short - frustrating but I can feel it getting better.
So to the 17th all square. Opponent was under 3ft from hole - I was 10ft - in same shots. Crucial that I holed mine - didn't want to be playing 18 one down and so having to win it - a pretty long par 5 that I don't reach in two...opponent is long enough to reach it - he'd certainly easy enough par it - and I don't birdie it that often. Drained the putt on 17 and he got his.
All square playing 18. He pulls his tee shot into trees; mine is perfect. His recovery out clips a trunk and goes sideways. My well hit 2nd is too tight to trees for comfort - but I get away with it. I'm maybe 100yds from flag in 2 - he's 65 in 3. I put my approach 3rd to heart of green - maybe 25ft. His approach 4th is to 15ft. My 4th is to gimme. He misses. Match over.
Think I'll stick with my new approach to putting. Putts on 17th hole figured quite high in other high profile comps yesterday
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RangeRat
Newbie
2nd round singles knockout (breezed thru 1st round 6&4).
Giving 9 shots to a 13 handicapper. (Course is 141 slope off whites).
Proceeded to play shite for the first 8 holes, trying anything to get my swing going.
3 down after 7. nothing happening.
Finally hit a decent drive on 9, good 2nd up near the Green, easy par 5. Win the 9th/10th/11th to go all square.
Win 13th to go 1 up, I have some momentum going my way now.
14th, Longest par 5 on the course, I’m on in 3, he hits a good 3rd pin high just on the fringe, holes a 20 footer for birdie. All square.
He messes up 15, I’m 1 up again.
16 he makes 4 nett 3, all square again.
17th. Giving another shot. He hits a good drive, but bad 2nd and nearly goes OB. I hit a poor drive and punch out from behind a tree, short and right of Green. He finds his in the long grass, chops out, doesn’t get on the Green, then chips onto Green 20 feet away. I chip over the bunker but it doesn’t hold and just holds on the fringe. I’m thinking I need to hole it, chip comes out perfect, tracks the hole and drops for a par. Here we go I think. Then he holes another 20 footer for the half. Bugger.
18th, par 3, both miss Green, chip on. He misses from 6 feet. I miss a 5 footer to win the match. Extra holes.
By now I’m annoyed I messed up the front 9 I and let him get so far ahead, don’t want to lose this.
Back to the first par 5, he is getting a shot again. Downhill, downwind, hard fairways. Hit best drive of the day that runs for miles. 315 yards. He hits a decent drive, tops his 2nd but still runs down the fairway.
I manage to hit a good 6 iron that just kicks back on to the Green pin high 20 ft.
He hits 3rd into the bunker, he hasn’t been in a bunker all day. Thins the shot, pops out onto the bank, duffs the chip, could still chip in for a 6 nett 5 but picks his ball up and concedes.
I prevail. Was hard work though but just wore him down thankfully.
Giving 9 shots to a 13 handicapper. (Course is 141 slope off whites).
Proceeded to play shite for the first 8 holes, trying anything to get my swing going.
3 down after 7. nothing happening.
Finally hit a decent drive on 9, good 2nd up near the Green, easy par 5. Win the 9th/10th/11th to go all square.
Win 13th to go 1 up, I have some momentum going my way now.
14th, Longest par 5 on the course, I’m on in 3, he hits a good 3rd pin high just on the fringe, holes a 20 footer for birdie. All square.
He messes up 15, I’m 1 up again.
16 he makes 4 nett 3, all square again.
17th. Giving another shot. He hits a good drive, but bad 2nd and nearly goes OB. I hit a poor drive and punch out from behind a tree, short and right of Green. He finds his in the long grass, chops out, doesn’t get on the Green, then chips onto Green 20 feet away. I chip over the bunker but it doesn’t hold and just holds on the fringe. I’m thinking I need to hole it, chip comes out perfect, tracks the hole and drops for a par. Here we go I think. Then he holes another 20 footer for the half. Bugger.
18th, par 3, both miss Green, chip on. He misses from 6 feet. I miss a 5 footer to win the match. Extra holes.
By now I’m annoyed I messed up the front 9 I and let him get so far ahead, don’t want to lose this.
Back to the first par 5, he is getting a shot again. Downhill, downwind, hard fairways. Hit best drive of the day that runs for miles. 315 yards. He hits a decent drive, tops his 2nd but still runs down the fairway.
I manage to hit a good 6 iron that just kicks back on to the Green pin high 20 ft.
He hits 3rd into the bunker, he hasn’t been in a bunker all day. Thins the shot, pops out onto the bank, duffs the chip, could still chip in for a 6 nett 5 but picks his ball up and concedes.
I prevail. Was hard work though but just wore him down thankfully.
peld
Well-known member
2nd round of knockout on Saturday. Playing a guy who shot the lights out when i played with him previously, so knew he was good - surprised i was to give him one shot.
New mini driver was in my bag, bought specifically for Bruntsfield but had only tested it a few times the night before.
Hole 1 - 427yrd par 4 - tough opening hole, shot hole. OOD left, trees right, in to a stiff breeze. Mini driver smashes it down the middle. 6i to 10ft. He is bunker off the tee, then is in greenside bunker. can only make 5. 1up.
Hole 2 - 383yrd par 4 - im in fairway bunker, twice and make a mess getting it in play. He is on green in two. We pick up. All Square
Hole 3 - 368yrd par 4 - mini driver clears the bunkers, a flyer GW gets me back of green, he is front of green, both have long putts. He 3 putts, i make a clutch 4 footer. 1up
Hole 4 - 543yrd par 5 - shot hole - I make a solid par, greenside bunker puts him in trouble and only makes 6. 1up
Hole 5 - 203yrd par 3 - I hit a beaut 5i to 8ft. He pulls left off green. He hits a brilliant chip to 4ft. Im too cute with my birdie putt, and he holes his par putt for half. 1up
Hole 6 - 356yrd par 4 - I duff my tee shot and second, but hit good recovery, chip and putt for 5. He just about makes par after a long first putt. All Square
Hole 7 - 154yrd par 3 - He hits a block right and has a v difficult chip to remain close to the pin. I stick to to 8ft. He cant get it close and ends up 20ft away, and doesnt make his return. 1up
Hole 8 - 379yrd par 4 - probably the key hole. i drive in to the bunker, then hit my second thin over the green in to the sh*t. he is on green in 2, albeit a long putt. i think my chip, and hits the pin so stays on green about 12ft away. His first putt goes to 4ft. I race my putt 6ft past but then hole the return for 5, he misses the short one - remain at 1up
Hole 9 - 511yrd par 5 - all uphill. Basically i play it very regulation for 5. His drive was wayward, but he is on in 3, but his first putt races past and can only make 6. 2up
Hole 10 - 144yrd par 3 - i stiff it to 8ft again, he is in bunker, and doesnt get up and down. 3up
Hole 11 - 423yrd par 4 - we both play it well and half in pars 3up
Hole 12 - 550yrd par 5 - i hit a bomb, he is OOB so 3 off the tee. I then manage to hit 2 sh*nks and a poor chip, and we end up hlving in 7s FFS!! 3up
Hole 13 - 510yrd par 5 - i hit a great drive but duff my second ,poor third and then a poor chip for 6 - he makes a straightforward 5. 2up and door open.
Hole 14 - 181yrd par 3 - he misses green and is on edge of bunker, i hit a 5i long and in an awkward position. His chip is poor , whereas i hit mine to 3ft. he has a long putt which he doesnt hole, i sink my par putt - back to 3up.
Hole 15 - 372yrd par 4 - im in the bunker off the tee, he is in trees. He hits a miracle second shot to 15ft, i can only chip out the bunker. He makes a 4 and i can only make 5. back to 2up.
Hole 16 - 170yrd par 3 - all carry over water to a back flag. he blocks right off the green, I hit a peach 6i but somehow takes a hard bounce and rolls about 20 yards down the hill to the back of the green in a nightmare position. he duffs a chip, then goes long with another one. I also duff then putt it to about 8ft. He chips to about 5ft. I dont make my putt so he has 5ft to half and extend, which he misses - 3&2 WIN
Shame we left our worse hole to the last.
Im against a guy who i think i need to give 4 shots too, but he has a very odd round history (1 comp in 4 years, only a few rounds in his general play history).
New mini driver was in my bag, bought specifically for Bruntsfield but had only tested it a few times the night before.
Hole 1 - 427yrd par 4 - tough opening hole, shot hole. OOD left, trees right, in to a stiff breeze. Mini driver smashes it down the middle. 6i to 10ft. He is bunker off the tee, then is in greenside bunker. can only make 5. 1up.
Hole 2 - 383yrd par 4 - im in fairway bunker, twice and make a mess getting it in play. He is on green in two. We pick up. All Square
Hole 3 - 368yrd par 4 - mini driver clears the bunkers, a flyer GW gets me back of green, he is front of green, both have long putts. He 3 putts, i make a clutch 4 footer. 1up
Hole 4 - 543yrd par 5 - shot hole - I make a solid par, greenside bunker puts him in trouble and only makes 6. 1up
Hole 5 - 203yrd par 3 - I hit a beaut 5i to 8ft. He pulls left off green. He hits a brilliant chip to 4ft. Im too cute with my birdie putt, and he holes his par putt for half. 1up
Hole 6 - 356yrd par 4 - I duff my tee shot and second, but hit good recovery, chip and putt for 5. He just about makes par after a long first putt. All Square
Hole 7 - 154yrd par 3 - He hits a block right and has a v difficult chip to remain close to the pin. I stick to to 8ft. He cant get it close and ends up 20ft away, and doesnt make his return. 1up
Hole 8 - 379yrd par 4 - probably the key hole. i drive in to the bunker, then hit my second thin over the green in to the sh*t. he is on green in 2, albeit a long putt. i think my chip, and hits the pin so stays on green about 12ft away. His first putt goes to 4ft. I race my putt 6ft past but then hole the return for 5, he misses the short one - remain at 1up
Hole 9 - 511yrd par 5 - all uphill. Basically i play it very regulation for 5. His drive was wayward, but he is on in 3, but his first putt races past and can only make 6. 2up
Hole 10 - 144yrd par 3 - i stiff it to 8ft again, he is in bunker, and doesnt get up and down. 3up
Hole 11 - 423yrd par 4 - we both play it well and half in pars 3up
Hole 12 - 550yrd par 5 - i hit a bomb, he is OOB so 3 off the tee. I then manage to hit 2 sh*nks and a poor chip, and we end up hlving in 7s FFS!! 3up
Hole 13 - 510yrd par 5 - i hit a great drive but duff my second ,poor third and then a poor chip for 6 - he makes a straightforward 5. 2up and door open.
Hole 14 - 181yrd par 3 - he misses green and is on edge of bunker, i hit a 5i long and in an awkward position. His chip is poor , whereas i hit mine to 3ft. he has a long putt which he doesnt hole, i sink my par putt - back to 3up.
Hole 15 - 372yrd par 4 - im in the bunker off the tee, he is in trees. He hits a miracle second shot to 15ft, i can only chip out the bunker. He makes a 4 and i can only make 5. back to 2up.
Hole 16 - 170yrd par 3 - all carry over water to a back flag. he blocks right off the green, I hit a peach 6i but somehow takes a hard bounce and rolls about 20 yards down the hill to the back of the green in a nightmare position. he duffs a chip, then goes long with another one. I also duff then putt it to about 8ft. He chips to about 5ft. I dont make my putt so he has 5ft to half and extend, which he misses - 3&2 WIN
Shame we left our worse hole to the last.
Im against a guy who i think i need to give 4 shots too, but he has a very odd round history (1 comp in 4 years, only a few rounds in his general play history).
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
He wouldn't be eligible to play in my club's knockout comps as we have to have eight WHS qualifying scores including four club competition rounds in the elapsed year to a comp entry closure date.
Orikoru
Tour Winner
Similar at mine - same rules as board comps - need 8 comp cards in the last 12 months to be eligible.
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
8 comp cards is, for me, too high a bar to jump over. A lot of members could easily struggle to play 8 comps in a year, and I don't think that that should disqualify them from playing in the main club comps - there's a debate had even about our 4 - but 8...hmmm.
IanMcC
Well-known member
At our club we demand 20 scores on the record, with 8 in the last 12 months. They don't have to be comp cards. General Play count as well. I can see why some players at some clubs would struggle to achieve 8 comp cards in a season.
Orikoru
Tour Winner
Yeah I struggle as well, I'm currently on 9 and the oldest one expires soon.
It used to be 4 but they put it up to 8 for some reason.
Lucifer MorningStar
Well-known member
How does that work for new members no chance you’re getting 20 carded rounds in time to be able to play comps, unless they’re saying new members only need the 8. I’m still new to my club that would rule me out of any comps for the entirety of my first year at the club. Even the 8 would be a push if they have to be in medals etc.
IanMcC
Well-known member
It used to be these 2 criteria for board comps only, but our handicap committee seem to have a grudge against new, higher handicappers winning anything at all, so extended it to midweek medals and 9 hole comps too. I think it's harsh, but it does encourage people to get 20 cards in quickly.
rudebhoy
Q-School Graduate
After a good win in the first round of the seniors singles, I was due to play my second round match last Monday. Had to ask my opponent to push it back to yesterday as I had buggered my knee.
Tried playing on Saturday but had to come off after 9 as the knee was playing up again. Messaged my opponent to concede the match as didn’t want to mess him about any more by asking for another reschedule. Would have probably been pointless anyway as the match had to be played by next Monday, however as we are away for the long weekend, the cut off for me was tomorrow. Bit gutted as I fancied my chances of going deep in the comp.
That’s the end of my knockouts this year
Tried playing on Saturday but had to come off after 9 as the knee was playing up again. Messaged my opponent to concede the match as didn’t want to mess him about any more by asking for another reschedule. Would have probably been pointless anyway as the match had to be played by next Monday, however as we are away for the long weekend, the cut off for me was tomorrow. Bit gutted as I fancied my chances of going deep in the comp.
That’s the end of my knockouts this year
Neilds
Assistant Pro
We have a similar rule, think it is 8 rounds in total, and must have at least 4 competition cards. GP cards can be from any course. This is only for Board Competitions, which includes the knockouts and is for the 12 months preceding the date of the comp.. The club has plenty of non board competitions and does put a few extra Pro Shop Stablefords on at the beginning of the season to allow those who need them to get an extra card in. With the amount of comps over the year, there really is no excuse for not meeting the criteria.
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