Yerman
Journeyman Pro
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24 points on the front nine!!
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I went out in +1 gross for 23 points and my 28 handicapper had got 24!!!!!!! To be honest I got wrapped up in posting a really low number and the wheels fell off, followed by the bumper and in the end the scraping noise coming up 18 was the chassis on the floor.
Andy
Tour Winner
How anyone can say they don't know how well they are going is beyond me. You must be thick to not know what your score is after 9 holes.
Andy
Andy
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
How do you know you've had a good front if you don't know your score?
I'm like Murph - I'll know how many over par I am or how many points I've got at any given point on the round. Sometimes playing solo I don't even mark a card and I can tell you my score.
Its part of the "game" management process that includes course management. YOu need to know how you're doing. Attacking a par 4 final hole, going for birdie, when a safe 5 will see you home doesn't make much sense to me.
nulassilb
Assistant Pro
As if to prove my earlier point (get the bad holes in early - it helps you relax) I managed a quadruple bogey 8 at our first hole this evening! I then battled really hard to stay with my playing partner who shot his best round of the year and scored 41 points. (I lost - but a creditable 39 points despite the first hole!)
I agree that its fairly hard not to have at pretty good idea of how you are doing. Even pros do but some prefer not to look at leaderboards in case it shifts their focus out of the present.
That to me is the difference between club golfers like me and pros and those off low single figures and regularly play to it. They have discovered how to focus on the job in hand and do what it takes on each hole to get the objective in their gameplan achieved. If its a tough par 5 their plan might be to leave a wedge in for the 3rd shot etc and they'll stick to it. I on the other hand may think - par 5 and a shot - if I par this it makes up for the last etc and play for a par when a 6 net 5 would have been easier and I might have made a putt for par.
We try and think what we might do on the next, the 15th or even "I parred 18 last time and if I can do that today...."
Its good to know your score especially if you think you might be in contention and so know taking a chance on the last may yield much gold or that a cagey net par is all that may be required to get that important cut and seal the deal in the comp.
That to me is the difference between club golfers like me and pros and those off low single figures and regularly play to it. They have discovered how to focus on the job in hand and do what it takes on each hole to get the objective in their gameplan achieved. If its a tough par 5 their plan might be to leave a wedge in for the 3rd shot etc and they'll stick to it. I on the other hand may think - par 5 and a shot - if I par this it makes up for the last etc and play for a par when a 6 net 5 would have been easier and I might have made a putt for par.
We try and think what we might do on the next, the 15th or even "I parred 18 last time and if I can do that today...."
Its good to know your score especially if you think you might be in contention and so know taking a chance on the last may yield much gold or that a cagey net par is all that may be required to get that important cut and seal the deal in the comp.
That's a rather sweeping statement.
bobmac
Major Champion
Call me Mr. Thicky then.
I can quite easily stand on the 10th tee and know I'm playing well but not know my exact score.
If you asked me, I would be able to remember it and tell you, but I choose not too.
I had a friend who was a right bandit off 8 and giving him 4 shots on each 9 was difficult.
But I always made a point of telling him his score after 9 holes if he was playing well. It was fun to watch him make a mess of his back 9
I can quite easily stand on the 10th tee and know I'm playing well but not know my exact score.
If you asked me, I would be able to remember it and tell you, but I choose not too.
I had a friend who was a right bandit off 8 and giving him 4 shots on each 9 was difficult.
But I always made a point of telling him his score after 9 holes if he was playing well. It was fun to watch him make a mess of his back 9
I'm with you there Bob.
I could quite easily add the front nine score up in my head on the tenth tee, and if we sat down in the bar after the game, I could probably recall every shot. But because I CHOOSE not to have a running total of my score, does not make me thick.
I could quite easily add the front nine score up in my head on the tenth tee, and if we sat down in the bar after the game, I could probably recall every shot. But because I CHOOSE not to have a running total of my score, does not make me thick.
Parmo
Tour Winner
From now on its each shot & hole at a time, think its medal on Saturday either that or a fourman team which takes the pressure off a tad.
