3 clubs and a putter... crazy goings on!!

[IanM]

My wife just had a message from a mate of hers. This lady is nearer 70 than 60, plays off 30. Never does that well.

Anyway. 3 clubs and putter comp this week, she walks off with 50 POINTS! Round of her life.

Played medal yesterday, with full bag. Chopped it round.

Isn't golf great?

 

[patricks148]

We have a 3 club comp but one must be a putter and scores are always a surprise, guys usually score way better than with a full bag.

 

[Foxholer]

Weighed down by the extra weight perhaps?

When I returned to my Scottish club, the first time I matched the handicap I'd dropped to was at a 3 clubs + Putter comp.

 

[Orikoru]

Do you know which clubs she used in the three club? I'm intrigued. Probably a case of using clubs she thinks she's supposed to use a lot of the time but can't actually hit. Whereas on the three clubs she just selected her favourite ones. It's often said that high handicappers would shoot better just hitting a 7 iron round for example.

 

[jim8flog]

One of the advantages of a small number of clubs is it cuts out the indecision about which club to use.

 

[Deleted member 23270]

This type of competition often improves course management as people think more about where they don't want to hit the ball because they don't have the required club to recover.

 

[3offTheTee]

Well done that lady.

I am hopefully playing in a 7 club comp @Royal Dornoch in July. Not sure what to have. I was thinking:
Driver
5Wood
7 wood
Hybrid 7
52 degrees
Putter and 1 more. Unsure whether I dare admit but perhaps my “famous chipper”!

Any thoughts of what you would take

 

[fundy]

Driver, 19 degree hybrid, 5 iron, 8 iron, PW, 56 degree and putter

 

[Billysboots]

We have a 3 club comp but one must be a putter and scores are always a surprise, guys usually score way better than with a full bag.

I always tend to score well in our 4-club events. It’s amazing the impact over-clubbing and swinging well within myself has on my ball striking. And a pity I never take that lesson onto the course when I’m carrying a full set ?

 

[slicer79]

A few years ago , maybe around 2014 one of my best scores that year was in a 4 club competition. Using 20 degree hybrid, 7 iron, 52 deg wedge, putter
Didn't really make sense ?

 

[Curls]

They say take the mid iron you need for any par 3s you have. Reckon I’d take my 2 iron, 7 and wedge.

 

[Voyager EMH]

Last time I played in a 4-club comp at my club was 10 years ago. 21 degree hybrid, 6 iron, PW and putter. It was only 9-holes, made two birdies, a 2 and a 4 on a par-5, where I hit a PW to 3ft after two shots with the hybrid, one-over par for the 9 and 19 points to win the comp. No-one seemed happy for me and I've not been aware of another such comp at my club since.

 

[GG26]

We had one of these comps three weeks ago. Used Driver, 7i, 50wedge and putter. 38 points and my best score in a comp for two years.

 

[Mike79]

Just played a 3 clubs & putter today… 3h, 7 iron, 52deg. Doing it again I’d go driver, 8 iron, 56deg. In a regular game I’m driver off every tee other than the par 3s. I should have stuck with that, and then just played 2 shots into each green. Overthought it. Enjoyed though, despite 28 points (20 of which were the back 9!)

 

[slicer79]

I find it interesting how many people score almost better. Is it a case of less expectations heading out and playing in a relaxing manner?

 

[HomerJSimpson]

What was the handicap? Even with 3 clubs and a putter taking any indecision out of the equation that is still a very high score to achieve even for a career day out.