beaten or lost

[marinemac]

played a comp this week, matchplay. After 16 despite giving away 2 shots i seemed in control despite a playing partner who could do no wrong. He hit various trees on no less than 7 occassions only to bounce back nicley into play on each occassion. 2 crap shots on the 17th and 18th cost me did he beat me or did i lose? how do you feel when you lose ?

 

[Smiffy]

How do you feel when you lose ?

I know it might sound silly, but it really does depend on how I've played.
If I've given my all, and played well, I don't mind losing if the guy played better golf.
If I make a good par on a hole and the guy I'm playing makes a birdie to win it, I find that a lot easier to accept than if we've both played the hole like a complete knob and I've won it with a double bogie or he's picked up. At the end of the day, you are playing yourself and judging yourself on your own performance.
Well, that's my take on it anyway.

 

[HRC99]

If you hit bad shots up 17 and 18 when it mattered, you lost. It's just one of those things, on another day.....

 

[Wheyayeman]

I most certainly lost my match on Wednesday, it was a scratch comp and I was 3 up with 4 to play, and finished with 4 5's on a par 3,4,3,4, all he had to do was keep the ball in play. On Thur I was 3 up with 4 to play again and this guy had a shot on the next 2 holes but fortunately he had a hamlet moment out the bunker and shook my hand

 

[Oddsocks]

Yup, you lost! He didn't beat you but he was handed it. Had a simular thing happen in a inter club match against a 6 capper, got back from 6 down to 3 up with 3 to play, took my eye off the ball waiting for a halved hole to sign the match off and he won all 3. I threw it away in the same style you just did. A lesson learned

 

[Region3]

got back from 6 down to 3 up with 3 to play, took my eye off the ball waiting for a halved hole to sign the match off and he won all 3.

That's the strangest match I've ever heard of if I've read it right.

You lost the first 6, then won 9 in a row and lost the last 3?

Blimey
I bet that took some getting over!

 

[Oddsocks]

Left a lump in my throat that will never go!

 

[Smiffy]

Left a lump in my throat that will never go!

Just reading about it left one in my trousers.
I expect it will be gone by Tuesday