Board comps, are they all they are cracked up to be?

[richart]

This isn't about winding folk up ... Board Comp's up on this side of the border are pretty much for achievement, not for who had the less blobs!

Strangely a lot of our handicap board competitions are won by low handicappers. In fact our plus two handicapper has won quite a few, and the majority are medal.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Seems like I have a different view of 'board' comps that those already [posted on the subject. Until IO heard them called that here I never thought of such club comps as 'board' comps. Maybe that's because the club I was a member of for a long toime (Filton G.C. Bristol) didn't have many boards when I was a member. Rather it had one for Captains, Lady Captains, Chairman and Club Champion - but that was it. All other competition winners were recognised in a 'Big Book' that was in the Lounge.

Anyway - that apart - forf me being a winner of a 'board' competition is extremely important to me. Why? Because being a member of a golf club is important to me. I want to be part of that club. And what better or nicer a way to be truly part of your club than to be 'immortalised' as it were with your name on a board - or in my case in the Filton G.C book (half a dozen or so times I think).

Not through any feelings of "hey - look at me - I'm a big shot - I've got my name on the boards". But from a feeling of pride that I have had the good fortune of winning a club competition and the club has seen fit to capture my name in it's records. And I can say to my grandchildren - look grandad was once a not bad golfer - there is my name in the Filton book as Scratch Cup winner (The C.E.Neath Rosebowl btw - see even 25+ yrs on I know that cup and remember getting preented with iot).

And so I am desperate to get my name on one of the boards in Farnham - and if this year it happens for winning the Mixed Foursomes then that will mean as much to me as winning any other board competition (perhaps other than the Club Championship - which I won't).

But maybe that's just me - my view of golf is a bit old-fashioned perhaps.

 

[HawkeyeMS]

Certain topics always go down the same route and this has quickly slid that way. Low handicap snobs vs normal people :rofl:

My view has nothing to do with my handicap, I've just always thought the best golfer on the day should win and for me, that is the one with the lowest gross score.

I know it isn't ever going to be that way and I know if it was I'd win less than I do now but it has always been my firm belief in any sport that I have played that the best should win. If I am not the best, it drives me to get better, not to run of sulking because I'm not.

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

Being from Portsmouth, i play Hayling a lot with a couple of mates who are members, and i must say, you do have a hell of a lot of boards all the way up the stairs.

BUT, one of my mates is on it, the other isnt. watching the banter EVERY single time they walk past it is makes it all worth it!

Yeah tell me about it! We hardly ever seem to have monthly medals because all the available days are taken up with the 'Travis Perkins best player wearing size 9 shoes stableford' board qualifier

 

[Imurg]

If a Golf Club wants to Honour the winner of ANY competition with adding their name to a Board recognising their achievement, even if that achievement is getting fewest blobs, who the hell is anyone on here to tell them they shouldn't?
We're talking about Clubs, you know, those sociable places where people play against each other using a system that tries to level the differences in ability so the same people don't win every time.

 

[DCB]

I am board with this thread already..................

Most of the guys could not hit a 8x4 board 20 feet in front of them with a Hybrid in hand:whoo:

Now now Bomber, everyone hist a 'good bad shot' once in a while so your 8x4 may just be in the way ..

 

[MendieGK]

Yeah tell me about it! We hardly ever seem to have monthly medals because all the available days are taken up with the 'Travis Perkins best player wearing size 9 shoes stableford' board qualifier

This comment has properly made me chuckle!

What do the people that dont wear size 9's do on that day? probably a pairs foursomes based on my understanding!

When are the changes to the 7300yd monster starting?

 

[HawkeyeMS]

This comment has properly made me chuckle!

What do the people that dont wear size 9's do on that day? probably a pairs foursomes based on my understanding!

When are the changes to the 7300yd monster starting?

They can still play, they just have to wear size 9's

 

[DCB]

I think this Board Comp thing is another Southern invention. I play at what would be described as a traditional members club here in Scotland. We have a Board for our Club Champions, both mens and ladies and another for our Captains. The Club Championship (the real scratch championship) is the one that matters and rightly so. The winner of the Championship represents the club in other area events. We have three meetings, Spring, Summer and Autumn and they are our 'majors' but we don't have a board for the winners of these. Things like the hole & hole and 4somes etc aren't worthy of an inscription on a board IMO they are just run of the mill comps in a good club.

 

[MendieGK]

They can still play, they just have to wear size 9's

oh the comedians are out in force this afternoon! :whoo:

 

[patricks148]

We only have one board up i believe and that's the Club Champion Scratch.
we have a couple of Silver Trophys for comps the one thats the most coverted is the one off the blue tees and is for lowest gross, thats for 9 and under handicap wise.

 

[DaveyG]

While I think that would be a grand idea, it would as you say be no good for golf. I understand why we have a handicap system and why it is important but that doesn't mean I have to think that winning a handicap board comp is all that important. I would rather have the lowest gross score in a comp than win it as that to me is the definition of the best golfer on the day.

I've often thought that the categories\divisions we have now should still exist (maybe with some modifications to the h'caps for each category) but that we should all play off scratch in those divisions. That way, you are competing against players of a similar level to you but the best gross score would win your division. Your handicap would still be calculated as it is now to make sure you are in the right division but there would be no such thing as nett score. I'm sure there are a million reasons why that wouldn't work (many driven by the fact the many people seem to want to be rewarded for average golf rather than being the best).

Great Idea mate, You get the feel good factor being promoted too

I wouldn't mind seeing my name in gold under any competition... Pair me with Justin Rose and I would still drag him down!

 

[Region3]

For any horse racing fans....

How many Grand National winners do you remember?
How many Grand National top weights do you remember?

The defence rests.

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

When are the changes to the 7300yd monster starting?

Not sure to be honest but hopefully soon. I've seen 2 plans for course changes, unfortunately the chosen one isn't the one I'd go with. If you fancy a game give me a shout, we can drag little John down as well.

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

For any horse racing fans....

How many Grand National winners do you remember?
How many Grand National top weights do you remember?

The defence rests.

None
None


Was that the right answer?

 

[MendieGK]

Not sure to be honest but hopefully soon. I've seen 2 plans for course changes, unfortunately the chosen one isn't the one I'd go with. If you fancy a game give me a shout, we can drag little John down as well.

I still think it will be good, i saw the plans before they were even confirmed (i have no idea how) and it looked really good!

i am always up for a game, i live in Swindon now though so dont come down to see the family all that often, other than to play at Goodwood with my dad.

Did you hear about the two guys that had an eagle and a hole in one on the 8th last month. He text me staight after and said ' made eagle on 8, lost the honour'.

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

I still think it will be good, i saw the plans before they were even confirmed (i have no idea how) and it looked really good!

i am always up for a game, i live in Swindon now though so dont come down to see the family all that often, other than to play at Goodwood with my dad.

Did you hear about the two guys that had an eagle and a hole in one on the 8th last month. He text me staight after and said ' made eagle on 8, lost the honour'.

Yeah....brilliant!! It's on the front page of the club website

 

[Bomber69]

I think this Board Comp thing is another Southern invention. I play at what would be described as a traditional members club here in Scotland. We have a Board for our Club Champions, both mens and ladies and another for our Captains. The Club Championship (the real scratch championship) is the one that matters and rightly so. The winner of the Championship represents the club in other area events. We have three meetings, Spring, Summer and Autumn and they are our 'majors' but we don't have a board for the winners of these. Things like the hole & hole and 4somes etc aren't worthy of an inscription on a board IMO they are just run of the mill comps in a good club.

Spot on this is the correct answer:thup:

Mind you at Leven we have another 2 boards both for scratch comps "Champion of Champions" and the "Gold Medal" the Gold Medal is the oldest Amateur championship in the world and some guy called Lee Westwood has his name on it plus a few more players who now make a living on the tour, Justin Rose has played in it and well lets just say he could not get his name in Gold..............

 

[Imurg]

So it being a "Southern" thing makes it wrong..?

 

[Foxholer]

I think this Board Comp thing is another Southern invention. I play at what would be described as a traditional members club here in Scotland. We have a Board for our Club Champions, both mens and ladies and another for our Captains. The Club Championship (the real scratch championship) is the one that matters and rightly so. The winner of the Championship represents the club in other area events. We have three meetings, Spring, Summer and Autumn and they are our 'majors' but we don't have a board for the winners of these. Things like the hole & hole and 4somes etc aren't worthy of an inscription on a board IMO they are just run of the mill comps in a good club.

Anther demonstration of how the attitude to Golf differs either side of the wall.

Access to and cost of membership, cost of Guests, attitudes to Juniors (and Lady Members) being some of the others.

Maybe this one's because Gold lettering is more expensive than engraving?