Old Skier
Tour Winner
It appears that there are a lot of clubs out there who dont seem to encourage the high handicapper or do they hold other comps for the 19-28 folks.
Board Comps - Your Club's Qualifying Rules
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Keeno
Challenge Tour Pro
We have lots of comp and prizes which are handicap based.
In regards to board comps, I'm not really convinced someone having the best NET score is a big enough deal to have a Board up on the wall with 100 years worth of winners.
hovis
Tour Winner
You must be a bandit of the highest order.
Play no more than 3 comps because anymore would decrease your chance of winning the final
Play 3 comps well above your hc and kill it in the final
Play no more than 3 comps because anymore would decrease your chance of winning the final
Play 3 comps well above your hc and kill it in the final
Fyldewhite
Tour Winner
Please note that I don't make the rules and this has been in place for a long time but I think the argument goes something like this.......Men at the end of the day are full members, juniors pay a nominal fee and son't get anywhere near full rights in most aspects of the club. At many clubs, juniors can't even enter the men's competitions and can only enter junior events. Juniors handicaps are notoriously difficult to "keep up with" especially when they are playing 36 holes a day or whatever in the summer holidays. Although we want to encourage juniors to play in the men's comps there was a very real danger of high handicap juniors having an unfair advantage in what are the most prestigious competitions. This could easily have lead to the men's comps being min age 18 or maybe over use of ESR "just in case" etc. The rule, although probably unusual is a compromise that actually works pretty well and is a big incentive to the juniors to get down to single figures as well. Would be interesting to know how many clubs could have a junior off 20 odd win one of their major prizes?
woody69
Journeyman Pro
If those winners were all due to net score, why on earth not?
chrisd
Major Champion
They at least let men have a 7 day membership over 21 handicap now, they didn't when I joined! I feel it's done so that you can't win a board comp as an improving beginner - I'm not saying it's right!
Val
Ryder Cup Winner
Only 1 board comp, club championship and you have to qualify off scratch for it
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
It may not be a big deal for low handicappers who compete for the club major comps - but for the majority of members of a golf club getting your name on a board on display in the clubhouse is actually a BIG deal. And especially these days when loyalty to a club seems to be becoming an outdated notion. I am of a view that having your name on a board does build your loyalty to a club.
Besides - what cost a board to a golf club|? It's not as if having loads of boards in any way demeans or devalues the major comps - for which the boards will always and rightly take the most prominent position in the clubhouse.
Keeno
Challenge Tour Pro
I do understand what you are saying, but I don't see how your name can be up in lights if you've hit the ball more than the next man/woman.
I come from a football background, if your playing a better team with stronger players, you dig in and try harder. You don't get 2 goals of a start to make it a better game
Keeno
Challenge Tour Pro
Maybe its a Scotland thing, where the norm is one or two boards for Scratch events. Of course they deserve to win their division on the day.
But not for me should the name be up on the board.
For the record I love the handicap system in golf.
ger147
Tour Winner
No boards in my club either other than for Club Champions (scratch) and Club Captains.
Jacko_G
Blackballed
If its part of the English golfing tradition then it's to be respected.
Up here I'll never have my name on a board unless it's my application to join!
Up here I'll never have my name on a board unless it's my application to join!
User20205
Money List Winner
there are far too many boards (board comps) in a typical English golf club. I agree with club champs, scratch knockout, scratch open etc but winter league, mixed foresomes really ??
The only people who care about the boards are those up there. I'm up on 2, and they only come in useful for winding up my mates that aren't.
They're an outdated mechanism to massage the ego of a handicap golfer who had no incentive to improve.
Jacko_G
Blackballed
Or serve as inspiration to others?
User20205
Money List Winner
inspire in what way?
I reckon they're counter productive. I play with some fellas whose golfing goal is to get on the board, not to reduce their handicap. That's wrong.
Too many are all about the net score not the gross
Jacko_G
Blackballed
To win one I'd suggest that you have to play below your handicap!
User20205
Money List Winner
agreed, but it's easier to play below if your handicap is secondary to winning.
the attitude of 'I don't want a cut, its the xxxx cup next week' is alive in most clubs
Jacko_G
Blackballed
Agree however some people still aspire to get better and get their name on a board.
chrisd
Major Champion
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No qualifying needed - anyone can enter any comp providing they have an active HC and win a board comp
