breaking 100

[jdchelsea]

just read the article below that says only 55% of golfers report breaking 100. I find this hard to believe and would have thought it was higher.

http://www.golfblogger.com/index.php/golf/comments/what_percentage_of_golfers_shoot_under_100/

So simple poll question: have you broke 100 yes/no?

ps I expect on here it will be higher because most people on here have an unhealthy addiction to the game

 

[Garush34]

I broke it a few times although after today's round you never would have though so. Only the putter saved me.

Suppose can't complain not played in over two weeks and with a sore back after pulling it at work.

Course was a bit wet still, as always something to work on tho.

 

[swanny32]

Actually, I had heard that only 18% of all golfers in the entire world have broken 100.

 

[jeardley]

some of the figures you here are quite incredible... I heard if you are
single figure h/c you are in the top 5% in the world.

 

[Neddy]

These stats always surprise me aswell. I broke 100 after about 6 months playing and zero lessons.

I was horribly inconsistent and would go 95 one week to 110 again the next but i did do it.

Surprises me that players who shoot between 100-110 don't very ocassionally fluke a 99 or whatever.

 

[USER1999]

Thing is, most on here are keen golfers, so I would expect a high percentage of them to have broken 100.

But, most of the guys I play with in a society I belong to have not got a hope of getting near 100. They don't play more than 4 times a year, they never practice, don't have lessons, etc.

Are they golfers? Well, they do play occasionally, and own golf kit, so I guess yes they are. they seem to enjoy it on the odd occasion they do play.

 

[jdchelsea]

there's this link which is quite interesting too

http://www.thehackersparadise.com/forum/showthread.php?4426-of-golfers-with-your-handicap

which in some ways contradicts the first one. because it says 94% of players have a handicap of 28 or better which in theory is a score lower than 100. now i know because of the net double bogey rule for handicaps many of these players wont have broken 100 but still the difference between 94% and 55% is quite big.

 

[Paperboy]

For me target is breaking 90. Think I've only done that 4 or 5 time in the 16 months I've been at my club.
If I can keep breaking 90 then my handicap is going to come down.

 

[Neddy]

some of the figures you here are quite incredible... I heard if you are
single figure h/c you are in the top 5% in the world.

I believe that one....

 

[AMcC]

For me target is breaking 90. Think I've only done that 4 or 5 time in the 16 months I've been at my club.
If I can keep breaking 90 then my handicap is going to come down.

That is my target as well, broke 90 four times off the medal tees last season and set myself a target of breaking 90 five times this season and managed to achieve that on Saturday :whoo:
Good attitude break 90 and handicap is coming down.

 

[tallpaul]

Good question and one I'm faced with every day

I have broken 100, several times. My best in a full 18 holes of golf is 97. My best in a competition is 105.

The article makes a good point about the circumstances under which a score is achieved. When you start playing the full rules of golf it makes a significant difference to anyone hovering around the 100 mark

I have friends who regularly score better than me. But, if they play on my home course, from the back tees, without gimme's and adhering to the correct penalty system they don't score anywhere near as well!

 

[doc333]

Another stat: over 80% of golf club members have handicaps between 15 and 28, in fact thats a national stat for golf worldwide too. So the original stat may be not far of the mark

 

[Stub]

If the criteria is breaking 100 off the white tees in a medal or competition then I've failed so far. But I've brokn 100 off the yellows in roll-ups and threatended 90 off the winter tees!!

 

[duncan mackie]

Actually, I had heard that only 18% of all golfers in the entire world have broken 100.

this is consistent with the long standing statistic of 80% of golfers will never break 100......

I also find the suggestion that 55% will as amazing - the other way from the OP!

 

[User 105]

I think if this was 'club' golfers then I'd suspect ~90% would have broken 100 at some time.

Be interested what Howdidido would tell you given all the rounds it must have logged.

 

[duncan mackie]

there's this link which is quite interesting too

http://www.thehackersparadise.com/forum/showthread.php?4426-of-golfers-with-your-handicap

which in some ways contradicts the first one. because it says 94% of players have a handicap of 28 or better which in theory is a score lower than 100. now i know because of the net double bogey rule for handicaps many of these players wont have broken 100 but still the difference between 94% and 55% is quite big.

this is percentages of those with handicaps.

what you are missing is the percentage of people who play 10 or more times a year that do not belong to a club or have a handicap - it's massive and, strangely, weighted heavily to those that don't break 100 as well!

 

[Davey S2]

100 is a natural target for beginers to aim for but when I started I was told that being able to consistently break 90 was the mark of a reasonably good player.

 

[kinhell]

For me target is breaking 90. Think I've only done that 4 or 5 time in the 16 months I've been at my club.
If I can keep breaking 90 then my handicap is going to come down.

How have you managed a handicap of 16.4 then ?

(Not being rude or questioning etc but curious)

 

[JustOne]

just read the article below that says only 55% of golfers report breaking 100. I find this hard to believe and would have thought it was higher.

http://www.golfblogger.com/index.php/golf/comments/what_percentage_of_golfers_shoot_under_100/

100-109 24%
110-119 10%
120+ 11%

What am I missing?..... I make that 45% not 55%



(nb: I found some stats yesterday that added to 47% and used that in one of my posts.)

 

[User 105]

Most stats are made up on the spot.

58% of people know that