Can you profit from cheating?

[gryffindor]

I may need to organise a Charity event at my club next year and have considered doing a 'Beat the Cheat' event


The idea is that we have a small entry fee (£5) which will cover the prize fund and play a conventional medal round except that you can buy yourself a bit of an advantage e.g.


Obviously a cheat doesn't have a normal handicap. £1 per stroke increase (maximum 5 shots) should correct this.


Mulligan's are the future - £1 per mulligan.


The Hamlet manouevre - Why play a sand iron when you can throw it out (50p)


Tree in the way? - a good leather wedge should fix that (50p again)


Gimme's - anything within a flag length is clearly not going to miss (50p)


Barnes Wallace - of course the ball bounced across the pond and landed nicely on the other side (£1)


The Goldfinger drop - no need to lose a ball when you know where it is in the rough and have a suitable hole in your trouser pocket- £1


Also considered having a yellow 'team' ball played alternately by each member - same rules apply but the cost of any infraction is doubled


Anyone ever tried / played in something like this - all comments and suggestions welcome.

 

[chrisd]

Well, I wouldn't play in it for sure!

 

[SaintHacker]

I reckon that sounds quite a laugh actually, albeit a potentially very expensive one! I would add the 'winner', he will clearly be the biggest cheat, should pay a fine at the end, £20 or something.

 

[CheltenhamHacker]

Well, I wouldn't play in it for sure!

Would you not? Sounds brilliant to me! Take £20 along, be prepared to spend it on a fun round of golf! I would very much enjoy this.

EDIT: The only suggestion I could think of would be to make all of the fines the same price? Otherwise trying to remember 50p's vs £1's could get a bit confused. If they're all £1, it's nice and easy!

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Well, I wouldn't play in it for sure!

Why not ? It's for charity and a bit of fun

 

[gryffindor]

The logic behind the fines was that a 50p fine is for assistance, a £1 fine saves a stroke.

It will be arranged by the junior section so I was planning on sending a junior out with each team - if anyone can spot cheating at 50 paces it is a junior!

 

[bladeplayer]

I may need to organise a Charity event at my club next year and have considered doing a 'Beat the Cheat' event


The idea is that we have a small entry fee (£5) which will cover the prize fund and play a conventional medal round except that you can buy yourself a bit of an advantage e.g.


Obviously a cheat doesn't have a normal handicap. £1 per stroke increase (maximum 5 shots) should correct this.


Mulligan's are the future - £1 per mulligan.


The Hamlet manouevre - Why play a sand iron when you can throw it out (50p)


Tree in the way? - a good leather wedge should fix that (50p again)


Gimme's - anything within a flag length is clearly not going to miss (50p)


Barnes Wallace - of course the ball bounced across the pond and landed nicely on the other side (£1)


The Goldfinger drop - no need to lose a ball when you know where it is in the rough and have a suitable hole in your trouser pocket- £1


Also considered having a yellow 'team' ball played alternately by each member - same rules apply but the cost of any infraction is doubled


Anyone ever tried / played in something like this - all comments and suggestions welcome.

I like the sound of the comp but not the name ha .. Cheat for Charity maybe .. just a thought

 

[Khamelion]

Reads like a good idea, a bit of fun on the course and the charity makes a nice sum out of it as well.

 

[dufferman]

Sounds great - I'd play! A great idea.

If you really wanted to build up the cash pot, you could add 'Buy a Birdie' for £20? Maybe only one per game though...

 

[Deleted member 17920]

I agree as its for charity its a great idea. I would keep it all the same price so you can total up what you have used and how much its cost during the round.

 

[Wayman]

Soundslike a right laugh

 

[gryffindor]

Sounds great - I'd play! A great idea.

If you really wanted to build up the cash pot, you could add 'Buy a Birdie' for £20? Maybe only one per game though...

10 Mulligan's on a par three and then an 8 foot gimme - birdie for £11 - simples

 

[Slab]

I agree with the 'everything a pound route' much easier to manage and no concept of valuing the different cheats




Just watch out for the guy who spends £20 and still comes in with his usual points tally

 

[Sid Rixon IV]

I may need to organise a Charity event at my club next year and have considered doing a 'Beat the Cheat' event


The idea is that we have a small entry fee (£5) which will cover the prize fund and play a conventional medal round except that you can buy yourself a bit of an advantage e.g.


Obviously a cheat doesn't have a normal handicap. £1 per stroke increase (maximum 5 shots) should correct this.


Mulligan's are the future - £1 per mulligan.


The Hamlet manouevre - Why play a sand iron when you can throw it out (50p)


Tree in the way? - a good leather wedge should fix that (50p again)


Gimme's - anything within a flag length is clearly not going to miss (50p)


Barnes Wallace - of course the ball bounced across the pond and landed nicely on the other side (£1)


The Goldfinger drop - no need to lose a ball when you know where it is in the rough and have a suitable hole in your trouser pocket- £1


Also considered having a yellow 'team' ball played alternately by each member - same rules apply but the cost of any infraction is doubled


Anyone ever tried / played in something like this - all comments and suggestions welcome.

Do you mean to say that those are actually cheating?

 

[BTatHome]

Saw a poster at Donnington grove a couple of years ago doing the same for their captains day. No idea how it was received as I'm not a member there, but seemed to generate enough positives from the guys I was playing with.

 

[JustOne]

Sounds complicated and the guy who has the most money will shoot a 52. I like to golf my ball, and see how I score, even if it's for charity and especially if it's a nice course. I would come up with a different idea.

If you make it a team game... or pairs VS pairs then I guess you can mess about a bit, let them choose what club the opponent has to use for £1 or something like that.

 

[gryffindor]

Sounds complicated and the guy who has the most money will shoot a 52. I like to golf my ball, and see how I score, even if it's for charity and especially if it's a nice course. I would come up with a different idea.

If you make it a team game... or pairs VS pairs then I guess you can mess about a bit, let them choose what club the opponent has to use for £1 or something like that.

I like the idea of being able to kick your opponent's ball into the shrubbery - Oh wait - they already have that - I think it's called croquet

 

[CheltenhamHacker]

I like the idea of being able to choose the club! You could designate a hole (preferably a par 3) and for an extra £1, on that hole only, you get to choose the club they use. Would make me chuckle!

 

[bladeplayer]

Sounds complicated and the guy who has the most money will shoot a 52. t.

And if enough guys want to shoot 52 the charity will prosper greatly .... the more the merrier ...

 

[MikeB]

Brilliant idea, sounds like a right laugh!