Centurion Saturday 27th Feb - 2 spaces 12:30 tee off

Good that the swindle rules changed - not fair to be cut that much whilst you take the money :D
 
Liverpoolphil said:
Good that the swindle rules changed - not fair to be cut that much whilst you take the money :D
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To be fair Phil, most swindles I have been invited to play in give outsiders a cut (typically 2 shots) before allowing them to join the swindle, and for good reason.

The regulars that play it every week typically get cut a lot more severely than in normal club comps, you can end up playing 2, 3 or even more shots below your handicap due to the vagaries of swindle handicapping and the attempt to make it fairer for all.

Most swindles don't accept outsiders, but if they do, they need to protect the field from someone who plays a one off, with their full handicap, cleans up, then is never seen again.

We did this at the start as we wanted to allow members to play with the guests and still enter the swindle, however it soon became clear that generally, guests tended to struggle so we dropped the 2 shot cut and now allow them to play off their full handicap.
Seems to work well, but I suspect we would be in the minority of swindles in allowing guests to join in.
 
rickg said:
To be fair Phil, most swindles I have been invited to play in give outsiders a cut (typically 2 shots) before allowing them to join the swindle, and for good reason.

The regulars that play it every week typically get cut a lot more severely than in normal club comps, you can end up playing 2, 3 or even more shots below your handicap due to the vagaries of swindle handicapping and the attempt to make it fairer for all.

Most swindles don't accept outsiders, but if they do, they need to protect the field from someone who plays a one off, with their full handicap, cleans up, then is never seen again.

We did this at the start as we wanted to allow members to play with the guests and still enter the swindle, however it soon became clear that generally, guests tended to struggle so we dropped the 2 shot cut and now allow them to play off their full handicap.
Seems to work well, but I suspect we would be in the minority of swindles in allowing guests to join in.
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Only jesting mate - it's very rare that guests get invited into swindles and the guys in yours are always a good bunch

We have a few as you describe that turn up then clean up so now they must enter three cards before you can win or guests can enter but we normally give them 3/4

I had no issues getting cut the shots because I was just enjoying the course and knew any money put would go behind the bar in the end for drinks :thup:
 
rickg said:
To be fair Phil, most swindles I have been invited to play in give outsiders a cut (typically 2 shots) before allowing them to join the swindle, and for good reason.

The regulars that play it every week typically get cut a lot more severely than in normal club comps, you can end up playing 2, 3 or even more shots below your handicap due to the vagaries of swindle handicapping and the attempt to make it fairer for all.

Most swindles don't accept outsiders, but if they do, they need to protect the field from someone who plays a one off, with their full handicap, cleans up, then is never seen again.

We did this at the start as we wanted to allow members to play with the guests and still enter the swindle, however it soon became clear that generally, guests tended to struggle so we dropped the 2 shot cut and now allow them to play off their full handicap.
Seems to work well, but I suspect we would be in the minority of swindles in allowing guests to join in.
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So I could play off 18 then :whistle:
 
Liverpoolphil said:
Only jesting mate - it's very rare that guests get invited into swindles and the guys in yours are always a good bunch

We have a few as you describe that turn up then clean up so now they must enter three cards before you can win or guests can enter but we normally give them 3/4

I had no issues getting cut the shots because I was just enjoying the course and knew any money put would go behind the bar in the end for drinks :thup:
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Lol.....it started me thinking, so I created a poll as I'm interested to see what other swindles are like and whether or not they accept "outsiders"
 
rickg said:
Lol.....it started me thinking, so I created a poll as I'm interested to see what other swindles are like and whether or not they accept "outsiders"
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My old swindle on a Saturday wouldn't allow any guests and if you join the swindle you must put in 4 cards signed by another swindle member etc
 
Liverpoolphil said:
I couldn't even get 25 points at RSG
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And that was even after going to bed early!! Although to be fair that was only to give you enough time to get into your PVC and gimp mask for when Rich got back to the room..............:whistle:
 
PieMan said:
And that was even after going to bed early!! Although to be fair that was only to give you enough time to get into your PVC and gimp mask for when Rich got back to the room..............:whistle:
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:rofl:

I'm still annoyed the picture wouldn't send :rofl:
 
PieMan said:
And that was even after going to bed early!! Although to be fair that was only to give you enough time to get into your PVC and gimp mask for when Rich got back to the room..............:whistle:
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He fell asleep and didn't let me in for ages. Give someone one job to do and .....
 
rickg said:
However we also found that most guests tend to struggle at Centurion
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Really? I didn't find it too tough even though I only played 8 rounds last year. iIstead it was a pleasant challenge. I think we played off the shorter tees right? And I had someone to find my ball for me!
 
Just wanted to say a big thanks to Rick, Paul and Sam for a great day yesterday, and particularly to Rick for being a most gracious host at Centurion.

Brilliant from start to finish, loved the course, particularly the tree-lined holes at the start. Without a doubt the best greens I have played on for a long time.

All four of us played some good stuff in places, I won't go into details about the scores, suffice to say there was a few birdies from Rick and Paul, a couple of eagle attempts (ahem) from Paul), and a competitive match which ended on the 17th green.

Apart from getting stuck between the access barrier and the gate on the way out last night :o, I had a fantastic day, great course, great company.
 
Break90 said:
Just wanted to say a big thanks to Rick, Paul and Sam for a great day yesterday, and particularly to Rick for being a most gracious host at Centurion.

Brilliant from start to finish, loved the course, particularly the tree-lined holes at the start. Without a doubt the best greens I have played on for a long time.

All four of us played some good stuff in places, I won't go into details about the scores, suffice to say there was a few birdies from Rick and Paul, a couple of eagle attempts (ahem) from Paul), and a competitive match which ended on the 17th green.

Apart from getting stuck between the access barrier and the gate on the way out last night :o, I had a fantastic day, great course, great company.
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Bit slow I know but wanted to echo what Stuart has already said. The course was fantastic and anyone who gets the chance has to go and play it.

Thanks to Paul, Rick and Stuart for the game, special mention for Rick for hosting us and for the little run of blobs that at least made the final score respectable.
 
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