Club Knockouts 2023
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Slab
Occasional Tour Caddy
A handshake near or on the 1st tee and a good luck/play well message to your oppo 
oh and remember to enjoy yourself
edit: forgot to ask... how many shots is he giving you
oh and remember to enjoy yourself
edit: forgot to ask... how many shots is he giving you
AAC
Active member
We have learnt our lesson and re-introduced a max 20 h/c in the major board comps.
Voyager EMH
Slipper Wearing Plucker of Pheasants
I think that the best approach for you would be to...
NEVER GIVE UP, NEVER SURRENDER.
Bdill93
Undisputed King of FOMO
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Id suggest your biggest challenge will be making sure you count his shots on each hole!
My best advice is always agree how many you lie for before making any putts!
My best advice is always agree how many you lie for before making any putts!
I would say, don't feel like you have to go all out for pars and birdies when he's getting 2 shots on holes. Just be patient and wait for his blow-up car-crash holes to come. Because they will. People with handicaps in the 40s are generally blobbing 4 or 5 holes per round, so you can win them just by being sensible.
banjofred
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Ahhhh.....love Galaxy Quest.
Use your shots well!
Seriously, just play your own game! Nothing you can really do about how he plays - unlike some other sports! Don't be your own worst enemy and change the way you play simply because you are, presumably, giving him/her a lot of shots - because they are, presumably, needed! Accept (s)he'll win some holes, even by playing well and that it'll likely be a stop start round!
Seriously, just play your own game! Nothing you can really do about how he plays - unlike some other sports! Don't be your own worst enemy and change the way you play simply because you are, presumably, giving him/her a lot of shots - because they are, presumably, needed! Accept (s)he'll win some holes, even by playing well and that it'll likely be a stop start round!
HampshireHog
Assistant Pro
1. Letter to the competitions committee
2. At every opportunity say “you don’t play like a 44 handicapper”
2. At every opportunity say “you don’t play like a 44 handicapper”
KenL
Tour Rookie
Give them zero putts!
Bazzatron
Q-School Graduate
I played that badly yesterday I've withdrawn from ours in a strop.
Bazzatron
Q-School Graduate
Is it too soon to post a laughing emoji. Yes, no?
There would've been loads when I got done 10&8.
KenL
Tour Rookie
My mate who we gave a 43 hcp at the weekend got 2 points for his triple bogey 6 at a par 3 that matched my 2 points for par.That’s nearly 2 shots a hole even for me!
I’ve a mate off 32hcp and it’s a nightmare when you’re marking his card and having a bad game just to see him play the same and get twice the points! That however is the wonderful handicap system!
It is a hard school. When I ran our winter league, others would say max it at 28 so had to remind them that would only penalise him and the whole point of the league was to have some fun with lads we don’t see the rest of the year.My mate who we gave a 43 hcp at the weekend got 2 points for his triple bogey 6 at a par 3 that matched my 2 points for par.
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
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Acceptance and patience. He’s not off the handicap he has for no good reason. He will serious mess up holes quite regularly, and by playing steady and not chasing a score on any hole you will put pressure on him that he won’t be able to handle and he’ll mess up.
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