Comp rounds to enter “majors”

[rulie]

Do these "comps" requirements include comps at other clubs/courses, or are they only at your home club?

 

[Lucifer MorningStar]

That's ridiculously high. I didn't even play 10 comps all last year - some weekends it just doesn't work out, I'm playing Saturday, comp is only on Sunday, etc. My club just requires 8 competitions played in the last 12 months which is fine.

I’m with you seems ridiculous to impose such a thing. Especially as many people have lives outside of golf clubs.

I think at a push I might manage 10 in a year comps wise no chance making 10 out of the last 20!

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Do these "comps" requirements include comps at other clubs/courses, or are they only at your home club?

All comps, not just at your home club.

Edit : clearly, once again, different at different clubs.

 

[VVega]

Do these "comps" requirements include comps at other clubs/courses, or are they only at your home club?

Don’t have any further details but would assume it’s the latter. Wouldn’t make much difference to most, I’d imagine.

 

[Bunkermagnet]

How do matchplay result

Do these "comps" requirements include comps at other clubs/courses, or are they only at your home club?

Mine are home clubs comp, nothing external.

 

[simsini]

Our club has similar rules, so I just checked my status... I played in 27 competitions last year, didn't realise it was that many! We have 3 competitions out of the 5 Saturdays in November, so I guess we get used to competitions more often than not without realising it.

 

[Voyager EMH]

I played 39 individual club comps from April to September this year. I don't submit any GP scores.
I also got a Score Differential of 2.6 (my lowest on current record of 20) for a better-ball club comp in September.

40 scores in 6 months.

 

[mikejohnchapman]

I would see such a proposal going down like a lead balloon where I play.

Never understood this phrase. I would have thought a lead balloon would have gone down really well. Going up would be a problem!

 

[D-S]

Doesn’t the expression mean that such a proposal would ‘sink without a trace’ - a bad thing for a proposal as opposed to flying - a good thing for a proposal?

 

[jim8flog]

Never understood this phrase. I would have thought a lead balloon would have gone down really well. Going up would be a problem!

In my opinion it is one of those well known phrases used to show the opposite of what it is wanted or expected.

I agree with you, e.g. when the phrase 'the balloon has gone up' means something has gone seriously wrong.

 

[IanM]

I often chuckle at the way some club golfers use the term "Majors."

 

[Crazyface]

Some Opens ask for at least 3 scores to be from competitions at your club. Bit of a pain for us. On another note Wallasey mixed 2026 already full. Cooo. Only played in once. God its tough

 

[Lord Tyrion]

My club has just announced that next year's opens will require 8 competition rounds in order to win a prize. It doesn't say the time period or whether it's within your current 20 but it's following the other opens in the area. Hopefully they'll be more precise when announced properly

Pretty much all of the opens I play in have this stipulation now (in one form or another)

 

[bobmac]

I think my personal view would be unpopular and would cause an argument so I'll keep it to myself

 

[Lucifer MorningStar]

I think my personal view would be unpopular and would cause an argument so I'll keep it to myself

Why post the comment then if you’re not going to actually say what you view is. Just a click bait post for attention ?

Just give your view and create discussion that’s what we’re all here for.

 

[clubchamp98]

I think my personal view would be unpopular and would cause an argument so I'll keep it to myself

Everyone is entitled to their own view.

Mine is .
If your a member of a golf club and can’t be bothered to get at least 8 qualifying cards in 12 months then why should clubs allow you to play in their opens.

Playing for expensive prizes needs a qualifying criteria, and clubs have been to lax in the past allowing the sandbaggers to just clean up.

It shows they don’t trust WHS handicaps imo.

 

[bobmac]

Why post the comment then if you’re not going to actually say what you view is. Just a click bait post for attention ?

Just give your view and create discussion that’s what we’re all here for.

Because I'm not going to be responsible for yet another argument on here.
I'm sure there are some people on here who know my opinion and maybe share it and if they want to discuss it, fair enough.

 

[VVega]

Playing for expensive prizes

Isn’t this the issue? Btw the original post was about clubs internal comps, not opens, so there were no prizes at stake just the “bragging rights”

 

[Lucifer MorningStar]

Because I'm not going to be responsible for yet another argument on here.
I'm sure there are some people on here who know my opinion and maybe share it and if they want to discuss it, fair enough.

Then there was zero point posting the comment in the first place and has added nothing to the discussion. If that’s how you feel then simply not posting anything rather than what you did makes more sense

Like I said Click Bait!

 

[bobmac]

Like I said Click Bait!

Not really.
I know there are people on here who love to argue the toss about almost anything I say so my post just means they can't argue if I don't give any opinion.
And yet, here you are arguing because I haven't given an opinion, kind of proves my point.