Did you choose your home club because.......

[ademac]

........You knew that you would have a better handicap at that club?
Would you admit it even?
I ask because I played a course last week and if my hc was calculated from that card it would be 15. There are also a few courses close to me that I have been round and shot well below my hc but I wouldnt want to play there week in week out as I would find it boring.
I know most on here would probably prefer a challenging course but I also know that as men(mostly) vanity can creep in!

 

[USER1999]

Nope, I chose it because it is a nice course.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Nope chose it because it isn't an easy course and it had everything I wanted in a club. I'd rather play a course that is always a test and accept that I need to play well to get to my handicap or below (therefore not often in my case) than one I walk off thinking 38 points every week is a shocking round

 

[brendy]

Ade, did you Play stroke from the back sticks, if so go and do it again, one card doesn't give a true reflection.
I shot 83 at Castle Stuart, does that mean I should change my handicap from 8 to 12?
Honestly, don't just look at par and research CSS etc that should indicate difficulty.

 

[timgolfy]

And don't forget to take into account people cutting corners!

 

[ademac]

I played from the back tees and calculated against sss.
I'm not trying to have a go here at all, it just got me thinking a bit. Tbh I know a lot of the people on this forum are "proper" golfers but just tgought I wiuld throw the question out there.
I have played a lit of other lical tracks to me and alkways scored better than my hc on them, so was thinking, if I wanted a "vanity" hc then I woyld play mt golf at one of these courses.
Just thought it was an interesting question to ask really although not sure if there would be a "yes" reply?
Havent meant to stir things up or take the piss at all, just thought it was an interesting question.

 

[jammydodger]

I moved courses this week. My new course isnt long (under 6000), gets very wet in the winter, has some quirky holes that arent everyones cup of tea and talking to the low cappers is nearly impossible to maintain a low h/c because of the frequent drops in the CSS. Last years club champ shot 71 , 73 and went back up 0.1

But.....its extremely friendly and only 3 miles from me. Everyone has their reasons for joining their clubs but how easy or hard it is to maintain a h/c didnt even enter my head. It just doesnt matter

 

[brendy]

I played from the back tees and calculated against sss.
I'm not trying to have a go here at all, it just got me thinking a bit. Tbh I know a lot of the people on this forum are "proper" golfers but just tgought I wiuld throw the question out there.
I have played a lit of other lical tracks to me and alkways scored better than my hc on them, so was thinking, if I wanted a "vanity" hc then I woyld play mt golf at one of these courses.
Just thought it was an interesting question to ask really although not sure if there would be a "yes" reply?
Havent meant to stir things up or take the piss at all, just thought it was an interesting question.

Nowt wrong with asking Ade, playing away from your home course may not feel as pressurised and you can score better it could be as simple as that or maybe you don't play as conservatively as you do at home.

 

[Evesdad]

I chose mine as it's a, local only nine miles, b, a good looking course, c, friends there already. It is one of the toughest tracks in my area but never once thought about my handicap.

 

[fundy]

Not even a consideration for me, far too many more important factors. If there were multiple clubs inside 15 mins drive, in great condition, less than 1k a year subs, decent practise facilities, decent comps with most drawn, tee almost always available, rounds at 4 hrs or less and a decent crowd of members, then I MAY have considered what my handicap would be as a deciding factor, or I may have flipped a coin

 

[bozza]

I picked mine because it's cheap and i'm a tight northerner!

Main reason as it's a muni so i played there abit before i took golf up seriously and for a muni it's a good course and it's quite tough but not so tough it aint any fun.

 

[TheClaw]

I didn't. In fact I'm struggling to play to my hc...new course is much nicer, and more difficult.

 

[Smiffy]

I'd love to say that I chose mine because it was an absolutely gorgeous layout, had a decent club atmosphere and was easy to get to.
The sad fact is, none of the above apply.
It's a goat track. The clubhouse is a log cabin where you couldn't swing a cat and it takes me an hour to get there.
The upside is that it costs me £30.00 a year to be a member and it's recognised by the EGU, so I can maintain my handicap with much cheapness and enter open competitions at decent courses with a much reduced green fee and food thrown in as well.
Would I play there if they didn't dish out handicaps?
Wouldn't go near it with a bargepole.
No brainer

 

[Imurg]

Had a choice of 2 courses nearby. Cost virtually the same. One's nearer home and easier to get to.
There's more of a "club"feel to the one I didn't choose but not playing weekends it doesn't matter - not much goes on during the week anyway.
I analysed the course and although the "other"course is longer, I chose APGC as I feel it has a better finishing stretch - a longish par five sandwiched between 2 400+ yard par 4's, against a short par 4, a par 3 andv a par 5.
There are 3or 4 holes on the other course that I simply don't like whereas there are none on mine that I dislike, some are ordinary but likeable.
The addition of the par 3 course is a plus as well.

 

[PNWokingham]

I absolutely love everything about the course and the club, it is a 7 minute drive and can even walk it through the woods in 35 minutes. It is expensive but I factored in the 30-35 minute drive to my old place (cost and time), free practice facilities at new club, greens that I feel confident on (I was getting a real downer at the old course and couldn't hole anything) - all to try and convince myself to pay the extra. I do question it when we have had snow and rain like we have over the last couple of years but I only get limited time in my life for golf and while I can afford it (just) I want to play on my favourite track that is round the corner. Hope I feel that way if I go a fifth year without a pay rise!

 

[Smiffy]

I absolutely love everything about the course and the club, it is a 7 minute drive and can even walk it through the woods in 35 minutes. It is expensive but I factored in the 30-35 minute drive to my old place (cost and time), free practice facilities at new club, greens that I feel confident on (I was getting a real downer at the old course and couldn't hole anything) - all to try and convince myself to pay the extra. I do question it when we have had snow and rain like we have over the last couple of years but I only get limited time in my life for golf and while I can afford it (just) I want to play on my favourite track that is round the corner. Hope I feel that way if I go a fifth year without a pay rise!

I was going to say that you are very lucky being a member at Bearwood Paul, but luck doesn't really come into it. You work hard, it's expensive, yes. But I can honestly say if I lived close by I would skint myself to be a member there.
It's a lot of money but it's a helluva course, the members all make you feel welcome, and you only live once mate.
Top banana

 

[Deleted member 1740]

Location and how it played during winter was the key factor for me. I've got 3 courses within a 3 mile radius of my house west derby shuts as soon as we've had a drop of rain.

Childwall which is very nice but is old fashioned and i found the secretary to be very unhelpful when i contacted them to apply for membership, even though i was prepared to pay the joining fee and subs i was told i'd struggle because i didn't have a proposer/seconder.

Lee park was great and it had everything i wanted, a spike bar, decent practice ground, playable throughout winter and it was 2 mins from my mams house so i could leave the kids with her while i play golf.

All in all i'm happy with the choice of home cos there's a crackin bunch of lads with a good atmosphere at our club.