Do you NR to save face?

[Cheifi0]

Nr'd a couple a couple of times. This year I was driving the ball like a donkey and had a few big scores on the card. I thought it was better to NR to save the hassle of making my playing partners look for my wayward balls constantly and not hold up the rest of the field. I have also posted a score in the hundreds this year but that was because it was such a slow round that I had time to find and play all my bad shots. At the end of the day I would like to think that people would be considerate and not try to flog a dead horse.

 

[Birchy]

Agree with Gordon & Josh on this one. If the donkey's dead let it rest in peace.

If you ain't holding nobody up fair enough crack on.

Nothing worse than looking for somebody's ball who has used about 4 weeks handicap

 

[Deleted member 16999]

Agree with Gordon & Josh on this one. If the donkey's dead let it rest in peace.

If you ain't holding nobody up fair enough crack on.

Nothing worse than looking for somebody's ball who has used about 4 weeks handicap

Agreed ^This^

 

[Tarkus1212]

If I NR then as far as I'm concerned my round is over and whilst I'll play on I'll do my best to keep out of the way of my fellow competitors. Last thing I want to do is drag anyone else down to my level. I see no problem in NR'ing, 0.1 back is 0.1 back regardless of how its done.

 

[Region3]

So should I start picking up and abandoning balls in the rough if it looks like I'm going to shoot 5 times my handicap?

 

[Imurg]

Only NR'd twice
Once was the day of Lady DJ's funeral - was out in a medal with one other guy, had the course to ourselves..got a dose of the Barclay's Banks and put 5 in a row OB. Walked the rest to sign the other guys card - funnily enough he won😕.
2nd time was a few weeks back - was so many over Par and nothing was working and a 40 ft putt for a treble lipped out. I'd had enough.......

 

[Val]

So should I start picking up and abandoning balls in the rough if it looks like I'm going to shoot 5 times my handicap?

No, unless you are holding the course up but I'm sure you'll not be shooting +20 anytime soon Gary

 

[ScienceBoy]

I never really understood NRing when I played in competitions. I could have used it far more appropriately if I had been educated better.

Now I would use it on a hole to keep pace of play but carry on playing unless I really couldn't hit the ball.

I certainly could mentally deal with NRing a hole better now I know more.

 

[Region3]

No, unless you are holding the course up but I'm sure you'll not be shooting +20 anytime soon Gary

I tend not to take too much time over my shots when the scores gone lol so I'm not holding anyone up, but I have been close to not breaking 90 a couple of times recently.

I wouldn't consider not posting a score though, unless like a few other posters I can't find a ball I expected to walk straight to, then I'd NR the hole rather than walk back if buffer was impossible.

 

[mikejohnchapman]

All of which is true but in your other post you suggested an NR doesn't count for handicap, hence my question. Could you clarify your thinking?

If you enter a comp whether you complete 18 holes or play 1 and walk off both rounds would count for handicap

Sorry not worded particularly well,

I believe an NR will count towards handicap - in my original post I had meant to say that if you failed to complete one hole of the eighteen it was worth finishing and returning the card.

No idea if there is a limit in terms of holes blobbed, but presumably the double bogey rule would mean too many blobs ensured you were over the buffer zone.

 

[Val]

Sorry not worded particularly well,

I believe an NR will count towards handicap - in my original post I had meant to say that if you failed to complete one hole of the eighteen it was worth finishing and returning the card.

No idea if there is a limit in terms of holes blobbed, but presumably the double bogey rule would mean too many blobs ensured you were over the buffer zone.

Good man, spot on.

I was told many years ago the minute you enter a comp you are sticking your handicap on the line regardless of how many holes you play.

 

[RustyTom]

I NRd for only the second or 3rd time this weekend. First round back from injury, board comp off the back tees. Opened with a par, then went triple, double, double, double, double, then on the 7th, I was 3 off the tee, hooked 4th from the fairway into muck, dropped for 6, then sliced that OB and decided enough was enough. I wasn't playing that bad but luck was massively against me ( hit a great drive that took a bad bounce into the lip of a bunker, only to be held up by a stone about half a foot from the lip) and one of my playing partners had the shanks, so he went in on the 8th and I stayed out with the other two and I ended up playing pretty well after that, and played the last 10 holes about 5 over.

 

[JohnnyDee]

Haven't read all posts but in nearly 20 years have only NR'd once - and that was when we were thundered off.

I've been tempted to many times, but at the end of the day, I'm not on the tour and my game is completely inconsistent, so what the hell, can't see my shame being exposed by the tabloids.

Sure, playing an awful round makes us all feel terrible, but to not face it up and try to muddy the waters by recording an NR is pretty pathetic.

Post those dreadful scores and be proud. A good one is just around the corner,

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

Sure, playing an awful round makes us all feel terrible

Indeed! And many times I have NR'd and enjoyed the remainder of the round much more rather than feeling under pressure to try to recover a lost cause.

 

[delc]

Think I've only N/R'd twice in my life. One was when I got to 11 off the tee on a par 3 due to shanking balls OOB, and the other was when I shanked 4 consecutive approach shots OOB on a par 4.

 

[Fish]

I have also noticed some people NR every hole after NR'ing an early hole. EG 4th or 5th... but obviously you can get a cut with an NR so could this be considered a form of handicap manipulation as you are in essence protecting the handicap since you can't win the tourny?

No, If I've NR'd a hole in a medal (lost ball) I obviously still carry on as for handicap purposes it's simply a nett double bogey, if the rest of my card is OK and I have the opportunity of buffer I'll put the scores into the computer at the end, if I'm nowhere near buffer I simply throw my card away and hit the bar (3 times this year), hence then it will show NR's across the card, nothing to do with handicap manipulation, full NR's simply mean no card was submitted.

I do remember a conversation/topic on here some time ago about NR's affecting the CSS, I can't remember the outcome of it or how they are calculated against the CSS

 

[Hobbit]

If it's obvious I'm not even going to buffer I'll NR on the next bad shot. I'll then play tee to green, picking up as I reach the green and attend to the flag, allowing my PP's to concentrate on their golf.

 

[delc]

No, If I've NR'd a hole in a medal (lost ball) I obviously still carry on as for handicap purposes it's simply a nett double bogey, if the rest of my card is OK and I have the opportunity of buffer I'll put the scores into the computer at the end, if I'm nowhere near buffer I simply throw my card away and hit the bar (3 times this year), hence then it will show NR's across the card, nothing to do with handicap manipulation, full NR's simply mean no card was submitted.

I do remember a conversation/topic on here some time ago about NR's affecting the CSS, I can't remember the outcome of it or how they are calculated against the CSS

CSS is just calculated from the percentage of the field who make buffer. A N/R is just the same as a poor score. Some N/R's at our club seem to be caused by players not submitting their cards.

BTW, some years ago a fellow competitor in a three-ball medal, not having a good day, ripped up 'his' card and stormed off the course, forgetting that he was marking for me and it was my card! Fortunately I had kept a record of my scores on the card I was marking, so I was able to resurrect my card and get my remaining FC to sign it.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

CSS is just calculated from the percentage of the field who make buffer. A N/R is just the same as a poor score. Some N/R's at our club seem to be caused by players not submitting their cards.

BTW, some years ago a fellow competitor in a three-ball medal, not having a good day, ripped up 'his' card and stormed off the course, forgetting that he was marking for me and it was my card! Fortunately I had kept a record of my scores on the card I was marking, so I was able to resurrect my card and get my remaining FC to sign it.

It's worth remembering that a card not returned is a DQ - if the card has been entered into the system it's not an NR unless they have "nil returned" on any hole - NR is Nil returned as opposed to "not returned" card

 

[delc]

It's worth remembering that a card not returned is a DQ - if the card has been entered into the system it's not an NR unless they have "nil returned" on any hole - NR is Nil returned as opposed to "not returned" card

At our club a DQ is usually for not signing a returned card or for some other infringement of the rules. A card not handed in is recorded as an N/R.