Dr Stableford must be spinning in his coffin...

[NearHull]

Caecilius est in horto?

At the risk of taking this thread into areas the OP didn’t foresee. I’m afraid I had to use a Latin translator to understand your phrase as my failed Latin GCE knowledge was breached. The phrase wasn’t familiar to me. I think Latin may have been a bit much for me but I do recall another declining verb (in a past participal tense?)

Amabo
Amabis
Amabit
Amabunt
Amabatis
Amabant

Made a 12 year old snigger!

(Apologies for any inaccuracies- it was 46 years ago)

 

[ScienceBoy]

I think he was sitting in the garden, I got bored after that. He may have gone to work at some point.

 

[rulefan]

I only took Latin for one year and the only thing I remember was the odd guy who sat in front of me. Something like Lemon or Lenin was his name.

 

[Pathetic Shark]

Romanes eunt domus

 

[HampshireHog]

I think he was sitting in the garden, I got bored after that. He may have gone to work at some point.

It’s a bit of niche reference, but he certainly needed to get out of Pompeii rather than sitting in the garden.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I had to do Latin at school for a year. Can't remember anything about it but our teacher was an eccentric (who got me playing cricket for the school old boys association and didn't mind buying me a beer after - imagine the reaction now!!!). Decent guy and a good teacher. There was a guy on the putting green this morning in the group who called it stapleford. I couldn't stop myself telling him. Must have been thinking about it on his first tee shot as it barely got past the ladies tee 20 yards in front. Ooops or should that be oh well

 

[ScienceBoy]

It usually heard as the phrase “What are we playing? Is it stapleford?” followed by the same person scoring 46 points.

 

[Kellfire]

Caecilius est in horto?

The one set of Latin textbooks ever used in the UK, I reckon.

 

[Kellfire]

“Is today’s comp Stableford or stroke play?”

????

 

[harpo_72]

Specific and pacific.. that is just hilarious don’t correct people who won’t be happy about being helped. But also don’t get wound up by it, there are far more important things in life ... like my golf swing!

 

[rosecott]

Good! Horrible method of scoring.

But it's what your handicap calculation is based on.

 

[williamalex1]

“Is today’s comp Stableford or stroke play?”

????

I always ask that question when playing an away open, there's a big difference.

 

[USER1999]

I always ask that question when playing an away open, there's a big difference.

Whoosh.

 

[williamalex1]

Whoosh.

Whoosh.

Please explain

 

[Kellfire]

Please explain

Stableford is stroke play.

 

[williamalex1]

Stableford is stroke play.

Difference is you can NR at a hole in a Stableford comp and possibly still win the comp, NR at a hole in a stroke play comp, you're out of the comp. Big difference .

 

[rosecott]

Difference is you can NR at a hole in a Stableford comp and possibly still win the comp, NR at a hole in a stroke play comp, you're out of the comp. Big difference .

Not if the comp had been set up as Regular Strokeplay Maximum Score.

Now wait for the low handicappers to be up in arms over the very suggestion.

 

[williamalex1]

You're comparing stableford and medal. Both formats are stroke play.

I know that, but there is a difference.

 

[williamalex1]

Not if the comp had been set up as Regular Strokeplay Maximum Score.

Now wait for the low handicappers to be up in arms over the very suggestion.

Never came across maximum score comp yet, maybe next year, Most the open comps I've played were advertised as individual stroke play or Stableford.

 

[USER1999]

Difference is you can NR at a hole in a Stableford comp and possibly still win the comp, NR at a hole in a stroke play comp, you're out of the comp. Big difference .

No, that is the difference between medal, and stableford. They are both strokeplay.