First ever medal - front 9 = 63!! Back 9 = 48

[Fitz]

Played first ever medal today, nightmare front 9 including a 10 somewhere and a 9 on the first (tee shot landed within sight of all 3 of us but ball had vanished when we got to its supposed landing zone in hte 1st cut) so had to go back and tee off again. Not a great start. then overshot the green, saw ball bounce into ankle high clover and you can guess the rest. all 3 of us couldn't find it. Then eventually found it whislt walking to next tee box!! was a bit relieved in the club house afterwards that the same thing had happened to several others in hte same medal.
Then after an 8 at the 9th, something clicked and resulted in a 48 with no horror shows. with a new starting handicap of 28 confirmed before tee off, my first ever official score is net 83.
So the only way is Up, or down in scoring and handicap terms i guess!

 

[pbrown7582]

Good to get the first one over and done with not nice expierience losing ball and a sole destroying walk back on the first but good to finish on a positive back 9, learn from today and move on to the next comp.

 

[Crow]

Well done on the back 9, definite sign you can put a good score together!

 

[Grogger]

How long have you been playing for? Never played a comp before but I hope to soon. I work away a lot so never managed to join a club and enter one. I want to get a little better as well before I start embarrassing my self in front of better golfers

good score on the back 9 I dream of the day I come back in with a score lower than 50

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I wouldn't worry. Medal is unforgiving and it happens. I played crap but funnily enough so did everyone. Course in good nick, weather good and loads of really below average scores in the club comp. Hawkeye did buck the trend on the back nine and came back in an impressive 21 points.

 

[lyden]

Yeah you will probably start out enjoying stableford more as you can just pick up. I prefer medal because your first shot is as important as your last and there's nowhere to hide. A lot of the higher handicappers at my club avoid medals but my advice would be keep playing just aiming to beat your previous score.

 

[Evesdad]

As a high hcper I just try and treat medals as any other round. You did better than me in my first medal I carded a 121! I still have blow up holes which cost me dear but slowly they are becoming less!

 

[Bobmysterkaymer]

Much better back nine, normally more relaxed! I had a similar round yesterday where I couldn't buy a par. 1st round without a par for a long time!
I find if I hit a good drive my 2nd shot in is rubbish or visa versa,
It's a funny game!

 

[Iain.faulkner]

I had a similar one in my first medal of the year. 120 final round score, included a 13 on the first....which had no lost balls!!

 

[tyke]

Sounds very similar to my monthly medal last weekend, out in 57 back in 37 (2 over gross), very much myself to blame though, got absolutely hammered the night before and only sobered up by about the 10th.
PS. Before anyone jumps on the bandwagon, the good lady wife did the driving duties.(on the front 9 anyway)

 

[grizzler]

i was three over 38 front 9 and twelve over 46 back 9 in the medal on saturday lol, didnt really lose the plot though, front 9 is pretty easy at our place, wind picked up for the back 9

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Good back nine after rubbish front nine - pressure is off - scoring gets better;
Good front nine then rubbish back nine - pressure is on - scoring gets worse;
'Golf.. bloody hell'.

Anyway - reduce your score on every hole to two over your net score for the hole - and reflect on what that score is. Will be a better indication of your ability.