Golf Random Irritations

[Beezerk]

Those stupid hole liner things which means you have to just about drop putts in dead weight otherwise they roll back out ?

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Definitely know of a few at my club, especially if it wasn't a divisionalised comp, and off low handicaps wouldn't bother. They've no chance. If the comp is split into divisions it isn't the end of the world but I wouldn't enjoy a live leaderboard

 

[Slab]

Each to their own but I'll play even if I know my game is up poo creek
Who knows when you might hole out with an iron in hand... or even better
Anyway every comp is good social craic and some F&B

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

The 12yr old younger sister of our 15yr old rising teenage star in the ladies game got a hole in one on our 6th last weekend. A hybrid 152yds - plonk.

She's only been playing 3yrs...it's just not fair

 

[TheJezster]

That doesn't mean it doesn't happen does it? I just don't think latecomers should have the advantage of knowing how well they need to play to win it, that's all. Doesn't seem to fair to me.

The pros know! ?
Do you think they shouldn't know what they have to shoot? So if it's good enough for them, it's good enough for us.

I think it's great, I'm definitely all for it ?

 

[HomerJSimpson]

The pros know! ?
Do you think they shouldn't know what they have to shoot? So if it's good enough for them, it's good enough for us.

I think it's great, I'm definitely all for it ?

I'm torn. Think it's different in the pro game when they are playing for their living and at times their tour card and future. For us though I'd rather not know as in my head it creates more pressure to take on shots trying to force a score. Of course I can only influence my own ball/score but knowing would definitely influence how I went about it

 

[Deleted member 18645]

Don't think I've ever heard of anyone not entering a comp because there was a score that scared them off playing. I suppose though there are people like that, same sort of person who walks off if they start badly.

We had a mixed pairs event at a club I was at a few years ago where the weekend players competed on the Sunday and the midweek pairs on the Friday. I know, stupid as hell but what can you do. I scored 47 points with my partner and were miles in front of the other weekend players. The nob who organised it tried to ensure that no-one from the midweek side found out the results or otherwise no-one would have competed. It didn't work. Everyone knew ;-) and everyone still turned up. And I won that side as well with a different partner! As I said, stupid competition but the trophy is sitting on the shelf.

 

[Orikoru]

The pros know! ?
Do you think they shouldn't know what they have to shoot? So if it's good enough for them, it's good enough for us.

I think it's great, I'm definitely all for it ?

You probably hadn't caught up with all the posts when you wrote that but we already discussed how it's completely different for the pros (obviously).

I've twice had the experience of shooting 40+ points but walking off knowing I hadn't won (both times because the same mate I was playing with had more points than me) - and I've also walked off with 40 points not knowing if I'd won or not. And I prefer the latter, still with the hope of a victory in tact. That's all.

 

[Orikoru]

I'm the opposite but I fully appreciate your own preference.
I think in the age of this new fangled Internet malarkey, there's no going back.
Blame the millenials ?

Our club is a bit behind most - we've only just started enter our scores electronically in any format, post-lockdown. Before that it was post your cards in the box for the club sec to go through. Probably be a long time before we have live leaderboards, if ever.

 

[DanFST]

When people don't hand a lost club in.

 

[Deleted member 23344]

When people don't hand a lost club in.

A slightly related story. One of my playing partners in a three ball this week suddenly announced at the 9th tee that he must have left his pitching wedge greenside somewhere. A passing marshal in a buggy set off to check all the greens, but without luck. All the way round he kept on and on about his bloody wedge and what he could/should do. When we got to the clubhouse, it had not been handed in and so, as we left, he set off to recheck the greens. He messaged me later to say that it was in his car ... it wasn’t in his bag during the round. ?

 

[Wilson]

My lack of ability to put the ball in play off our 16th tee, it's not even a hard tee shot.

 

[Slab]

All the golf carts I've driven have been left hand drive

 

[Mandofred]

Practicing this morning and just couldn't find the fix.....2 shag bags of balls (about 180) and just poopy until a simple change I made in the last 10 shots.....and then the mower came out so I had to quit. Was it the fix, or not? Didn't get a chance to hit long enough to find out.

 

[Imurg]

I find our front 9 hard enough as it is without the greens being incredibly slow for some reason and the fairways a bit fluffy as well
Your brain thinks a putt is going to go,like a Porsche and it goes like a Morris Minor with asthma.....
Took a good few holes to retrain the brain.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Going back from good/average to poor today. Had a day off and well up for it after a lie in and watching the cricket on the box.

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

Pretty sure I played with a cheat yesterday in a 36 hole open but can't be totally sure or prove anything.

 

[Deleted member 3432]

Pretty sure I played with a cheat yesterday in a 36 hole open but can't be totally sure or prove anything.

What makes you think they were cheating then?

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Took a cap to make sure my bald nogging didn't burn. Took it off to sit on the patio as I thought the chair was sufficiently in the shade. Now got a sore and painful head. The shower will be painful later

 

[IanM]

Played with a guy today who put his card and pencil back in the back after he used it. Every tee we waited for him to rummage around to find the pencil.

Another guy finally said, "no pockets in your trousers?"