Golf Things That Gladden The Heart

[Orikoru]

I'm top 18% in my club, 35% Middlesex and 36% England.

 

[The Squirrel]

I'm top 18% in my club, 35% Middlesex and 36% England.

I’d take it as a win. There are enough things in life I am definitely not better than average at .

 

[Deleted member 30853]

Are the percentages of men or are women included as well?

 

[MACM85]

14 handicap and I am top 41% at club

 

[MACM85]

Are the percentages of men or are women included as well?

I beleive it is based on Men only and Women only based on your classification.

 

[Deleted member 30853]

I beleive it is based on Men only and Women only based on your classification.

Ok cheers

 

[sunshine]

If anyone wants to ‘feel better’ about their golfing level, after reading their percentages, don’t forget this % is of people who have handicaps and are members….not a % of those who you may find on a golf course / who call themselves golfers

It seems reasonable to assume that members of golf clubs are generally better than those who play only occasionally as green fee golfers - but don’t play it enough / love it enough to prioritise it enough to join a club and get a handicap

I read somewhere that if you have a handicap of 18 that puts you in the top 10% of golfers worldwide.

 

[srixon 1]

Out of interest I thought I’d join the party and check mine out.
1% club, county and country. Not bad for a nearly 63 year old fart.

 

[Mel Smooth]

What!!
We have 20 players off 0.0 or better, and 6.1 is around 91st best player at the club.

At Willow Valley we have one off a plus handicap (+3.5). He's also a member at Huddersfield where they have 20 off 0.0 or less, the lowest being a female off +5.8 and the lowest male off +5.1

As Huddersfield is the boys home club that's where his percentages show up - top 10% in Yorkshire, top 11% in the country but only the top 27% in the club. They do attract a lot of quality players, the course is the best around here.

 

[Wilson]

Cracking couple of hours on the short game area at Cumberwell Park with a friend.

 

[JonnyGutteridge]

Top 8% at club
Top 4% in Surrey
Top 2% in England

This may be true - but I still made a 10 up the 18th hole of the medal yesterday.

I don’t think I’ve ever made a 10 before, it’s a genuine first I think, nor was I even playing badly… Hence my post is in this thread.

You just have to laugh really. I was in a fairway bunker after 2 shots, and I hit 2 out of bounds (long)… Before I could even contemplate what had happened, I was putting for 10….

 

[sunshine]

This may be true - but I still made a 10 up the 18th hole of the medal yesterday.

I don’t think I’ve ever made a 10 before, it’s a genuine first I think, nor was I even playing badly… Hence my post is in this thread.

You just have to laugh really. I was in a fairway bunker after 2 shots, and I hit 2 out of bounds (long)… Before I could even contemplate what had happened, I was putting for 10….

Playing well, decent score but not going to win the medal, so you chuck in a 10 on the 18th to keep the handicap up. What a bandit

I’m joking of course, but there are people who think like this.

 

[Tashyboy]

Did not play today because of my wrist, so I went up to the course for a natter with the lads and a bit of a golf ball hunt. The nettles were 6ft high. Whilst ambling through the woods a ruddy great big Deer ran off about 20ft in front of me. It was the first time I have seen big deer on the course. I have seen the small monkjack deer a few times. After the initial shock, I was chuffed to bits to see it.
Oh ah found quite a few balls I could use, the most popular found Pro V1/X balls.

 

[jim8flog]

Put a set of iron shafts on ebay a few months back. I had forgotten all about them.
Sold today.

 

[Mandofred]

I'm in the top 5% at my club. But factor in I'm 67, American, bald, bad attitude, small hands, love junk food, bad back, arthritis in various joints.......I gotta be number 1.

 

[LincolnShep]

Top 20% at my club but my club is full of appalling golfers, so it's no great achievement.

 

[evemccc]

I’m playing St Enodoc tomorrow

Very excited as my opportunities now for playing ‘treat’ courses are much reduced…

After tomorrow it’s only St George’s Hill and Brancaster to play for me to have ticked off England’s Top 20.

Following the awful weather Monday and especially Tuesday, it’s been good today in Cornwall and should be reasonable tomorrow

 

[IanM]

Play 10 conservatively. You'll thank me later

 

[nicolasjsmith]

First hit with some new (second-hand) irons I picked up for a steal on ebay. And lord did they fly well.

 

[Neilds]

First hit with some new (second-hand) irons I picked up for a steal on ebay. And lord did they fly well.

It won’t last