Sneds
Tour Rookie
Hi guys, I have recently renewed membership at my local club. Mainly due to finding employment and no longer being able to take advantage of weekday twilights as a student (£6!). Weekend golf made it logical to get a membership. Now when I was flirting with the game in the summer of 08 and beginning of 09 I wasn't very good. I'm still not mind, but I'd like to think I'm a teeny bit better than before.
Now back in Jan 09 I was issued with a 24 handicap. I have now been told that this is what I will play off from now on. I queried whether my handicap had become inactive (I have never played in a comp) but I was told in no uncertain terms that my handicap was perfectly fine.
This brings me neatly to the thinly veiled feel good story from the weekend. I don't get to post many of these, so bear with me. I had a front 9 of 42 which is okay for a 24 handicapper. It equals 24 points and I have hit 42s for 9 holes before. But what I'm most pleased about is how well I struck the ball. What let me down was my short game.
The first three holes I 3 putted. One was a medium/longish putt. But the other two were genuine birdie opportunities. Like 10ft ish. I also had to take a penalty drop on the 8th. So despite not scoring brilliantly, it was probably the best 9 holes I've ever played tee to green. (I think 7 greens in reg iirc)
Sooooo do I enter any comps or wait until my handicap gets reclassified, my issue is that it could take another 5 weeks to get my 3 cards in again if I resubmit them. Surely a handicap from a year and a half ago isn't an accurate reflection of my ability?
Cheers
PS. Sorry about general mistakes. iPhone FTW.
Now back in Jan 09 I was issued with a 24 handicap. I have now been told that this is what I will play off from now on. I queried whether my handicap had become inactive (I have never played in a comp) but I was told in no uncertain terms that my handicap was perfectly fine.
This brings me neatly to the thinly veiled feel good story from the weekend. I don't get to post many of these, so bear with me. I had a front 9 of 42 which is okay for a 24 handicapper. It equals 24 points and I have hit 42s for 9 holes before. But what I'm most pleased about is how well I struck the ball. What let me down was my short game.
The first three holes I 3 putted. One was a medium/longish putt. But the other two were genuine birdie opportunities. Like 10ft ish. I also had to take a penalty drop on the 8th. So despite not scoring brilliantly, it was probably the best 9 holes I've ever played tee to green. (I think 7 greens in reg iirc)
Sooooo do I enter any comps or wait until my handicap gets reclassified, my issue is that it could take another 5 weeks to get my 3 cards in again if I resubmit them. Surely a handicap from a year and a half ago isn't an accurate reflection of my ability?
Cheers
PS. Sorry about general mistakes. iPhone FTW.
