Handicap of a "good" player

[garyinderry]

anyone who has ever spun the ball back into the hole with a card in his hand = proper player

 

[NWJocko]

anyone who has ever spun the ball back into the hole with a card in his hand = proper player

That can't be right Gary as I've done that a few times and I am very far from a "proper player"!!! ne:

 

[Robobum]

Just ask yourself one question..........

Do you have your name on the front of your bag?**

No?? Then you (we) are total gash.






**Trilby Tour bags don't count!!!

 

[garyinderry]

That can't be right Gary as I've done that a few times and I am very far from a "proper player"!!! ne:

rolling down off the bank at the back of the green doesnt count you are too modest my man ! :thup:

 

[lobthewedge]

In my opinion single figures reflects a good golfer. They can hold their own in anybody's company and should be able to handle any course they play.

Handicap 3 to Scratch is another level, and anyone + plays a different game altogether.

 

[the smiling assassin]

There's nothing special about being good - it's only one notch above 'average' on a scale. Given the average hcp is around 16...

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

I'm sticking to my original 4 h/cap for someone to be a good golfer.... all the rest are OK golfers. I'm an OK golfer myself (before anyone whinges about my opinion). To an outsider I'm sure an 18 h/capper looks bloody brilliant!

what's your handicap? and why not 5 (Are they not good?). And then why not 3 rather than 4 - becaase I can't tell the difference in the play of a 3 and a 4 handicapper (on a shot by shot, hole by hole, round by round basis).

When you get to this level of granularity in differentiating between players then applying subjective terms such as good or OK becomes rather irrevant IMO.