Smiffy
Grand Slam Winner
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Handicap of a "good" player
- Thread starter AlbertsTache
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You been timing your swing Smiffy?
Smiffy
Grand Slam Winner
woody69
Journeyman Pro
People like me? I am far from exceptional.Not quite sure where you are coming from?
Officially though you are correct. If you have no handicap and wish to play in an event that requires one then yes, you are obliged to play off scratch.
I was lashing out because you hurt my feelings about the 18+ category. I'm over it now though - huggsies?
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
I think that you can propose a view on this if your starting point is the average guy in the street who has played maybe a couple of times but doesn't really play golf. This guy therefore knows how difficult it is to even hit the ball - never mind in the right direction - and up in the air. Knows what it's about but doesn't do it regularly - all other perspectives are just too specific. So to that guy a Cat 3 golfer is pretty darn good, a Cat 2 golfer is good and a Cat 1 golfer is bleedin' epically excellent.
Smiffy
Grand Slam Winner
There were a lot less golfers "back then".
It was an elitist sport.
Any Tom, Dick or Harry can play now.
You've only got to look at some of the Jodrells on here
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Snelly
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AlbertsTache
Club Champion
Wayman
Tour Winner
Where do you play at?
AlbertsTache
Club Champion
Would you like my sort code and account number as well?:mmm:
Wayman
Tour Winner
Yeah pm me your details
Sports_Fanatic
Assistant Pro
Harsh bunch on here. Play of 13 and I'd consider myself reasonable.
First link I could find and US stats but this suggests that a 10 handicapper is top 25% of registered golfers which I would say should be considered good. Once you're top 5% then I'd say great with the pros exceptional.
http://thedanplan.com/average-golf-handicap/
First link I could find and US stats but this suggests that a 10 handicapper is top 25% of registered golfers which I would say should be considered good. Once you're top 5% then I'd say great with the pros exceptional.
http://thedanplan.com/average-golf-handicap/
mikee247
Challenge Tour Pro
Nope. Counting the years since you last bought a round of drinks
:rofl: Outstanding!
Coatsy79
Q-School Graduate
See I'd consider someone off 10-15/16 to be a "good" player anyone lower is even better
gdc
Head Pro
The lower you get the bigger the gap in my opinion.
I don't think you can lump a 1 handicap with a 3 or indeed a 3 handicap with a 6 - they are totally different ability levels.
The level of consistency required when you get to 2 and below to maintain let alone improve your handicap means you need some serious ability. 0.1 reduction per shot below and only 1 shot to play with for buffer makes it even harder.
Old Skier
Tour Winner
As the vast majority of club golfers are cat 3 & 4 it appears that according to some on here we suffer from a lack of good golfers in the UK.
Doon frae Troon
Ryder Cup Winner
From a coaching point of view it is quite easy to get someone to 8 handicap.
Below eight is harder so I would say under 8 is a good player.
Re older handicaps...in my day you could see people off 3 or 4 handicap playing for the county.
I would imagine it is +3 or 4 now.
Below eight is harder so I would say under 8 is a good player.
Re older handicaps...in my day you could see people off 3 or 4 handicap playing for the county.
I would imagine it is +3 or 4 now.
I know quite a few off 4 and I consider them alright, its quite amazing how poor ball strikers some are yet 'score' well with an excellent short game. I played with a 1 capper numerous times in comps and it beggars belief how he attained that h/cap.
The guys I know that are county players have been for over 15 years and are uber consistent but not 'exceptional', by that I mean your not in awe when they strike a ball the way we are with the elite or pro's....
so whats a 'good' player as per the OPs question..........its all subjective as this thread is proving:smirk:
Wasn't it said somewhere that the average handicap is around the 18 mark and has stayed fairly static for decades despite so called advances in technology. If that is an average then I would say anyone up to the 12 mark is a decent player. 11-7 is good, 6-2 very good and 2-scratch is excellent. Given that + handicaps are still quite a rarity in % terms of the number of golfers playing the game then anyone off that figure has to be considered exceptional
SaintHacker
Journeyman Pro
Reading this thread makes me feel completely ostracised, a fairway leper
