Have you beaten your age?

[TomC]

A chap did this at my Dad's club (Buckingham GC) in the last few weeks, he is in this late 80's and went round in 85 IIRC - winning the comp with 47 points. What made this interesting was it was in the annual 3 clubs and putter comp.

Can you see if he wants to get in touch?

 

[TomC]

Have a guy in our club. Plays off 6 and is about 75-80 years of age.

Only in mid April there he shot a 73 won the gross prize (course a par 70)

Remarkable man, something telling me he's 80 this December.

Edit: that the kind of guy yous are looking for?

Yeah - can you see if he wants to get in touch?

 

[rosecott]

I fully expect to do it this year, but possibly not at Forest Pines or Gainsborough. Our new course layout is now par 68 so I'm very hopeful.

 

[williamalex1]

I fully expect to do it this year, but possibly not at Forest Pines or Gainsborough. Our new course layout is now par 68 so I'm very hopeful.

1O5 should be easy for you Jim :rofl:

 

[Deleted member 3432]

Hello guys, I hope you are well and enjoying some good golf.

I'm posting because we are on the look-out for golfers who have beaten their age...
It is an incredible achievement and one we think deserves some acknowledgement in the pages of the magazine.

If you or anyone you know has broken their age and would be interested in featuring in Golf Monthly, please send an email with some details (name, age, home club and contact details (if you have them)) to golfmonthly@timeinc.com.

I suspect it is far more common than you suspect. I'm sure lots of elite level golfers can still play a bit.
I'm sure I've read previously of Ian Hutcheon of Monifieth still playing to an incredibly high standard well into his seventies.

 

[cookelad]

Well, I can shoot under my age in Stableford points ... does that count?

Regularly manage to shoot my age that way, being 34 and all it's practically expected!

I've gone below my age a few times for 9 holes but I'm a long way off having even a remote chance for the full 18, you never know one day.