How would you rate yourself....as a Marker?

[Hobbit]

Usually good... but on Wednesday I put a 5 for 2 instead of a 4 for 2. He'd even said 4 for 2 as we left the green. Thankfully, the guy spotted it at the end of the round - he'd got 38pts and was in the prizes.

Horrified

 

[Gazboy]

As a marker you should be counting their score as they go and not relying on them to tell you, I always say at the next tee what my FC score was and if they cannot confirm the same we count shots back together before moving on, this should be done at the next tee and not the green you leave in an effort to keep play moving.

Oh I have my first medal on Wednesday and marking the card is worrying me more than the actual playing. I didn't realise I have to keep track of two sets of scores - Dear God is this game not hard enough already?

 

[Val]

Oh I have my first medal on Wednesday and marking the card is worrying me more than the actual playing. I didn't realise I have to keep track of two sets of scores - Dear God is this game not hard enough already?

Technically you don't need to track yours, your FC should.

 

[Gazboy]

Technically you don't need to track yours, your FC should.

FC? (is that mumsnet sort of Dear Husband speak for Fellow Competitor?)

I think entering this comp is a massive mistake. I can't count someone else's score if we're playing the 2nd, I'm on the 3rd with my back to him. I assumed that the honesty & etiquette that gets drummed into us and that we are so proud that we can play a competitive game without a referee unlike cheating footballers would mean that we wouldn't have to check up on each other.

This is going to be a disaster.

 

[williamalex1]

I kind of tell them in a questioning tone "4, yeah?" or "were we all 5 there?".

That way you are telling them that you know, but giving them the chance to correct it if you are mistaken/or they want to try it on.

That's a +1 from me.

 

[3PuttCharlie]

This is going to be a disaster.

Just relax and tell the golfer you're playing with that it's your first comp and he/she will most likely be happy to help you with it...

We've all been a beginner and remember what it's like to be starting out

good luck in the comp

 

[williamalex1]

FC? (is that mumsnet sort of Dear Husband speak for Fellow Competitor?)

I think entering this comp is a massive mistake. I can't count someone else's score if we're playing the 2nd, I'm on the 3rd with my back to him. I assumed that the honesty & etiquette that gets drummed into us and that we are so proud that we can play a competitive game without a referee unlike cheating footballers would mean that we wouldn't have to check up on each other.
I always keep note of my own score, usually a place on the card for a markers score , if not then mark your score in the margin better safe than dq.:thup

 

[garyinderry]

"what did you have at 6,7 & 8?"

cheers!

 

[williamalex1]

"what did you have at 6,7 & 8?"

cheers!

A 6, a 7 and a 8 most likely.

 

[El Bandito]

FC? (is that mumsnet sort of Dear Husband speak for Fellow Competitor?)

I think entering this comp is a massive mistake. I can't count someone else's score if we're playing the 2nd, I'm on the 3rd with my back to him. I assumed that the honesty & etiquette that gets drummed into us and that we are so proud that we can play a competitive game without a referee unlike cheating footballers would mean that we wouldn't have to check up on each other.

This is going to be a disaster.

You'll be grand! don't worry about it. Relax and enjoy the game.

 

[Crow]

Cat. 2

 

[JustOne]

I just let them mark their own and tell them not to get too carried away as eagle, eagle, birdie, eagle is a giveaway! :rofl:

 

[ScienceBoy]

It's funny to say to the person marking your card:

"I would like a 5 for that hole please" or other "requests" for a score. Their face can be funny sometimes, others they note without question!

I follow their shots where possible, if I am marking someone's card and I am down the middle I follow them like a sheep! I sometimes miscount their shots and they correct me with evidence. Usually they have duffed a chip or I forgot they went in a bunker.

 

[Fromtherough]

Golf is all about honesty in my opinion. However, how do you deal with a situation where you disagree with your opponents' version of a score on a particular hole? For example if all shots were in view and they say they scored 5, but by your reckoning it was a 6 how do you over come the disparity? Even by talking through the hole it sometimes doesn't resolve itself, especially if they were in a bunker. Who has the final say when an agreement can't be made and neither will back down? The marker?

Anyone ever refused to sign a card? I've heard of it but never seen it.

 

[rosecott]

Looking at the answers above, I'm going to be alone here.......I mark the card as a marker, which to me is different from asking every hole.
The only time I ever ask is if they have run up a biggy or have been in trouble out of site. If this is the case I also don't ask as we leave the green, their mood is probably not at its best so no need for me to make it worse. Give them a little space to cool off before doing it.
If they haven't been in trouble, there's no need to ask, just mark it down.

I do hope you are alone:

6-6. Scoring in Stroke Play
a. Recording Scores
After each hole the marker should check the score with the competitor and record it.

How are you going to resolve a disputed score on a hole which might have been completed 3 hours or so earlier?

 

[Robobum]

I do hope you are alone:

6-6. Scoring in Stroke Play
a. Recording Scores
After each hole the marker should check the score with the competitor and record it.


How are you going to resolve a disputed score on a hole which might have been completed 3 hours or so earlier?

"Should" is that a mandatory then???

We stand on the tee near our Partners and watch them tee off, we walk down the hole and watch each other play shots from within 30yds or so if each other. We then proceed on towards the green and watch each other take a couple (or few) putts. No point in saying "what was that for you?" When I've just watched each one of them close up and in person.
As I said, any biggies or where I'm unsure will be checked at an appropriate stage trying not to get in my playing partners way if they are steaming a bit.

I'm not old enough that my memory fades after 3hrs - perhaps I'll change when I reach seniors. I'll have time to check scores as I won't be required to repair pitch marks then

 

[Lump]

I need to ask,....but WTF does FC mean?
Fellow cheater?

 

[Hovisbap]

Fellow competitor?

 

[williamalex1]

I need to ask,....but WTF does FC mean?
Fellow cheater?

Be very careful, what does WTF mean, repeat very very.

 

[rosecott]

"Should" is that a mandatory then???

We stand on the tee near our Partners and watch them tee off, we walk down the hole and watch each other play shots from within 30yds or so if each other. We then proceed on towards the green and watch each other take a couple (or few) putts. No point in saying "what was that for you?" When I've just watched each one of them close up and in person.
As I said, any biggies or where I'm unsure will be checked at an appropriate stage trying not to get in my playing partners way if they are steaming a bit.

I'm not old enough that my memory fades after 3hrs - perhaps I'll change when I reach seniors. I'll have time to check scores as I won't be required to repair pitch marks then

No, it would say "must".

I still say that it's best practice to agree after each hole. If you mark a 6 on the first and the player marks a 5 for himself, I can't see it being easy to resolve after leaving the 18th green.