Keeping NRs off your card.

[pokerjoke]

I try personally never to put an NR on my scorecard.
It does happen,but i really do like to putt out,and get a score down.
I have started doing this a lot more since ive joined my new club.
I also find getting a score down helps me in medals,it helps mentally.
Putting down lots of NRs to me is getting into bad habits.
Get a score down,im sure it will help when you play medals.
Your thoughts?

 

[bigslice]

same as you, i played my first medal at new course on saturday with the intention of no nrs!!!! 17th think i played the wrong ball, nr, 18th skulled my second provisional at the locker room door ob and nr gggggrrrrrrr

 

[Richie13]

always putt out in medal, but if im out of the hole when playing stableford then i'd pick up, to speed play up

 

[daveyc2k2]

always putt out in medal, but if im out of the hole when playing stableford then i'd pick up, to speed play up

Same here. Wouldn't ever NR in a medal but no need to carry on if already blobbed in stableford.

 

[pbrown7582]

once a points score is not possible im all for moving on to the next

 

[ArnoldArmChewer]

Agreed, however lost it a bit on Sunday, not scoring well and missed a straight 2 footer, knocked the 2 incher away in frustration, N/R ensued. Must grow up (one day maybe)

 

[Region3]

I don't like NR'ing and will avoid it if I can. It looks messy on your list of previous scores if you have internet based results and handicapping, plus I like to know what gross score I've had on any given day rather than just how many points.

 

[Scottjd1]

Sorry for the upcoming stupid question.


If you are in a medal and NR a hole it doesnt NR the round?

I always thought a medal card had to have a score each hole otherwise invalid?

(PS im not asking because I scored a 10 on the 10th in the medal at Westerham last week, honestly)

Thanks

 

[Region3]

Sorry for the upcoming stupid question.


If you are in a medal and NR a hole it doesnt NR the round?

I always thought a medal card had to have a score each hole otherwise invalid?

(PS im not asking because I scored a 10 on the 10th in the medal at Westerham last week, honestly)

Thanks

If you NR in a medal your competition score is NR and you're out of it, but since handicap calculations are based on stableford points you can still carry on and play for your handicap. The NR hole will be counted (for hc) as the lowest score that gives 0 stableford points ie. a nett double bogey.

 

[chris661]

If you NR in a medal your competition score is NR and you're out of it, but since handicap calculations are based on stableford points you can still carry on and play for your handicap. The NR hole will be counted (for hc) as the lowest score that gives 0 stableford points ie. a nett double bogey.

And still get a reduction in handicap as a result.

 

[Heidi]

which begs the question - why N/R? if you are going to get 0.1 back for definite if you N/R the whole round, but not if you card a horrible 10 and get a stableford adjustment - why do it?

we have managed to persuade all of our ladies not to N/R now - they thought they were safe from a 0.1 increase if they didnt hand a score in - we re-educated them!

 

[Scottjd1]

Thanks for the info, I should have picked up and NR. That hole has left me emotionally scarred !!

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I'll never NR in a medal event. Personal pride and the chance to get cut anyway sees to that. One bad hole isn't the end of it all. Picky up and NR a hole in stableford if I am running up telephone numbers. No point chopping it if you can't score

 

[Region3]

which begs the question - why N/R? if you are going to get 0.1 back for definite if you N/R the whole round, but not if you card a horrible 10 and get a stableford adjustment - why do it?

I may be misunderstanding what you mean, but you don't automatically get 0.1 if you NR a hole in medal or stableford.

You can NR a hole in a medal and still record scores for the rest of the holes.

As far as handicapping goes, it doesn't matter if you write 10, 20 or NR against a hole.

 

[garyinderry]

if you enter a medal i dont think you should get a handicap reduction if you NR a hole. you know the comp rules before you begin. as some of you will agree, you have to play slightly differently if you know every shot counts. for example , i might not try to draw the ball around a corner over an out of bounds fence if i know ill have to replay the shot if i lose it rather than blank the hole.

 

[Heidi]

I may be misunderstanding what you mean, but you don't automatically get 0.1 if you NR a hole in medal or stableford.

You can NR a hole in a medal and still record scores for the rest of the holes.

As far as handicapping goes, it doesn't matter if you write 10, 20 or NR against a hole.

But you do get a 0.1 if you N/R the whole round. Say your tootling along just fine til the 13th and then take a 10 and decide you are not handing in the card, or not keeping any more scores - then thats a 0.1

if you take the pain of the 10 on the 13th and carry on with an otherwise great round then you will have a definite stableford adjustment and could buffer or even be cut

its the people who decide to N/R the rest of the round after one bad hole that i dont understand

 

[PaulE]

But you do get a 0.1 if you N/R the whole round.

Not necessarily. You'll get 0.1 back if you N/R your round and your stableford score is still over your handicap + buffer zone.
If you N/R and your stableford score is under your handicap, e.g. 38 points plus a blob for the hole you N/R'd, you can still get a handicap cut.

 

[pokerjoke]

I was making the point of keeping NRs off the card as a point of getting
into good habits,ie finishing the hole.
The same as not holing out from 2ft in friendly games.
I 3 putted from 2ft last week,still had my best round ever at new course.
I Can understand if its an 8 on a par 3 or a 10 on a par 4 or 5.
But generally finishing a hole in a stableford,will get you in the habit of finishing
holes ready for medals.
A mind set sort of thing.