Lowest Gross Prize

[Deleted member 1147]

What makes you think best gross always picks up in Div 1? Certainly doesn't at our place.

I don't mean that best gross gets it, but it certainly isn't won by people shooting 6 under handicap - normally 3 or 4 under handicap wins division 1.

Also, we changed our divisions this year used to be + to 12, now it's + to 10. May be that's made a difference.

 

[the smiling assassin]

Not really much point in having a scratch prize unless there are regularly a good number of scratch or thereabout golfers competing.

For example, it's no real achievement shooting 4 or 5 over and beating a bunch of mid-high handicappers.

Our club has a Spring, Summer and Autumn meeting ('majors') each year and there is also a gross prize for the best B-Section player (hcp 12+). It's a bit of a farce, though it seems most Edinburgh clubs are the same. Just encourages a bit of handicap protection from golfers above the single figure mark.

Our scratch prize is generally well contested, with perhaps on average 30+ cat 1 golfers entering the gross sweep every week. I've won it once with a +1 (73) in particularly testing conditions, but more often than not you need sub par round to be in the running.

 

[Three]

It should be compulsory.

Even if it's a couple of quid, a fiver, a cuddle from the Lady Captain, best gross should always get at the very least an acknowledgement.

 

[woody69]

So it's "whiny" when someone is suggesting that possibly they should reward the player who played the best golf that day ?

Err no, that's not what I said was it. I said it makes sense, i.e. it's a good idea. The fact it appeases the "whiny" low handicappers who constantly go on about never being able to win a medal despite shooting under par is a welcome by product.

 

[Deleted member 1147]

Err no, that's not what I said was it. I said it makes sense, i.e. it's a good idea. The fact it appeases the "whiny" low handicappers who constantly go on about never being able to win a medal despite shooting under par is a welcome by product.

At any club I've been a member at, if someone shoots under par they will often win the net prize anyway

 

[FairwayDodger]

At any club I've been a member at, if someone shoots under par they will often win the net prize anyway

I've shot 2 under and not won! Not "whining" about it, but it is worthy of comment I think.

We tend to have a small portion of the pot going to the best scratch. It's usually buttons but an important principle to have it, IMO. The day we stop acknowledging the best player in a comp is the day we should just stop pretending golf is a sport.

 

[freddielong]

It's one of the few realistic things lower handicap golfers can win at our club.

 

[Hobbit]

A previous club only paid out lowest gross prize in the monthly medals if the lowest gross was under par.

 

[Norrin Radd]

lowest gross always gets a prize at my place,and so they should.
i have never won it and never expect to but they play the best golf .

 

[Lanark_Golfer]

I think we have a seperate scratch sweep from the normal nett sweep. I don't think they even ask you if you want to enter unless you are in CAT1. It's a hard task with a few plus handicaps and a chunk of scratch golfers playing though.

 

[Foxholer]

Couple of previous clubs had Best Gross optional, same as 2s, with prizes for 1st to 3rd. At one, it was pretty much a donation to one or all of the Saltmans!

 

[Deleted member 16999]

Simple quick question

Does your club have a lowest gross prize in the monthly medals etc ?

Nope, top 3 for prizes, regardless of comp, apparently changing to Overall winner and 3 Div Prizes next year.

 

[tsped83]

Nope. The golfer with lowest gross at our place is branded a show off and then summarily executed in the car park. We have a lot of rabbits comps.

 

[guest100718]

we have a few separate scratch comps, but the medals dont have a lowest gross prize.

same old spotty teenagers playing of plus handicaps win just about everything anyway...

 

[Keeno]

Lowest gross isn't included in the sweep/prize fund. But there is a prize at the prize giving for the main meetings. Spring, Summer etc

Lowest gross, gives the best feel good factor imho.

 

[Deleted member 3432]

So one comp as year for gross score and every single other no prize for the lowest score ?

Same handful of players would clean up every week.

Enter a few scratch opens?

 

[bladeplayer]

Yep we have for all club medal & stableford comps & most opens . unless there was a very low entry

In fairness its all low handicappers (not me) have to play for in our place , either that or break par week after week

 

[richart]

Nope. Why would we when our medals are handicap competitions ? I don't want someone that could have shot a gross 74, and been outside the buffer zone, diluting my winnings pot.oo: Alright someone elses winning pot.

 

[BubbaP]

It is definitely listed on the results who has lowest gross, but no idea if there is a trinket or anything for it.

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

We have two separate optional sweeps for lowest gross and nett. Not sure how many enter the gross but we have a few plus handicappers so virtually no chance of winning it.