Medal Walk Off.

[Slime]

I can't imagine walking off except due to illness or injury.
No matter how poorly I'm playing, I have the thought that just maybe I could hit that 'career' shot that gives me my first hole-in-one or an unlikely eagle.
Besides, if I'm playing that badly the banter would be priceless!

 

[Beedee]

Never walked off a club competition but have walked off a society day. It had been pouring all morning during a 9 hole texas scramble, and continued pouring for the 18 holes stableford in the afternoon. The greens were flooded and the course was turning into a quagmire. They should have closed the course but they didn't. After 9 holes I'd had enough. I apologised to the rest of my group, signed cards and shook hands and then headed off.

 

[mcbroon]

A guy in a drawn comp a while back had scored a total of 2 points as we walked off the 9th. He shooks hands and said thats it for him.

I'll personally soldier on regardless , but its just a game and if some one has had enough then thats up to them.

like a lot of things in this game, much to bigger a deal is made by some.

Agreed. I've had it twice in medals.

One guy was having a meltdown. It was better for everyone that he chucked it, because it wasn't fun for the other 2 of us.

The other guy was not playing that well bit mostly, it was a horrible day and he's shot himself out of contention on the front 9. Gave it up after 12, shook hands and headed for the house.

I had no problem with either of them doing what they did. It's just a game.

 

[Crazyface]

I've never walked off in a comp, but did in middle of a knock with three mates. It threw it down all the way round the front nine and my new "waterproofs" were not. I was soaked to the skin. I offered my bet money to them which they refused, shook hands and left. I went straight home, threw the useless attire in the bin and had a very hot bath.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

So basically someone can enter into the medal in the pro shop go out and play but if they play poorly then they don't submit the card or enter into the comp again via the PSI they don't get included ?! Well that's plain daft and open to abuse. Once someone has enter in the pro shop then their card must be submitted - if they fail to return the card then it's a DQ[/QUOTE

With up to 4 comps to process on a Monday morning the office just simply do not have the time to put cards not entered on to the computer system.

It does not end for the player there though. They get a warning letter, get two such letters in a year then its on to the next stage of our process - do it a third time at anytime in the future and it's automatic suspension the players handicap four weeks, do it again at any in the future then it's 'in front of the captains committee'.

When we started this system (a year ago) we had tens of players not putting their cards on the computer, now we have just one or two and just one who has done it a third time. All but one of the 'serial offenders' (most reckoned to be handicap protecting) very quickly got the message and changed their ways.

If they have entered into the comp then there card "must be part of the results" when the comp is being closed - by all means impose restrictions if they don't but the card must be entered - simple as that

 

[Smiffy]

Its just bad manners to leave a game halfway through.

Not nearly as bad as effing and jeffing all your way around, putting your playing partners off.
And before you say anything, I can't help it.

 

[jim8flog]

If they have entered into the comp then there card "must be part of the results" when the comp is being closed - by all means impose restrictions if they don't but the card must be entered - simple as that

but they have not entered the competition unless they do so on the computer. Please read Congu Decision 1.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

but they have not entered the competition unless they do so on the computer. Please read Congu Decision 1.

"Manually" - your competitors enter also manually via the pro shop with their intention to play a HC qualifier

If they have entered manually in the pro shop then their scorecard must count regardless of any computer entry.

I have had the same discussion with Congu to clarify it all before

By only accepting people who enter via the computer you allow the Comp to be abuse - someone can say they are going to enter in the Pro Shop - go out and play , play poorly and decide not to enter on the computer knowing the card won't be entered and they won't get the .1 back - it's perfect for someone to manipulate HC

 

[jim8flog]

I will take this up with Congu.

We have a 4 stage declared process entering via the pro shop is only stage 1. The computer is not available for entry at that stage as the proshop part can be done a week before the day of the comp. The computer is not held in the proshop.

When a player has entered via the proshop we have no way of knowing if the player actually played in the comp unless they enter the comp via the computer and as said the office staff are not going chasing around to confirm whether or not they actually played. We previously had lots of complaints because the comp was not being closed as this sort of information was stopping it from being done. One comp took a week to close before we introduced the new system.

We are considering swipe card entry at some stage cutting out the proshop stage.

Whist it is open to abuse our experience is that our new procedures have considerably cut down on the number of players abusing the system as it was.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

I will take this up with Congu.

We have a 4 stage declared process entering via the pro shop is only stage 1. The computer is not available for entry at that stage as the proshop part can be done a week before the day of the comp. The computer is not held in the proshop.

When a player has entered via the proshop we have no way of knowing if the player actually played in the comp unless they enter the comp via the computer and as said the office staff are not going chasing around to confirm whether or not they actually played. We previously had lots of complaints because the comp was not being closed as this sort of information was stopping it from being done. One comp took a week to close before we introduced the new system.

We are considering swipe card entry at some stage cutting out the proshop stage.

Whist it is open to abuse our experience is that our new procedures have considerably cut down on the number of players abusing the system as it was.

Right you have filled in a few gaps in regards the entry method in regards the Pro Shop.

How does someone enter on the day "before they go out" ? Do people "enter into the computer" before they go out ? How is that policed ?

Here is how we do it and expect most clubs do it

Entry to the comp is available online or on the computer 3 weeks before the comp

On the day of the comp you turn up - pick your card up from the pro and pay - that's you entered into the comp and your card must be included.

Also people can just turn up after the tee times and enter on the day via the pro and then go out and play

Both enter their scorecard into the PSI after - if they don't then I have to do it manually myself when I close the comp

 

[Deleted member 16999]

Right you have filled in a few gaps in regards the entry method in regards the Pro Shop.

How does someone enter on the day "before they go out" ? Do people "enter into the computer" before they go out ? How is that policed ?

Here is how we do it and expect most clubs do it

Entry to the comp is available online or on the computer 3 weeks before the comp

On the day of the comp you turn up - pick your card up from the pro and pay - that's you entered into the comp and your card must be included.

Also people can just turn up after the tee times and enter on the day via the pro and then go out and play

Both enter their scorecard into the PSI after - if they don't then I have to do it manually myself when I close the comp

This is exactly how we do it, the only difference is, when we pay in Pro Shop, Pro highlights name as paid on start sheet, any entries on the day are hand written.

At end of day, Pro hands in the start sheet to comp committee, they check start sheet against cards entered.