Moment of stupidity

[USER1999]

I have been away for a week or so, and was looking forward to a round on Saturday with the usual bunch of misfits. However, I went to Waitrose last night and bumped into one of the boys, who reminded me there is no swindle on Sat, as it is a mixed shotgun thingy.

Now this is disappointing as I was looking forward to a swindle.


What is worse is that in a moment of stupidity, I think I may have put my name down to play.

I don't mind playing with ladies in social golf, but not in a team comp, especially if you don't get to chose which one you get. The last time I did this, our lady couldn't drive past the end of the tee box (on a par 3), and the only hole out of 18 she could have scored on, she picked up by mistake.

 

[TonyN]

Its Christmas, Enjoy the company

Maybe you could use the time to educate those less knowledgable than you.

Tis the season to be jolly, folla lolla laaa la laaaa laa laaaa.

 

[USER1999]

Hmmm, thanks. I don't do happy.

 

[Herbie]

I am happy to play a friendly with anyone of any standard, or help anyone, but a comp of ANY kind I have to have reasonable confidence in my partners, I dont go with this random picking stuff, its not so much to do with h/c standard, more to do with fear of getting a total beginner of the worst kind.

 

[USER1999]

With some of our ladies, it is hard to tell the total beginner from the experienced veteran.

I played in a mixed a long time ago, and the lady that day greased her hands on alternate holes with hand cream. It was amazing she could hold her clubs at all. Needless to say, the scores weren't pretty.

 

[Smiffy]

I played in a society day once where there was one woman playing, and she was put into my team of four.
I was on the practice putting green when my mate came over (he was in a different fourball) and said "Hey you know that woman on your team? She was standing by the first tee and some bloke just oinked one 30 yards into the bushes and she said "I wish I could hit the ball like that!""

 

[HTL]

Oops! Not good news mate. Sounds like you need to use the sick card. I know its the season to be happy (bollocks) but that's going above and beyond.

 

[haplesshacker]

Ouch. The females are getting a bit of a battering. I know what you mean though!

Mind you, I don't play much better!

 

[DCB]

Sorry, thought I'd logged on to Golfmagic Forum for a minute there!


Why are guys so afraid of playing with women in a mixed competition then? What is the rational behind it? Anyone willing to give a serious answer?

In a mixed comp they get additional strokes when playing off the gents SI. Any competent golfer should be able to work out where the lady has the best chance to contribute to the score and as it's a team event should be able to coax the best out of her on the few holes where she can contibute.

Since we (the men)are so great at golf, we should be able to hold things together for the other holes and a reasonable score constructed.

Or is there just a fear that they (the women) may show us up ?

 

[HTL]

Because its sooooo SSSSSSSSSSSLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!

 

[USER1999]

As I posted previously, she was a/ useless, and b/ didn't have a clue what was going on, and so the only time she could have helped, she picked up a 3" putt, as she thought she was out of it, leaving someone else having to hole a 20ft downhiller for the same points.

I have nothing against the mid teen handicappers, or the ones who take it seriously, but we have too many ladies who spend more time putting their make up on (plastering over century old cracks) than the entire round will take. They dress to the nines, in full war paint, grease their hands, don't know any rules (but believe they are a rules official), talk during your shot, and carry 14 uneccessary clubs on an electric cart, all of which hit the ball the same 25 yards, etc.

One I played with was moaning the rough 4 ft in front of the tee box was too deep for her to hit out of. Why are you in there? You only hit it 20ft! With a driver!

I play with a few of the women in social golf, and they are fine, but I always end up drawn with the other ones in this sort of event.

I also don't get the 'bisques', courtesy shots, and the fact that despite playing off a handicap of 107, meaning I give them 95 shots, they tee off 150 yards in front of me. Surely that is why their handicaps are higher.

My dad is 75, and he still has to play off the white tees. I don't see why a 40 year old woman gets a 150 yards advantage over him.

 

[Smiffy]

Worst mistake I made was accepting an invitation to a corporate day at Foxhills in Surrey (lovely course).
Teams of 4, Stableford, best 3 scores counted.
Group in front of me had handicaps comprising of 5, 9, 14 & 15.
My group? Me off 12 and three complete strangers with 28 handicaps, two of which had never (ever) picked a club up in their lives and were there under strict instructions from their bosses to "just enjoy it". One of them played in a brown leather bomber jacket unzipped and flapping around!!
Brown!! For crying out loud..
Group in front of us had 92 points and won it.
My group? 41 points (of which I contributed 34)
I have never (ever) been so pissed off on a golf course in my life.

 

[TWM]

Murph,
"I don't mind playing with ladies in social golf, but not in a team comp, especially if you don't get to chose which one you get. The last time I did this, our lady couldn't drive past the end of the tee box (on a par 3), and the only hole out of 18 she could have scored on, she picked up by mistake."
She sounds like me on my last Texas scramble and I'm a bloke.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

My club has a vibrant womens section and there are a number of mixed events throughout the year but these are anything I'm interested in. The general standard of the golf is mediocre although to be fair there are probably 6-10 ladies that normally give the blokes a good run for their money and do play to a decent standard. Sadly the others seem to enter a bubble when they tee off and are oblivious to anythig going on around them.

I played last Thursday and was +2 for the front 9 despite not actually hitting that well and came across a four ball ladies match. I literally was the only other person ont he back 9 and they knew I was there but stubbonly refused to let me through. I lost all patience timing and interest and played the back 9 in +10. Its the same in mixed events. They never have any idea of where the team are in relation to the scores on a hole. I've never seen anyone putting cream on their hands or make up on I have played in groups where their longest drive was porbably about 80 yards (in the summer and running) and that woods were the order of the day from within 60 yards of the green. I just don't enjoy that sort of event and can't summon any motivation to try an play in them again.

 

[Smiffy]

I came across a four ball ladies match.

I could have done that when I was in my twenties, but not now

 

[birdieman]

I echo DCB's wise words on this.
We came 3rd in a team Open Texas Scramble with more than forty teams entered a year or two back and second in a smaller field friendly texas last year. First time we were 2 men 2 women, second time we were three men one woman. Needless to say the ladies saved our bacon and with getting a lot of shots, generally hitting it straight and hitting off the forward tees it made for great scoring opportunities as a team.
I would advise that having ladies in the team can be a big plus.

 

[viscount17]

I can't say I've met any of the lady golfers being described here*, and I doubt that the club is that lucky. Those I've played with are really serious about their golf, might not hit long but generally straight and usually pretty good once on the green.

* ah, I have met the sloooow four-ball with no overtaking signs but as often men as women.

 

[Ken_A]

Don slate the lafies too much, we have two ladie pro's and I would love to play close to their standard.

However, I have watched the 60 yard 3 wood crew in action and wonder why they bother.

 

[Ken_A]

Thats ment to be

Dont slate the ladies too much

 

[backwoodsman]

Hmm... there does seem to be a downer on the ladies.

I'd quite happily put my Ma up against anyone and fancy her to take the money. She started when she borrowed one of my old man's clubs when he went to practice and told me " I thought I was supposed to hit it as far as your dad - so I did". And although coming up 70, she still does.