Canfordhacker
Q-School Graduate
Show us your real self - which would you rather win on a big society day out for bragging rights, Longest Drive or Nearest the Pin?
NP or LD?
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Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
Whichever has the best prize!!
Once won a long drive prize at a charity golf day. The other prizes were nearest the pin and fewest putts.
I got a driver
The NTP guy got a wedge
The fewest putts guy got a putter.
Just what we didn't need - I'd just smacked a drive 323 yards. What the hell did I want another driver for???
Once won a long drive prize at a charity golf day. The other prizes were nearest the pin and fewest putts.
I got a driver
The NTP guy got a wedge
The fewest putts guy got a putter.
Just what we didn't need - I'd just smacked a drive 323 yards. What the hell did I want another driver for???
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
For those coming to Ascot there are some nice prizes for NP and LD. Personally I know I'll never win longest drive so I'd prefer a nice shot close to the cup. To be honest I'd rather not win either and take the 1st prize instead proving that I had the whole game and didn't peak for one shot.
HTL
Tour Winner
Long Drive........... Interesting........
What hole the NP on? Hope its the 6th, its a great hole.
What hole the NP on? Hope its the 6th, its a great hole.
haplesshacker
Money List Winner
NP for me.
minty18
Tour Rookie
Nearest Pin for me definitely. Aslong as i dont Sally Gunnel it in.
CarpeDiem
Challenge Tour Pro
Rather smack it futher than any one else, but thats only because I know if I was to do it for real I couldn't 
. Although thinking about it, i'd like to win both
. Although thinking about it, i'd like to win both 
theeaglehunter
Tour Winner
I voted for nearest the pin- I am not a short hitter anyway so don't get worried about 'being the longest'. Also scoring wise a nice shot into a par 3 is more likely to help your scorecard than a good drive which is then easy to mess up- as I know very well!
007chappie
Club Champion
If you think about it, the only reason we want to leather the ball off the tee is so we have a shorter - and theoretically easier second shot. That's my opinion anyway!
Nearest to the pin for me every time...........
...Although there is a certain satisfaction about creaming one with the big dog only comparable to hitting a six in cricket!
Nearest to the pin for me every time...........
...Although there is a certain satisfaction about creaming one with the big dog only comparable to hitting a six in cricket!
RGDave
Money List Winner
Neither...
I don't do LD, I mostly tee off with an iron on these holes to be a kill-joy.....and buck the trend.....
I don't aim at pins, even if there's a prize, unless it's a gift placement that suits my shape of shot....
I'm a miserable git.....
I don't do LD, I mostly tee off with an iron on these holes to be a kill-joy.....and buck the trend.....
I don't aim at pins, even if there's a prize, unless it's a gift placement that suits my shape of shot....
I'm a miserable git.....
HarryMonk
Challenge Tour Pro
As my signiture says "drive for show pitch and putt for dough" I would like to say stop the ball on a sixpence as thats where I struggle.
But if it were tomorrow I would opt for the drive as I might have a chance.
But if it were tomorrow I would opt for the drive as I might have a chance.
rgs
Tour Rookie
Has to be nearest the pin.
Cernunnos
Journeyman Pro
Now although its very tempting to go for longest drive & try & smash the ball as far down the fairway as you can I'd much rather be able to keep a good score together.Though it can focus the mind on trying as much to keep the ball on the fairway to help maintain the score as much as go for Longest drive.
I'd rather get nearest the pin as in the past I've had longest drive before.
I've also won a society golf event too which for me carries way more kudos than either longest drive or Nearest the pin. Hole in ones count for a lot though.
I'd rather get nearest the pin as in the past I've had longest drive before.
I've also won a society golf event too which for me carries way more kudos than either longest drive or Nearest the pin. Hole in ones count for a lot though.
mattdeeks
Challenge Tour Pro
Long Drive. At a work society get together last year, won both days. I won £20 both days, paid for the beer!
medwayjon
Tour Winner
Long drive, all day for me.
I have a reputation for winning it in the society I belong to and its a rep I am proud of.
I have a reputation for winning it in the society I belong to and its a rep I am proud of.
Robobum
Money List Winner
Nearest pin. You can be 100yds longer than everyone else but 1 inch into the rough and the guy who topped his 9 wood that just made the fairway will still take the prize.
Saying that, I saw a guy win a car (and NP) after he topped a 4iron that bobbled 200yds and went in.....so neither, I'm keeping my cash bah humbug
Saying that, I saw a guy win a car (and NP) after he topped a 4iron that bobbled 200yds and went in.....so neither, I'm keeping my cash bah humbug
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
Mate of mine won a longest drive with a 6 iron!
Nobody else had hit the fairway on a windy day and he was last to play. So he took out his 6 iron and made the fairway by about 6 feet. Won a trolley bag!!
Doesn't seem right but it doesn't say you have to use your driver...
Nobody else had hit the fairway on a windy day and he was last to play. So he took out his 6 iron and made the fairway by about 6 feet. Won a trolley bag!!
Doesn't seem right but it doesn't say you have to use your driver...
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Guest
Longest drive for me.
I always like the look on some of the big name players at the club when I get up for longest drive, you can picture them thinking "who the hell is that skinny runt & how did he hit it further than me?"
I always like the look on some of the big name players at the club when I get up for longest drive, you can picture them thinking "who the hell is that skinny runt & how did he hit it further than me?"
level5s
Head Pro
I would like to win the Nearest the Pin but am more likely to win Longest Drive, which I am normally in the mix for.
I clicked longest drive, its ok being able to whack a ball far but if its not under control then its worthless. Longest drive and nearest the pin both share similar traits though, they both require pretty good timing and judgement of line applying wind and other factors into the shot.
