On a Day by Day basis which would you rather play?

[Arthur Wedge]

In bogey (aka par) you are playing against the course. If you are not getting a stroke on a hole, if you get a par, you might as well score a 10. You lose the hole.

That’s my understanding anyway.

For HC purposes the gross score still counts

 

[Voyager EMH]

I've thought of an alternative scoring format.

Handicap Index minus Score Differential.

HI - SD =

Highest score wins.

Apply all your thinking all the way round to making the lowest Score Differential that you can.

 

[Hobbit]

Although I chose Medal, I’m happy to play any format apart from yellowsomes. My preferred winter format, if not playing singles, is Canadian greensomes - both tee off, then hit your partner’s ball, then choose which ball to finish the hole with. It’s a social format that also gets you round quicker than a four ball - essential when it’s freezing!

 

[KenL]

Although I chose Medal, I’m happy to play any format apart from yellowsomes. My preferred winter format, if not playing singles, is Canadian greensomes - both tee off, then hit your partner’s ball, then choose which ball to finish the hole with. It’s a social format that also gets you round quicker than a four ball - essential when it’s freezing!

What on Earth is yellowsomes?

At my old club, we used the term American Greensomes for your Canadian. It was slightly less rubbish than greensomes.

 

[Arthur Wedge]

What on Earth is yellowsomes?

At my old club, we used the term American Greensomes for your Canadian. It was slightly less rubbish than greensomes.

Yellowsomes also called bloodsomes

Like foursomes but instead of you picking which ball to use the other pair pick

 

[KenL]

Yellowsomes also called bloodsomes

Like foursomes but instead of you picking which ball to use the other pair pick

I’m never playing that. Ridiculous waste of times on a golf course.

 

[Slab]

I’m never playing that. Ridiculous waste of times on a golf course.

Agree, sounds as relevant to the game as hiring a tennis court and playing with a shuttlecock <insert anything but shrug emoticon>

 

[Hobbit]

Yellowsomes also called bloodsomes

Like foursomes but instead of you picking which ball to use the other pair pick

Yellowsomes/bloodsomes is also known as gruesomes.

For me, greensomes is a winter game. It gets more people out on the course when daylight is limited, and it gets them round the course quicker than a four ball when it’s cold.

 

[Arthur Wedge]

I’m never playing that. Ridiculous waste of times on a golf course.

Agree, sounds as relevant to the game as hiring a tennis court and playing with a shuttlecock <insert anything but shrug emoticon>

It’s mainly played as just a bit of a fun format

And we have enjoyed it when playing itb

 

[Slab]

It’s mainly played as just a bit of a fun format

And we have enjoyed it when playing itb

I get it, variety is the spice of life and all that

Its just me (& maybe KenL) My golf rounds are limited so doing anything away from single Strokeplay is a bit of a wrench

 

[KenL]

We used to have greensomes for our winter knockout but we changed to football as people didn’t like it.
The course is rammed with 4 balls in the winter anyway.
Most groups get round in under 3.5 hours.

 

[rosecott]

That’s avoiding my initial statement and my question to you!

It didn't apply pre-WHS

 

[PaulMdj]

It didn't apply pre-WHS

Which it what I said originally when you and @2blue questioned me.

 

[rosecott]

Which it what I said originally when you and @2blue questioned me.

You said then that you had to putt out since WHS was introduced. That is not so.

 

[LincolnShep]

We used to have greensomes for our winter knockout but we changed to football as people didn’t like it.

That's a rather radical change! Does your course have its own pitch?

 

[PaulMdj]

You said then that you had to putt out since WHS was introduced. That is not so.

No I didn’t, go back and see my original post! Post #15.

 

[clubchamp98]

That's a rather radical change! Does your course have its own pitch?

We played a course in Florida.
Tuesday was footgolf day on the golf course with a massive hole just short of the green.

 

[LincolnShep]

We played a course in Florida.
Tuesday was footgolf day on the golf course with a massive hole just short of the green.

I'd still lip out.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

We are told to putt out in bogey if we would still score a stapleford point. To maintain handicap integrity.

…against your CH? Though I’m thinking that most, if not all, clubs will have PH for the (Bogey) comp to be 100% of your CH.

Still don’t like that WHS has taken away ones of the main interesting aspects of bogey…that of taking on shots I wouldn’t normally attempt in an attempt to not lose the hole, or indeed to try and win the hole if the circumstances so demanded.

 

[Deleted member 35927]

…against your CH? Though I’m thinking that most, if not all, clubs will have PH for the (Bogey) comp to be 100% of your CH.

Still don’t like that WHS has taken away ones of the main interesting aspects of bogey…that of taking on shots I wouldn’t normally attempt in an attempt to not lose the hole, or indeed to try and win the hole if the circumstances so demanded.

It hasn't taken anything away has it really. You're still free to play as you wish.