Qualifying Competitions Rant

[MendieGK]

There's no requirement to play off the Whites for Supplementaries - merely a 'Measured Course'. Clubs may prefer you to do so though and it's probably more indicative of competition conditions.

Indeed, either format would be acceptable. all you need to ensure is that the same things appear on card as needs to be on a Competition one - and that the Supplementary Card process is followed.

Ah ok, we always do ours off the blues at our club as for an extra 300yards i am more than happy to receive an extra two shots on the SSS also, as mentioned the tee is often pushed forward anyway.

Some may call it cheating, i call it taking advantage of the conditions. Bit like all these +3 handicappers that only play national event with CSS's of 78 and reductions only.

 

[Twin Lakes]

That's a nice attitude to have, let's play nice yeh??! I think fish has clearly said there are not enough qualifier and no Q stableford midweek etc

Have you played kenilworth? It's a proper test and you could destroy your card at any point as there is trouble potentially on every hole.

I have played Keniworth. It was with great expectations with what Robin had written on HDID Forum. He had built it up to almost mystical levels of difficulty. Needless to say I had a great day and the GM boys struggled but the HDID team didn't. :whoo:

I did host Robin at South Hereford a while back. I'll let him tell you what he thought!

 

[Val]

Why? If he wants to get personal and attempt to goad me into a spat and people pick up on that as there's is no need for it, then they have the right to air their views based on the tone of his post, don't they?

I agree with all the responses (except his), and Imurg puts it across perfectly.

Of courses they are, absolutely. Just highlighting the history mate.

 

[Twin Lakes]

There have been 7 qualifying rounds so far in 3 months! I've been cut in 2, had 3 x 0.1's and made buffer in 2 but now most months will only offer up 2 opportunities at most and I may not be able to attend all those so, supplementaries are my only other opportunity like the one I have just done, I personally don't see any problem with them but I would rather have more qualifying rounds to enter at my club, which is the main point of the topic as I constantly read on here people being cut from weekly comps every week.

I could just sit back on my 23, play in my club knock-outs and matchplays with loads of shots, win club prizes, take the sweep money but then the same people would berate you for the opposite reasons!

I would never call you a bandit for playing off 23. Stats don't lie.