Should I have handed my card in?

[Tiger]

Had a bit of a dodgy start today and then started to get going till I hit our 12th and the wheels came off. My playing partner had a mare and his negativity started to eat away at me. Anyway I carded a 107 but didn't hand it in which would have got me a 0.1. I was so angry about how the round had gone, especially the breaks in concentration etc.

He made a phonecall on the 3rd , duffed 4 consecutive shots on the 7th couldn't find his ball called the group behind through having refused to hit another one and then found it, eventually. He NR'd after 15 and spent most of the round cursing his luck.

Should I just have taken it like a man and handed it in?

 

[jammydodger]

Yes of course you should have. If you finish the round then get your card handed in , it may affect CSS and other peoples handicaps. So you played badly , we all do it and try to find excuses , golfers are terrible for blaming everything except themselves

 

[ant2611]

if your off 28.0 how can u get 0.1 ??

 

[brendy]

If it was a qualifying round (ie a competition) then yes you should have handed in. At our club if a car isnt handed in, it results in a temporary ban for the next competition.
If another guy put you off, you have two options, say to him at the time or block it out and never play with him again.

 

[kid2]

Had a bit of a dodgy start today and then started to get going till I hit our 12th and the wheels came off. My playing partner had a mare and his negativity started to eat away at me. Anyway I carded a 107 but didn't hand it in which would have got me a 0.1. I was so angry about how the round had gone, especially the breaks in concentration etc.

He made a phonecall on the 3rd , duffed 4 consecutive shots on the 7th couldn't find his ball called the group behind through having refused to hit another one and then found it, eventually. He NR'd after 15 and spent most of the round cursing his luck.

Should I just have taken it like a man and handed it in?

I know its hard Tiger especially when trying to improve but hand them all in.......Im high just like you and i know its frustrating when you want to play well and dont...Outside influence or not....But the beauty of the game is like this......For 7 weeks i went from 17.4 to 18.1 with all 0.1's mind you some were just narrowly out but 0.1's nonetheless.....The week before last i shot a nett 70 2 shots under my handicap when the course was set up for junior and intermediate scratch cup comps.....I was playing a par 72.....I got 0.6 back......
The great thing is that i played very well but the best part was that it had all but cancelled out 2 months worth of under average play by me in 1 competition........

Oh and i was off 17.5 again until i got 0.1 back againg last week

Keep the chin up pal....Look forward to next weekend!

 

[Tiger]

If it was a qualifying round (ie a competition) then yes you should have handed in. At our club if a car isnt handed in, it results in a temporary ban for the next competition.
If another guy put you off, you have two options, say to him at the time or block it out and never play with him again.

I still have my card can I hand it in?

 

[kid2]

I think once its signed by you and a marker you can Tiger

 

[RGDave]

Should I just have taken it like a man and handed it in?

Yes. I know a few players that often bin their cards and don't get pulled up. What they achieve is avoiding the inevitable of going up a stroke eventually. It seems pointless to me.
Better to hand in 10 atrocious cards a year and then have some back-up when you get accused of banditry with 40 points.

 

[Basher]

Think it might be a bit late to hand it in now mate.

All cards and scores have surely been gathered and collated.

 

[Tiger]

Will hand it in. Thanks for the counsel guys.

 

[Golfmmad]

Always hand your card in, whether good or bad. I don't see why anybody wouldn't, as it's a true reflection of golfing ability. If your playing partner is faffing about, try and ignore him and concentrate on your own game. For instance, whilst waiting to take your next shot, really think about club selection. As a high handicapper myself I've lost count of the number of times I've thought, why did I take that club when I should of taken this one etc. When will I learn.
Make it to your advantage rather than against.

Golfmmad.

 

[rickg]

Tiger,

If you don't return your card you will be disqualified. Different clubs have different consequences for repeat D/Q's. here is the rule:

Rule 6-6 b. Signing and Returning Card
After completion of the round, the competitor should check his score for each hole and settle any doubtful points with the Committee. He must ensure that the marker or markers have signed the score card, sign the score card himself and return it to the Committee as soon as possible.

PENALTY FOR BREACH OF RULE 6-6b:
Disqualification.

 

[HughJars]

If it was a qualifying round (ie a competition) then yes you should have handed in. At our club if a car isnt handed in, it results in a temporary ban for the next competition.
If another guy put you off, you have two options, say to him at the time or block it out and never play with him again.

I still have my card can I hand it in?

There is virtually no chance that the competition hasn't been closed down. You will be disqualified, and depending on your club rules, possibly banned from the next comp.

 

[clubchamp07]

Whenever someone is messing about or getting on like a spoilt brat during a round with me, I just simply LAUGH at them, The expression on their faces is priceless.
It makes them think "why is he laughing at me?" they soon STOP, try it, it works for me.

Yes you should of handed it in..........

 

[Tiger]

Will see if the committee will accept it. If not it's another lesson learnt. Appreciate the speed of comments guys and helping me come to my senses. Frustration got the better of me, will not let it happen again.

 

[Region3]

Always hand in is my opinion.

As Ant said above, you won't get a 0.1 as you're already 28.

Something that no-one's mentioned yet, if you're playing by the rules, your partner's got no option to search as long as he likes for a ball. He's got 5 minutes and if it's not found by then it's lost and he either goes back to the the last place where he played under penalty, or NR's.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Put it down to one of those things. I played terribly as it took nearly 4 1/2 hours for a social 3 ball yesterday and by the 11th I had lost the will. Someone rightly pointed out what would have happened if it had been a comp and the round was that slow.

I think if you are playing with this guy again you need to have a discreet word before you go out and maybe explain that playing provisionals may help keep the game moving. If it's a drawn competition then maybe you'll get a better partner next time

 

[JustOne]

Put it down to one of those things. I played terribly as it took nearly 4 1/2 hours for a social 3 ball yesterday and by the 11th I had lost the will.

There's a lot of duffers at your place, it's always going to be slow

How could you know by the 11th? Maybe it might have really sped up... sounds like an issue with your focus... do they do lessons for that?

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Stupid thing was we were moving pretty well until the 7th and then it crawled. Two groups waiting on the 11th and I got bored and lost focus. I had 18 points going out and had gone par bogey for another 7 points on the 10th and 11th so I wasn't chopping at that stage. When you can't hit a ball for nearly 10 minutes it tends to get a bit boring

 

[JustOne]

When you can't hit a ball for nearly 10 minutes it tends to get a bit boring

Not if you smoke LOL