huds1475
Journeyman Pro
I'm always most alarmed by the clobber they wear to be honest
Trilby tour
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ArnoldArmChewer
Tour Winner
The rat pack looked cool in trilby's , I can't think of anybody since them
srixon 1
Journeyman Pro
I wonder how many wear it again after they have competed in the competition?
hacker_al
Club Champion
A couple of guys at our club have played this year and the kit gets regular outings
JakeWS
Assistant Pro
What do the winners get? Think I'd quite like my moment on tv.
Pjwgov
Hacker
In previous years I played several Trilby tour events and still use some of the bags(they are waterproof) and the clothes are still worn on a regular basis. Hopefully the event will return to other venues, then I might start entering again.
not the same you were cut 3 shots in between
Canary_Yellow
Journeyman Pro
True but it isn't the competitors fault that it's non qualifying. I didn't get cut any shots between those two rounds either.
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Deleted member 15344
Guest
It's basically a big society and it won't be a qualifier because they are not recognised by Congu and haven't requested too.
you said you shot one off 20 and one off 17 so you played off a lower handicap for the 2nd so you must have been cut
Canary_Yellow
Journeyman Pro
Yes. Sorry wasn't clear about what I meant. I was cut as a result of the 45 from 20 to 17 but not again until I shot 44.
So what I was getting at was that if the first big score had been non qualifying, it doesn't necessarily follow that I would have been playing off a lower handicap for the second big score. So my point was that it's not the competitors fault that trilby tour don't adjust handicaps. But if your criticism is of the way the trilby tour works (or at least that you think they should adjust handicaps) well that's a different point.
JV24601
Head Pro
I've been playing golf 6 years and come down from 24 to 9 in that time.
Along the way I've had some reasonable success in club competitions with some very high scores followed by very low.
I've always been and still am called a bandit for it.
But I know I'm not. I'm desperate to do my best in every round I play and would never dream of 'protecting' a handicap or anything like that.
However, I appreciate there are people out there who do the opposite and that's a shame.
I'm just saying, it's too easy to point a finger when a mid-high handicapper wins something, unless you know the full story.
Along the way I've had some reasonable success in club competitions with some very high scores followed by very low.
I've always been and still am called a bandit for it.
But I know I'm not. I'm desperate to do my best in every round I play and would never dream of 'protecting' a handicap or anything like that.
However, I appreciate there are people out there who do the opposite and that's a shame.
I'm just saying, it's too easy to point a finger when a mid-high handicapper wins something, unless you know the full story.
The point I was making is that most golfers with current handicaps when they shoot low scores in club comps they get a handicap cut and if you are reg beating your handicap in non qual comps why are these guys not also doing it in club comps
I know full well the TT is non qualifying. The guys did look like a 17 handicapper, no dispute there.
must just be coincidence that plenty who play on it consistently shoot low scores with little or no reduction in handicap.
The "Short Game Wizard" being the prime example
not seen him in the couple Ive seen so far.Canary_Yellow
Journeyman Pro
The point I was making is that most golfers with current handicaps when they shoot low scores in club comps they get a handicap cut and if you are reg beating your handicap in non qual comps why are these guys not also doing it in club comps
I know full well the TT is non qualifying. The guys did look like a 17 handicapper, no dispute there.
must just be coincidence that plenty who play on it consistently shoot low scores with little or no reduction in handicap.
The "Short Game Wizard" being the prime example
Haha! Indeed....people that do well on it year after year off a 3/4 handicap obviously just bring their A game for Skysports and William Hunt, I think it would be more likely to have the opposite effect on me...
I was initially sceptical of the chap in question that won two seperate events this year, (as my posts show above), but actually, it could have been me had I entered two events in the season where my handicap came down a lot, and I know how I would feel if it were me being judged in this thread without anyone knowing me. So I feel a bit bad that I was sceptical in the first place as it fundamentally without basis.
As always on these threads, I end up simply thinking that the Trilby Tour is what it is and I don't think it's for me. But, I still watch it when it's on and it actually looks like a pretty unique experience. I might be tempted if it were played at a some other courses, but I can understand the Marriot tie up.
Of course people are capable of low scores. When i started playing i joined a club, got a handicap of 24, within 3 months it was down to 12. i played 2 comps a week and was shooting a lower round every time i went out, but each time i did the next time my handicap was lower. I was probably a prime example of why they brought in ESR's (though we don't have them in Scotland) if it were me that had played in these evenst and won 2 a few weeks apart, i'm pretty sure i would have played in a at least 2 or 3 qual comps in between, esp if i was in this sort of form.
Liverbirdie
Ryder Cup Winner
Qwerty
Tour Winner
AlanMills
Hacker
I have to be honest and say that, yes, I'm a sceptic when watching the TT on telly. I commented a couple of years ago in a different forum that "isn't it a coincidence that same guys are doing well year in year out'. Regarding one such chap I got a response along the lines of 'yeah, he plays at our club and only hands in the minimum number of cards each year.'.
Also, I've also wondered about quoted yardages as I'm always bemused when we see a 200y par 3 and everyone we see is taking an iron! I could name only a small handful capable of hitting an iron that far at our club. By far the majority would be hitting woods and hybrids if not driver,
Also, I've also wondered about quoted yardages as I'm always bemused when we see a 200y par 3 and everyone we see is taking an iron! I could name only a small handful capable of hitting an iron that far at our club. By far the majority would be hitting woods and hybrids if not driver,
Alex1975
Tour Winner
Mike, why specifically is this the case on this topic please? Some of the politics threads in out of bounds must have pure speculation and false accusation in them far less accurate than what might be said on this topic?! In another recent thread Trump is very clearly accused of being a golf cheat. Is GM partnered with or have some financial tie in with Trilby Tour.
If Mike has covered this in the past I am curious to know?
Thx
Canary_Yellow
Journeyman Pro
I don't think there is a tie in, (although I don't know that for sure) but any comments that suggest cheating is going on or are otherwise damaging to the Trilby Tour brand could be considered libellous. If it could be demonstrated that it leads to a loss of earnings for the Trilby Tour could leave GM exposed. I'm sure GM retains some responsibility for what is said on here regardless of who says it.
I suspect the sensitivity could be because the Trilby Tour keep there eye on threads like this (which wouldn't be surprising at all) and that unlike most of the topics we discuss, there is a risk of something being stated that directly hurts them in terms of the number of people that sign up etc..
