Unpopular opinions

[patricks148]

Clearly a high handicapper is not going to win a scratch comp, neither is a mid handicapper, so whilst both groups would carry on playing golf they are unlikely to enter those comps. The system levels the playing field and yes that is pretty unfair on good players. However, the alternative is a weekend comp with only 10-12 players entering and 60+ people playing golf but not in the comp. The handicap system is a necessary evil.

How many golfers play in your comps at a weekend now? Realistically how many do you think would enter if it was scratch golf every week? The lack of clubs offering only scratch golf suggest it would be a killer for clubs.

70 -100 more for the silver trophies
as for if it were scratch only, same because i'd imagine most at my club enjoy playing and are not interested in entering because they can win because of their handicaps

all about playing not the results or lack of them

 

[patricks148]

That sounds great! Golf in the colonies will be really enjoyable without all the grumpy wingers. Stress free golf with friends that don’t go on about which side of the tee you stand and how they lost because a crow flapped it’s wings when they were on their downswing.

not me dear boy the marching band of the Scots guards could be banging away and it wouldn't bother me

 

[Jacko_G]

Ban people from talking in stableford points when it's a stroke play competition.

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

Ban people from talking in stableford points when it's a stroke play competition.

And also the "with xx number of blobs!"

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Ban people from talking in stableford points when it's a stroke play competition.

Stableford is also strokeplay 😉😂. (Couldn’t resist 😀)

 

[Jacko_G]

Stableford is also strokeplay 😉😂

It's ok I can handle getting questioned, no toys out the pram here.

You enter a stableford comp, you score in points. You enter a stroke play comp let's just stick to tallying up the score. No point to conversions!

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[upsidedown]

All players should stand in HNSP at all times

 

[Deleted member 15344]

It's ok I can handle getting questioned, no toys out the pram here.

You enter a stableford comp, you score in points. You enter a stroke play comp let's just stick to tallying up the score. No point to conversions!

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Strokeplay =Medal , Stableford, Bogey

Matchplay is obviously a match against an opponent

So Medal is what you are talking about

 

[Imurg]

All players should stand in HNSP at all times

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!

 

[clubchamp98]

People who shout “ get in the hole” on a par five tee.
High cappers and anyone else who tell me what I am doing wrong in my swing.

 

[rosecott]

Strokeplay =Medal , Stableford, Bogey

Matchplay is obviously a match against an opponent

So Medal is what you are talking about[/QUOTE]

Of course you mean "regular strokeplay",

 

[backwoodsman]

apart from the ping of course

And there was me just about to put up that posts #152 onwards prove point 3 😁

Forgot to include
36 points with 3 blobs is way better than 37 points with none.

 

[BubbaP]

The term "clutch" has no place in any discussion about golf 🙂

 

[Wolf]

1. Rory got lucky that his peak period coincided when there was no real stand out players to contest the same events.
2. Rory is a bit of a dick and I can't particularly stand him
3. Links golf, and golf courses are overrated
4. The Open is the least entertaining major.
5. Augusta is a glorified field..
6. US Open is the best major and toughest test of golf, of all 4 majors.
7. Dress codes should be abolished as they're ridiculously old fashioned
8. Seperate tee times for age or gender should be scrapped.
9. Peter Allis and Mark Roe should be made to retire from commentating
10. The Players is the best tour event of the year by far.

Just realised I could go on all day 😂

 

[Gopher]

Take away the history element and St Andrews wouldn't be a top 100 course

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[Captainron]

Liverpoolphil is actually a nice guy

 

[4LEX]

The US PGA Championship should have it's major status taken away. They didn't create the game and shouldn't have 75% of the majors.

 

[richart]

Liverpoolphil is actually a nice guy

Just choked on a werther.

You will be telling me next that you are a steady golfer, and LQ favours a high ball flight.

 

[clubchamp98]

The US PGA Championship should have it's major status taken away. They didn't create the game and shouldn't have 75% of the majors.

I think they should have one that travels the world, Australia,Mainland Europe Asia etc.

 

[richart]

No man should get more than one shot a hole.
No one should change in the car park
Bar levies are a good thing.
No one should use iron covers
Halfway huts are your friend
The sausage bap at the halfway hut at Sunningdale is not that great.
New course is better than Old at Sunningdale.
17th at St Andrews is a great hole, though not from new back tee.