Unpopular opinions

[need_my_wedge]

I like Peter Alliss and think he should be on SKY TV
Pro golfers should have to find their own balls
Pro golfers not shouting fore when required, should be DQ'd

 

[Grant85]

Nope! Playoff. Best score should win, if it's a tie you play more holes to get a winner. My suggestion is unrealistic but look at it this way, it's fairer than an arbitrary way of deciding. If you aren't bothered don't hang about and you are taking the luck of the draw, much like with countback. If you do care, wait. Plus the bar would do well out of it!

Nah - It's not practical or a realistic prospect that clubs would adopt.
People teeing off at 7:30am are just not going to hang about all day and with any midweek medals there would almost certainly not be enough daylight to have a playoff after guys teeing off at 6pm had finished 18.

And what do you do in the situation where the 2 best scores are tied, but neither of them are about for a playoff?

People know that count back is in operation and the regular competitors are aware for the last 2 or 3 holes that their score there is more important than for the 1st 3 holes.

 

[fundy]

When their is a tie, they should use actual handicaps rather than playing handicaps to decide the winner! In the rare event its still a tie then have joint winners

 

[jamielaing]

Nah - It's not practical or a realistic prospect that clubs would adopt.
People teeing off at 7:30am are just not going to hang about all day and with any midweek medals there would almost certainly not be enough daylight to have a playoff after guys teeing off at 6pm had finished 18.

And what do you do in the situation where the 2 best scores are tied, but neither of them are about for a playoff?

People know that count back is in operation and the regular competitors are aware for the last 2 or 3 holes that their score there is more important than for the 1st 3 holes.

I know I am being ridiculous. I just hate the way of deciding.

 

[jamielaing]

When their is a tie, they should use actual handicaps rather than playing handicaps to decide the winner! In the rare event its still a tie then have joint winners

That's not a bad option there.

 

[Bigfoot]

Jordan Spieth is carrying my money this week !!

1. Trump should order anyone at US golf tournaments who shouts 'get in the hole' to be summarily shot on sight
2. Max handicap to be reinstated to 18
3. Ban phones on the course

If handicaps are limited to 18 , we can all give up golf, as fees will be so high, that only the mega rich will be able to play. There are a lot of players with handicaps above 18.

 

[IanM]

If handicaps are limited to 18 , we can all give up golf, as fees will be so high, that only the mega rich will be able to play. There are a lot of players with handicaps above 18.

hey, that'll speed up play a bit!

 

[doublebogey7]

Handicap allowance in all formats should be 100%
Flagsticks should always be left in the hole
We should always play off our exact handicap
Mixed gender competitions should be the norm
Competitions should generally be played in drawn groups

 

[Lord Tyrion]

When their is a tie, they should use actual handicaps rather than playing handicaps to decide the winner! In the rare event its still a tie then have joint winners

What is the difference between an actual h/c and a playing h/c? Is it 0.2, 0.3 etc rather than rounding up or down?

That would work for strokeplay but not stableford, if I have understood it correctly.

 

[turkish]

Transgender athletes should only compete in their birth gender- golf included

 

[fundy]

What is the difference between an actual h/c and a playing h/c? Is it 0.2, 0.3 etc rather than rounding up or down?

That would work for strokeplay but not stableford, if I have understood it correctly.

You just adjust each stableford score by the difference between actual and playing handicaps in the event of a tie

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

Transgender athletes should only compete in their birth gender- golf included

You better run for cover mate

 

[Deleted member 1147]

They should ban people from marking their ball, and bring back stymies - that'd stop the backstopping controversy

Drops should be done over the shoulder like in the old days, none of this knee height rubbish

 

[fundy]

They should ban people from marking their ball, and bring back stymies - that'd stop the backstopping controversy

Drops should be done over the shoulder like in the old days, none of this knee height rubbish

Massive fan of the stymie, especially in match play

 

[AmandaJR]

Not sure if it's unpopular but think it is! Remove handicaps altogether. Play your best, try to beat your previous best and may the best, most skilled, proficient golfer win.

Before I get the "it's about participation" then, also possibly unpopular, I call foul on that much held belief. Look at participation in running and cycling and triathlon. Do the slow athletes get a few miles head start to give them a chance of winning? No. Does that stop them competing. No.

I'd argue in fact that participation would increase as there would be no penalty (ie handicap increase) for playing poorly or playing in poor scoring conditions.

 

[Deleted member 18588]

Golf is rapidly becoming a game for chavs and yobs.

 

[IanM]

Not sure if it's unpopular but think it is! Remove handicaps altogether.

That's not as unpopular as you might think! It'd stop someone I know cheating to keep his handicap down so he can get into scratch opens!

 

[Bxm Foxy]

Golf is a game / past time, not a sport.

 

[AmandaJR]

That's not as unpopular as you might think! It'd stop someone I know cheating to keep his handicap down so he can get into scratch opens!

Yep. No more manipulation or bandits. I guess for prestigious competitions you'd have a qualifying criteria just as you do in other sporting events. Either qualifying rounds or an average score to par or something.

 

[Deleted member 25172]

Not sure if it's unpopular but think it is! Remove handicaps altogether. Play your best, try to beat your previous best and may the best, most skilled, proficient golfer win.

Before I get the "it's about participation" then, also possibly unpopular, I call foul on that much held belief. Look at participation in running and cycling and triathlon. Do the slow athletes get a few miles head start to give them a chance of winning? No. Does that stop them competing. No.

I'd argue in fact that participation would increase as there would be no penalty (ie handicap increase) for playing poorly or playing in poor scoring conditions.

So no picking up if you cannot score a point a'la Stableford. Everyone, no matter how good or bad need to hole out to get a score. Now we're talking some serious slow play.