Use of buggies

[Deleted member 15344]

As with any club or comp rule - if you don't like it then there is always a club that will not have the same rules

Our members decide our rules and our members have decided to treat the buggies as such and we don't hear any complaints.

There are plenty clubs that have the same feeling towards buggies and many that don't have them

 

[Pin-seeker]

As with any club or comp rule - if you don't like it then there is always a club that will not have the same rules

Our members decide our rules and our members have decided to treat the buggies as such and we don't hear any complaints.

There are plenty clubs that have the same feeling towards buggies and many that don't have them

Very well put Phillip 👍🏻

But no harm in people discussing it & offering their opinion.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

We could save a lot of posts by simply coming out with the "if you don't like the rules then move clubs" line 😞 straight away. Not much of a forum then though. Nor much progress.

 

[Pin-seeker]

We could save a lot of posts by simply coming out with the "if you don't like the rules then move clubs" line 😞 straight away. Not much of a forum then though. Nor much progress.

Imagine if everyone had the "if you don't like it jog on" attitude in life.
Although I suspect it only gets spouted when it suits.

 

[guest100718]

Standard GM forum fare. .. all inclusive as long as you agree with pointless rules.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

We could save a lot of posts by simply coming out with the "if you don't like the rules then move clubs" line 😞 straight away. Not much of a forum then though. Nor much progress.

Well you could put the request through to Committee and then onto the membership

Or you could just play golf like most of the others - walking.

In my own experience as well people using buggies also start to use the course as a race track and also don't show most respect to the golf course.

No one said it can't be discuss but also don't think it's fair for clubs to be judged based on a buggy policy.

 

[Pin-seeker]

Well you could put the request through to Committee and then onto the membership

Or you could just play golf like most of the others - walking.

In my own experience as well people using buggies also start to use the course as a race track and also don't show most respect to the golf course.

No one said it can't be discuss but also don't think it's fair for clubs to be judged based on a buggy policy.

And the requirement of a Doctors note?
What's wrong with trusting the intregrity of the member when they say that they NEED a buggie?
Why do they need to waste a Doctors time just to please some idiot on a power trip?

 

[Capella]

At our club you can use buggies in comps only if you need them for medical reasons. I don't know if you have to bring in a doctor's note or if they just take your word for it, though. Our course is not really suited for buggies, so they try to keep buggy usage at a minimum.

 

[Slab]

Well you could put the request through to Committee and then onto the membership

Or you could just play golf like most of the others - walking.

In my own experience as well people using buggies also start to use the course as a race track and also don't show most respect to the golf course.

No one said it can't be discuss but also don't think it's fair for clubs to be judged based on a buggy policy.

Maybe that's just a local thing, do you also get buggies left up on bricks by the odd tee box

 

[louise_a]

For ladies comps you need a doctors note, but for men's anyone can use one.

 

[drdel]

Perhaps we should think of using Segways - golfers could stand and pretend they are walking yet they could still roar around and pester the 'walkers' to let them play thro.

 

[Deleted member 21784]

Perhaps we should think of using Segways - golfers could stand and pretend they are walking yet they could still roar around and pester the 'walkers' to let them play thro.

isnt there these golf boards being trailed at some places? http://www.golfboard.com/#product-details

simular idea

id no doubt hurt myself lol

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on the main topic I think buggies are fine in comps or not.. only problem we have in our society is the person running it has all buggies together so just means the same people always play together because their in buggies

I'm used to buggies. My grandad couldnt play without one buy his friend of the same age didnt like using it unless he had to because he wanted to keep walking so when I played with them I stuck my clubs on the buggy.. paid for half usage then walked the majority of the way (except between the long holes) so that they both could enjoy the round and my grandad didnt have to pay the full cost

im considering a buggy tomorrow because I made the mistake of doing hovercrafting over the weekend and I ache to hell. no doctor would provide me with a note to say use a buggy but I might just do it so I can make the 18 without walking funny lol

 

[Slab]

isnt there these golf boards being trailed at some places? http://www.golfboard.com/#product-details

simular idea

id no doubt hurt myself lol

The club just got 4 of these golfboard things in. I had a play round the car park on one and fully intend to take one out for a round soon. Not the same protection from sun/rain as a buggy though and nowhere near as good a turning circle either

 

[HomerJSimpson]

And the requirement of a Doctors note?
What's wrong with trusting the intregrity of the member when they say that they NEED a buggie?
Why do they need to waste a Doctors time just to please some idiot on a power trip?

Can't help agreeing with this. Why impose an inevitable charge for the doctor note, on top of the buggy charge for someone to play in a competition having already paid their annual fees as well

 

[Mel Smooth]

Quite a few golfers regularly use a buggies at our place.

If they are gaining an advantage, then their handicap will reflect that over time.

My best play in the last 6 months came on one of the few occasions I used a carry bag in the winter.

Doubt there is much correlation between playing well, and the use of a buggy. You can extrapolate it further and argue that electric trolleys / pull trolleys, give you an advantage over carrying.

 

[jim8flog]

So you have to waste Doctors time (time that could be spent seeing someone who is really ill) to get a certificate saying that you can't play golf without the use of a buggie.
Couldn't the golf clubs just take their members word for it?

When you see a doctor for this purpose generally you will be seeing him as private patient so he can charge you for time and trouble.

The other benefit is that he might not be seeing you many more times because you are not doing more walking/exercise than you should causing other injuries.

 

[jpjeffery]

I don't understand how so many people can think there's no advantage to using a buggy.

Walking five miles is obviously more tiring than riding five miles.

I find I'm very tired after a round of golf whether it goes well or not, and I'm often useless the next day.

When I tee off on the 9th at my club course I dread the walk up the hill to my ball. It's not even a steep hill, but there's something about this particular upward trek that leaves me with 'weak' legs by the time I get to my next shot (possibly because it's the only one that requires a long iron approach shot rather than being close to the green so just needing a chip), at which point I need a minute or two to recover. If I rush taking the shot my legs don't transfer any weight and I hit a weak(er than usual) shot.

By the time I'm playing the 14th I'm mentally tired as well as somewhat physically drained. There are plenty of articles around about how golfers make more poor decisions at the end of the round than they do at the start when they're nice and fresh.

So, of course a buggy rider would have an advantage over the walkers. I'd love to play competition rounds riding a buggy, but our conditions of competition won't allow it (which at least saves me the extra 20-odd quid I'd have to pay out for hire).

BUT, I don't complain about it, after all, competitions should be won by the fitter and more able players, and I'm neither. At our old course (Beckenham Place Park - now closed by Lewisham Labour Council thanks to their dogmatic idiocy) we had a couple of senior members who were allowed to play comps riding a buggy, but anyone else needs a doctor's note.

However, I do agree that we should perhaps use gentlemen's trust rather than requiring a medical professional's time to issue something that's for something that's essentially quite trivial. Usually someone wanting to use a buggy is suffering a short-term injury and may not be able to get an appointment in time anyway. They should just seek a committee member's approval first.

2p

 

[HomerJSimpson]

As we're handicap golfers won't our playing abilities (or lack of) outweigh the advantage of a buggy in all but the rarest occasions and if you have a problem and need one will the fitness issues also add to the difficulty in playing and scoring