What defines a good round to you?

[CrapHacker]

so if you went round over par would you be happier it was because you hit it well but short game let you down rather than hitting it badly but short game getting you out of trouble most of the time?

That's a definite.

Getting the ball off the tee helps me enjoy the round.

Scoring well helps me enjoy the round.

But I'm with most here. Good company makes it worthwhile.

Shame the only round I managed this month was with JustOne. It's enough to make anyone want to give up the game.

 

[HawkeyeMS]

so if you went round over par would you be happier it was because you hit it well but short game let you down rather than hitting it badly but short game getting you out of trouble most of the time?

In a nutshell yes. The way I look at it it's about giving yourself chances, putting yourself in a position to shoot below your h'cap. That doesn't happen all that often if you hit it badly, yes there might be days when you sink every putt and get yourself out of trouble but those days rarely lead to cuts in my experience. I actually shot my h'cap in a medal back in March hitting it terribly for the most part but I got down for par 3 times from 100yds and birdied the 3 greens in hit in regulation. My putter was red hot that day but I didn't enjoy it because I know +12 was the best score I could have made. Last Friday I shot +13 hitting it well apart from probably 3 shots which gave me 2 trebles (they were really bad shots ) but I know +13 was the worst score I could have made on the day and could easily have been a +8 or +9. I was happier with that round even though it was one worse because I know playing like that more often is gonna get me more cuts than scrambling.

Hope that makes sense

 

[upsidedown]

Anything under handicap is good for me

 

[G_Mulligan]

Interesting to see that a higher score makes you happier because the potential was there for a better one. It does make sense or certainly you explained it very well. I would have thought it would be so frustrating that you played well off the tee and could not take advantage that would ruin some enjoyment.

This attitude is almost entirely exclusive to golf and not really in other sports. In cricket if you are batting beautifully but get out to a fluke delivery it is not better than batting badly but keep nicking it through the slips for a 4. Or playing well in football but losing over playing badly and grinding out a result.

Strange game this

 

[jammydodger]

Shooting around my h/c but preferably under but also its got to be a good ball striking round. I hate playing if i'm hitting it all over the place it just gets very wearing and tiresome.

Also its nice to have had a couple of really difficult shots that have come off the way you planned them. NO 3 putts and a few birdies adds to the pleasure.

As long as the company is reasonably social then i'm not too fussed as I am as happy mooching along with my own thoughts as I am cracking out the p*ss taking jibes.

 

[Smiffy]

Playing "reasonably" well and good banter make it for me. I hate it when I go out and play like an absolute prat and could be on the best course in the country but wouldn't want to be there.
I would rather play good golf and lose a game than play utter garbage and win.
I take no pleasure in winning holes with bogies or doubles.

 

[kev_off_the_tee]

I judge a good round by my mood as I leave.

Factors such as company, score, memorable shots all have an effect on that.

I guess the more I'm settling into golf and the better I'm playing, the better mood I'm in and I can enjoy it more

 

[bladeplayer]

Just wondering (as the title suggests) what is most important in a good round of golf?

Scoring well? Good company? Weather?

Is there anything else that would detract from that?

shooting below my handicap & getting cut = good round for me .. good company is important but playing with strangers (esp the unfriendly ones)strenghtens your game for club matches etc ,, weather ? hate playing in wind but will always roll up & play if the course is open

 

[CrapHacker]

Interesting to see that a higher score makes you happier because the potential was there for a better one. It does make sense or certainly you explained it very well. I would have thought it would be so frustrating that you played well off the tee and could not take advantage that would ruin some enjoyment.

This attitude is almost entirely exclusive to golf and not really in other sports. In cricket if you are batting beautifully but get out to a fluke delivery it is not better than batting badly but keep nicking it through the slips for a 4. Or playing well in football but losing over playing badly and grinding out a result.

Strange game this

If I'm playing a match, then winning is important, if it's a match that counts.

Like darts. If I'm playing in the pub for a game, then it's down to having a piint and a laugh. But if it's a league game, then the point is what matters.

Also, for me, the fact that I'm playing off 18 is relevant. I don't play to h/c too often, so my expectation is lower.

However, in the old days when I was working more for my h/c, and got down to 13, then the worse I played, the less I enjoyed it. IE when I was off 20+ I enjoyed the game as long as I pured one now and then, as I was coming down it was the score that mattered. Then as I neared my personal best, then I grumbled more and more over each single mishit - I could play a reasonable round but walk off less than chuffed if I lost it over the last two or three holes, nowadays I'd kill for that.

 

[TheClaw]

Shooting my hc or better.

 

[HawkeyeMS]

Interesting to see that a higher score makes you happier because the potential was there for a better one. It does make sense or certainly you explained it very well. I would have thought it would be so frustrating that you played well off the tee and could not take advantage that would ruin some enjoyment.

This attitude is almost entirely exclusive to golf and not really in other sports. In cricket if you are batting beautifully but get out to a fluke delivery it is not better than batting badly but keep nicking it through the slips for a 4. Or playing well in football but losing over playing badly and grinding out a result.

Strange game this

Don't get me wrong, it's mega frustrating but you can't force the ball in the hole. How many times do you see the pro's shoot level par and tell us they could have been 5 under if the putts had dropped. That's exactly how I look at it and I'm thinking about it from a long term perspective not just about the last round. If I'm gonna get to single figures I have to be giving myself chances to beat my h'cap on a regular basis, not just once every couple of months so if I come off the course knowing being in the buffer zone is the worst I could have shot then I know I've played well enough to give myself a chance and I'm happy because I know if I keep playing like that I will get there.

The other point about it is I get really nervous and feel a lot of self inflicted pressure if I'm on for a good score. It's that that causes the bad shots most of the time and I have to learn to deal with. The only way I'm gonna do that is put myself in that position regularly.

It is a strange game you're right and maybe mine is a strange attitude but it works for me

 

[HomerJSimpson]

The other point about it is I get really nervous and feel a lot of self inflicted pressure if I'm on for a good score. It's that that causes the bad shots most of the time and I have to learn to deal with.

Not what I wanted to read before Monday

 

[HawkeyeMS]

The other point about it is I get really nervous and feel a lot of self inflicted pressure if I'm on for a good score. It's that that causes the bad shots most of the time and I have to learn to deal with.

Not what I wanted to read before Monday