What do you do?

[Smiffy]

It would be the one time I suggested a "warm up" before the game, and insisted we all go down to the practice area before the off. Watch them hit a few balls and you'll soon see which way the money is heading.
Played at The Forest of Arden once with my mate Norman in a big Society day. The two guys we were drawn to play with (one played off 12 the other off about 19) suggested a side bet, £20.00 I think it was. I was up for it, Norm was a bit more reluctant, but finally caved in. What I didn't know was that he had seen them down the driving range before the off, and had seen the 12 handicapper of the two oinking his driver the best part of 300 yards arrow straight. He was hitting his irons like a pro too. Norm let me in on it after about 5 or 6 holes when we found ourselves 3 or 4 down, but had held on to the hope that maybe the guy couldn't putt. He could.....
We got slaughtered 6&5 I think and the 12 handicapper went on to win the day with 46 points playing off 3/4's. He was a football pro who played for Sheffield Wednesday (could have been United) and played golf every bloody day of the week, the biggest bandit I have ever met.
The Society cut him to 5 for the next years event but he never turned up.

 

[pbrown7582]

Don't mind a friendly wager but £25 with strangers u just met on the tee would be too much for me offer less would be my thoughts

 

[nufc86]

I have a wager when me and my mate play, loser buys lunch. Simples

 

[RichardC]

Friendly wagers are ok with me, but £25 front/back/overall is not what I would call a friendly wager.

 

[bladeplayer]

Never understood that format.. you win the front and the back thereby pocketing £10 and then get another £5 for nothing?

Is there some way to win a match whilst losing the front and the back 9's that I'm not aware of?

Works if there is moe than 2 players tho
Player A 35pts consisting of 19 - 16 points .. wins front 9
Player B 35pts consisting of 16 - 19 points .. wins back 9
Player C 36 pts consisting of 18 - 18 points .. wins overall

Can happen

As per the OP id never play TOTAL strangers for money , can get messy with rulings etc , ruin the round .. keep the money games for mates would be my thoughts on it

 

[19thagain]

I won through in a Scottish regional competition and went down to the deep south (Royal Ashdown Forest GC) for the final.

On practise day we were thrown together in fourballs and being last on the tee, as a hello, asked if we could play in pairs for cash, explaining that as I was a Scot it would have to be maximum of a POUND!

This was agreed - great fun was had but I did not receive my pound at the end, however, at the big dinner that evening I was called out to receive my winnings as my 'victim' was the head of the organisation hosting the event.

Our round, Scots in general and me in particular, gave him lots of ammunition for use during his speech, with the result that for my three days there, the other golfers all knew me by name and it was the friendliest event I have ever been to.

This resulted in me being invited to many venues, the best being two rounds at St Andrews staying in the Old Course Hotel all free.

It is my opinion I would NEVER have received all this hospitality or good humoured craic if I had offered to play for £25 instead of the miserable old pound!

 

[BoadieBroadus]

for strangers i'd wager £2 a side, plus game tops... i play enough competitive golf not to want to do it on holiday. plus they could end up being a complete pair of tadgers anywyay, and money being on the game makes it all turn out a bit on the tetchy side re gimmes etc...

holiday golf is rarely cheap, why pay that and potentially ruin it with some ill tempered hustling

 

[wull]

I suggest that you have a look at what they are carrying in their bags. If they are both sporting deep tans and carrying 1irons, then decline politely. If however they have more woods than irons.

so you'd happily take on Y.E Yang and K.J Choi:rofl:


definately too much money,they are at it trying to hussle folk,they would probably lie about their handicaps aswell.even between friends i'd say that was too much,i think £5 max and £2 is more realistic.even when you lose its not very much money lost so no one is in a huff really.

 

[Swinger]

Unless they look like serious players I'd go for the £25 but with £10 birdes and bits.

 

[harvey4banger]

Tell them you both play off 28 and take them for the cash

 

[sona]

Politely decline.