I don't think I'm particularly competitive and the matches I enjoy the most are when both players are playing well, win or lose but that does not mean I am actively wanting my opponent to make his long putt or hole a bunker shot. If someone does pull off a great shot I'm happy for them but it makes me want to do even better and I'm not actively wanting that great shot.
I don't think I've won a singles match in my club yet, but I've only entered it twice - lost first round both times. I enter them just to meet and play with a few different people really and enjoy it - if I was to win a match that'd be a bonus!
If it gives you any hope/consolation I had never got past the first round and I entered every year and the first time I won a match I got to the final
I've made a blunder and stupidly got myself cut from 16.9 to 15.3 in my last two rounds, right before the matches start.
Fear not my friend. I was off 13 last year. 8.1 now and facing a 16 (for now) handicapperI've made a blunder and stupidly got myself cut from 16.9 to 15.3 in my last two rounds, right before the matches start.
Circling back to this comment.
I can't see any of the comments made that could be considered to be advice. He was an idiot, will always be and idiot and you would be best to just put it down to experience and hope you never get drawn to play him again.
If you did not ask for advice you cannot be penalised.
So you’ve come down 5 shots that’s fantastic. Are you the one who uses Eureka swing with Steve Johnson?
As above I never have a feeling of wishing to 'smash' an opponent - whether that might be for current or past misdemeanors...largely because anger is not a healthy emotion, indeed it is a destructive emotion, but also, and probably mainly, it's not up to me whether I smash an opponent or not. I can only be determined to do my very best and not be careless...what transpires from doing that is in the hands of the golfing gods.
Probably on here I'd guess although allegedly he has a pretty healthy worldwide following that are using it.
Pretty sure he was breaking rather than bending the rules anyway - can't be bothered to find the ruling though at this time of the night though!Have heard a few stories of bending the rules in foursomes matchplay, which is the format for the 2 senior leagues I play in.
Best story I have heard of is when the other team had a breaking putt from about 4 feet to win the hole late on in the match. His partner, who had taken 1 more shot already, was further away so was putting first. He deliberately aimed towards his partners marker rather than the hole and left himself with a very similar putt, albeit from a few feet further away.
However, instead of putting out to give his partner a read for the crucial putt, as he had intended to do with this unsporting behaviour, our quick thinking team member just went up and picked up his ball and said "you can have that"
Rule 1.2a, Conduct Expected of All Players, and Clarification 1.2a/1, says that such action is a serious breach of conduct and the player is disqualified. Rule 23.9, Four Ball, and specifically Rule 23.9b says that a breach of Rule 1.2 by one partner means the side is disqualified.Pretty sure he was breaking rather than bending the rules anyway - can't be bothered to find the ruling though at this time of the night though!
Out of interest I looked up clarification 1.2a/1 and was somewhat surprised by "Repeatedly using vulgar or offensive language" as an example. Why isn't half the field in pretty much every club comp being DQ'd?
Youd have to actually call it on someone I guess and most people just laugh at someone swearing after a bad shot and walk off.Out of interest I looked up clarification 1.2a/1 and was somewhat surprised by "Repeatedly using vulgar or offensive language" as an example. Why isn't half the field in pretty much every club comp being DQ'd?
