Boabski
Challenge Tour Pro
a solid round with the view of getting cut is always what i play for.
Win or Cut?
- Thread starter Imurg
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robbest3offthetee
Tour Rookie
Yeh,Have to feel for the guys that come in with gross 68.69,70,s and then get beat by a high h/capper who comes in with some ridiculous nett score,see it so many times...
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
But all low handicappers will have done that at one time or another on their way down. It's not Banditry, just a good day.
Play your best - see what happens.
Macster
Journeyman Pro
Medal or Stableford - play for Handicap reduction, thoughts of 'winning' never enter my head.
Matchplay is for 'Winning'.
Matchplay is for 'Winning'.
Oddsocks
Ryder Cup Winner
if i had to chose between .2 off my HC and a trophy, id chose the .2 every time.
Surely a win in a comp would also equal a cut, because 99% of the time you would have had to play below HC to win.
Surely a win in a comp would also equal a cut, because 99% of the time you would have had to play below HC to win.
jammydodger
Tour Winner
How about neither , i'm not too fussed about win at all costs (been there and done that) and i'm not interested in a h/c cut. I would just like to play golf and hit it well , close enough to h/c to make it enjoyable would be nice.
Luton Hoo , the pro smacks it round in gross 69 (4 under) for 40 points and a young whippersnapper shoots 43 points off 20. Thats the way it goes.
Luton Hoo , the pro smacks it round in gross 69 (4 under) for 40 points and a young whippersnapper shoots 43 points off 20. Thats the way it goes.
feary
Challenge Tour Pro
Bob would W-S-M be weston golf club by any chance?
jammydodger
Tour Winner
Probs be Weston-Super-Mare down the M5 from Bristol.
titleistkid
Club Champion
after 9 successive +0.1s after shooting 68 to win the last medal of the year I've given up trying to win and concentrated on trying to reduce some of the damage I've done this season. first cut on tuesday. 0.3 of the damage redeemed!
freddielong
Tour Winner
You have to go out and shoot your best score your lowest number, you never actually know what is going to win so you cannot go out to win, I have had very good scores and not won and fairly average scores and won, you can only play for your lowest score.
ScienceBoy
Money List Winner
Play to win of course, having fun is just a side thing 
Yes getting cut is a good thing, it makes winning again feel like a higher achievement.
A cut is only a way of increasing the challenge and getting me back out to do even better and win again.
Yes getting cut is a good thing, it makes winning again feel like a higher achievement.
A cut is only a way of increasing the challenge and getting me back out to do even better and win again.
Aztecs27
Money List Winner
Play for a good round and a cut.
At my level, I'm competing with myself more than anything. If a win is the outcome of a good round of golf well then that's a bonus.
At my level, I'm competing with myself more than anything. If a win is the outcome of a good round of golf well then that's a bonus.
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Alex1975
Guest
Playing for a cut, its all I care about.
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
not on saturday its not!!!!!!
MarkHK
Assistant Pro
Always playing for a cut, if I win its a bonus.
ScienceBoy
Money List Winner
Interesting view point, I am the opposite, I play to win and a cut is an added extra!
I aim to score as low as I possibly can on every hole, in the hopes I post the best score of the day.
Going up 0.1 is not the end of the world, it is a reflection of my game and drives me to do better!
This is a very interesting thread, it shows how different people think! Is one way the right way to get better at golf? Does each way have its + and - points?
Does winning to someone mean posting the best score on the day or is "winning" just besting your handicap?
GB72
Money List Winner
I play for the cut as that is a quantifiable target when I am out on the course. There is no way of telling what a winning score is going to be so I have no idea what to play for. Ok, I aim to beat the rest of my group but as there is normally a few quid on it and bragging rights for the week then that seems fair.
At my course you need to play at least 3-4 shots under your handicap to stand a chance of winning anyway so if I play for the cut I know I am in with a chance anyway.
At my course you need to play at least 3-4 shots under your handicap to stand a chance of winning anyway so if I play for the cut I know I am in with a chance anyway.
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Alex1975
Guest
I dont think i can get a cut can I in the format we are in? Maybe I can. Anyways if I can thats what i will be playing for.
The format has been changed to what you said, best 2 on the first 6, best 3 on the next 6 and all our scores on the last 6. Its a total fix for the low handicapers (cough cough the captain/green keeper!)
USER1999
Grand Slam Winner
The last medal I played in, I knew there was a net 59 in before I set foot on the course. Play to win? No chance. Par 72, net 59 is not within my ability.
I play in the vague hope I can knock a bit off my h/cap and make it even more difficult next week.
Idiot.
Oh, and I hit handicap today. Wooooooooo! On a new course too.
I play in the vague hope I can knock a bit off my h/cap and make it even more difficult next week.
Idiot.
Oh, and I hit handicap today. Wooooooooo! On a new course too.
jammydodger
Tour Winner
Did you go through the clowns mouth or round the lighthouse on the 3rd hole ?
