Winning Open score to raise eyebrows!

[Foxholer]

Oh the Tabloid "Shock - Horror" brigade are out in force on this one.........

Firstly, I'll agree that 2 scores like that will raise eyebrows.

But...

Just like the "Novice to Scratch in a year" thread a while back, it's not impossible.
Highly unlikely, but not impossible.
And just because he's done it, on this Forum, he's generally being branded a Cheat....
A couple of years ago I had 49 points playing off 9, a gross 66 (-4) and I left at least 4 more points out there. My next 2 rounds on the next 2 days were 70 and 69.....
Off a higher handicap, if everything went very well, then high 50's isn't impossible by any means - rare Yes but impossible - No.

Everyone saying it's impossible for someone to have 2 stonking rounds back to back on the same day - No it isn't.....

Highly, highly improbable but not impossible.........

And he gets cut by however many shots the Computer says he gets cut by - the same as anyone else....
And I bet he's struggling off the new handicap.
We don't know any real History of the Guy, we don't know anything to be able to judge if his handicap is right or wrong.
All we know is that he shot 2 good rounds back to back.

So he must be a Cheat......

Pretty much agree with this! Though I can see certain circumstances where this sort of thing is less unlikely!

Until the full facts are known, it's all speculation and pre-judgement!

 

[ludders]

I have worked out which course this happened at and they give the guys name on their website, so are not hiding anything.
I have played it on a fair few occasions and never shot better than 35 points (off 16). It is a tight track that has very mature trees all over the course. I have played with a 4 handicapper round there and he moaned al the way round about how tight it was and you get penalised if a shot is only slightly off target. I do think 2 scores that low are unlikely but as the club has verified it and put his name on there website then we have to accept it and move on. It would be interesting to see how his results fair in the coming weeks now he has been cut.
As Fader has said that he will not name the club on here I will not do so either