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Worst medal score ever)

So irrespective of ones views on the poor sods round. What advice if any would you give to him, coz am sure he would not want to have that round again.
 
rosecott said:
What a disappointing and selfish attitude you and some other contributors have expressed. As others have said, we all had to start our golfing journey at some point and I would want to treat new golfers in the same way I was treated in the early stages.

I played in a medal yesterday. Myself and one of my PPs managed to register nett 2 and 3 over SSS. The other 2 PPs were 28 handicappers playing in only their 2nd or 3rd comp and their first experience of medal play. Co-incidentally they both managed to score gross 51 over SSS, we got round in 4 hours with no dramas. They both got on with the game and both said they had been dreading playing a medal but had thoroughly enjoyed the experience and were grateful for any encouragement given.
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I agree we all have to start somewhere and the guy has clearly progressed having got a 26 starting handicap. Unless there are mitigating circumstances however, that the OP hasn't disclosed, I still stand by the fact that it would have detracted from my enjoyment. I would be surprised if this group got round in 4 hours, but stand to be corrected. It's nothing to do with treating new golfers differently. He may already have been in the club for a while. I would just have found it a difficult situation, especially if we were looking for balls regularly (which I'd always do for any PP) and would simply find it hard to enjoy my own game in this situation
 
Around 6 years ago I broke a few bones in my left hand. As a golf addict I could not sit it out for 6 weeks. I turned up every week and swung with just my right hand. Regularly shot about 120. Ruined my handicap but the challenge of breaking 100 was irresistible. Didn't manage it though.
 
stulewis1975 said:
If it makes people feel reassured one of the 3ball actually won the comp with a net 67 and the round took 3hrs 35 so all good👍👍
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So he went round in good time and also didn't affect his PP scoring - that should show a few people not to be so quick to judge :thup:

Hope your mate has better days soon and that he was still smiling at the end
 
HomerJSimpson said:
I agree we all have to start somewhere and the guy has clearly progressed having got a 26 starting handicap. Unless there are mitigating circumstances however, that the OP hasn't disclosed, I still stand by the fact that it would have detracted from my enjoyment. I would be surprised if this group got round in 4 hours, but stand to be corrected. It's nothing to do with treating new golfers differently. He may already have been in the club for a while. I would just have found it a difficult situation, especially if we were looking for balls regularly (which I'd always do for any PP) and would simply find it hard to enjoy my own game in this situation
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I'm just looking forward to his 'quest for single figures' blog

It's a journey !!!
 
How exactly did he run up this score? Was it a load of drives out of bounds?

Really cant picture someone taking 175 shots and getting round in that time.

Was he just stolling up to it and slapping it along the floor?

Was he looking for the ball when he hit them into the trees and rough?
 
garyinderry said:
How exactly did he run up this score? Was it a load of drives out of bounds?

Really cant picture someone taking 175 shots and getting round in that time.

Was he just stolling up to it and slapping it along the floor?

Was he looking for the ball when he hit them into the trees and rough?
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Could easily be this - without being sexist , it's just the example I can think off and there's plenty of men who do it too - there's occasionally a group of ladies behind us at the weekend, 2 of which who score 120s generally but they are anything but slow. They hit/ mishit the ball anything from 5 yards to 70 yards but it's always in play and they walk to it and hit it again. The group is always in great spirits and time is not an issue.
 
rksquire said:
Could easily be this - without being sexist , it's just the example I can think off and there's plenty of men who do it too - there's occasionally a group of ladies behind us at the weekend, 2 of which who score 120s generally but they are anything but slow. They hit/ mishit the ball anything from 5 yards to 70 yards but it's always in play and they walk to it and hit it again. The group is always in great spirits and time is not an issue.
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Nothing sexist about that observation at all. I've seem plenty of women golfers who dunt the ball 3 or 4 times along every hole and as you say they never hit it into an trouble. A wee group of them behind you can be relentless. They don't hit it hard so the ball doesn't have much spin and runs out a fair bit.

Men with there extra power tend to be much more wilder and find trouble far more often in my experience.
 
Do people really have 3.5hour rounds during comps?

Never happens at my club even when everyone shoots sub 100
 
Dasit said:
Do people really have 3.5hour rounds during comps?

Never happens at my club even when everyone shoots sub 100
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At least 50% will be round in under that time at ours (3balls) - the time will stretch out a bit towards the end of the field. However, 4hr rounds a almost unheard of still......I've never had one in the 15ish years I've been there.

Moving to a muni next month, 3.5hrs may be ambitious 😂
 
HomerJSimpson said:
I agree we all have to start somewhere and the guy has clearly progressed having got a 26 starting handicap. Unless there are mitigating circumstances however, that the OP hasn't disclosed, I still stand by the fact that it would have detracted from my enjoyment. I would be surprised if this group got round in 4 hours, but stand to be corrected. It's nothing to do with treating new golfers differently. He may already have been in the club for a while. I would just have found it a difficult situation, especially if we were looking for balls regularly (which I'd always do for any PP) and would simply find it hard to enjoy my own game in this situation
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So, what you are saying is that you fully support that club members have a duty to use their experience to help new golfers to progress in the game but you would rather not be personally involved.
 
Robobum said:
At least 50% will be round in under that time at ours (3balls) - the time will stretch out a bit towards the end of the field. However, 4hr rounds a almost unheard of still......I've never had one in the 15ish years I've been there.

Moving to a muni next month, 3.5hrs may be ambitious 
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Think I must be at a really slow club.

4 and a half hours is usual for weekend 3 ball comps.


Kills me as I play quick golf and usually have other things going on that day to get to.
 
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