bobmac
Major Champion
Would you rather 3 putt for a bogey or hole a 10 foot putt for bogey?
Would you rather...(2)
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PJ87
Journeyman Pro
Hole a 10 foot for bogey 100%
Go into the next hole on a high rather than on a low of man if I had just hole that second putt would have been a par
MendieGK
Tour Winner
10ft putt for bogey suggests your not playing very well
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
Depends on the length of the 3 putt for me.
3 putts from 50 feet isn't a disaster, 3 putts from 5 feet is.
3 putts from 50 feet isn't a disaster, 3 putts from 5 feet is.
Norrin Radd
Tour Winner
Three stabs from 5ft for me isn't unusual ,I will take the ten foot bogey
duncan mackie
Money List Winner
100%
Which is also why hacking a 3i from a poor lie to 100yds centre fairway isn't the same as a well struck wedge to the same position, when you stand over the next shot. You are in the same physical place, facing the same shot but mentally you are in a completely different place.
Two versions of this question and still the one I expected has not come up:
Mixed pairs, do you choose Jennifer Anniston or Charlize Theron? I can't split them. Can we play as a three and accept a DQ?
Mixed pairs, do you choose Jennifer Anniston or Charlize Theron? I can't split them. Can we play as a three and accept a DQ?
jim8flog
Journeyman Pro
What is a three putt?
Norrin Radd
Tour Winner
Very very "hard" decision and one I would definitely take a DQ on.
I wouldn't mind a four-ball if Kate Beckinsale could manage to find the time to join in .
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
3 putt for bogey in the long term scheme of things, as my putting is easier fixed than the rest of my game
at the time, does it really matter, ive made bogey either way
at the time, does it really matter, ive made bogey either way
Norrin Radd
Tour Winner
Come and watch me putt ,you will very soon learn
Smasher
Medal Winner
3 putt for bogey as i had a birdie putt in that scenario. 10ft for bogey suggests I hit the green in 'par'. It's annoying but as fundy said it's easier to fix.
jim8flog
Journeyman Pro
Jensen
Tour Rookie
The putt before the 4th
bobmac
Major Champion
Do you not think it might affect your mood on the next tee shot?
Relieved to hole the 10 footer and only dropped one shot
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Angry to waste a birdie chance and end up dropping a shot
I'll take the 10ft bogey putt. It could so easily have been a double bogey from that range.
3 putts can happen - very long first putt on a very sloping green. A 2 putt under those circumstances is a bonus.
3 putts can happen - very long first putt on a very sloping green. A 2 putt under those circumstances is a bonus.
Smasher
Medal Winner
I'd be kicking myself which is easy to get over and get in the right frame of mind. More so than if I'd been spraying it everywhere, swing gone wrong shenanigans that could have lead to the 10ft bogey putt.
1 good shot away from a good mood again vs loads of swing thoughts creeping in that could ruin a whole round.
Smasher
Medal Winner
I think the answer depends on handicap. My swing can go at anytime and it becomes a battle, so I'm assuming the better players are taking the 10ft putt option.
Wolf
Well-known member
I'd take the 3 putt tbh, means I was there with a birdie opportunity to start with and hadn't hacked it there. For me my mindset is less affected by a 3 putt bogey than it would be by having chomped my way up the hole and saving bogey with a putt.
I'd be far less likely stood on the next worrying about a brain fart with the putter than I would be standing there knowing I've played the previous hole like a dog.
I'd be far less likely stood on the next worrying about a brain fart with the putter than I would be standing there knowing I've played the previous hole like a dog.
Would it affect my mood? Yes if there's been a run of poor putting but most of the time, no. For example, if you asked me after a few holes what my score was I'd have to give it a good think. I tend to dismiss whats gone on before and just get on with playing the shot in front of me. I can't change whats gone before but I can influence my next shot, and that's where my energies are focused.
