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I have entered in Club Championship, off 20 at the minute and newish member not played many comps. I have only entered to get experience of playing in comps and the course will be set up very hard I am told......I am just worried might piss other members off if I have shocker and put them off game.....was thinking of withdrawing. Anyone been in this position?
 
Mate don’t withdraw. Everyone golfer has gone through this stage . If it’s a Stableford pick up and get ready for the next hole . If it’s a Medal and you play shit , then forgot about winning it and treat it like a Stableford , pick up after you can’t score and start again on the next hole … . Hope it makes some sort of sense.
Just crack on and get experience of playing with other members in Comps .
You will be fine
 
BELFAST_BLUE_BOY said:
I have entered in Club Championship, off 20 at the minute and newish member not played many comps. I have only entered to get experience of playing in comps and the course will be set up very hard I am told......I am just worried might piss other members off if I have shocker and put them off game.....was thinking of withdrawing. Anyone been in this position?
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I'd withdraw, it won't do your game any good. Where I play its single figures only then its done on a ballot so the lowest play if the tee times are over subscribed.
Why not follow the best players to see how they do it. Some of their talent may rub off on you. Good luck whatever you decide. My club's is this Sunday and I've not entered because my game is way off at the moment and I play off 5!
 
BELFAST_BLUE_BOY said:
I have entered in Club Championship, off 20 at the minute and newish member not played many comps. I have only entered to get experience of playing in comps and the course will be set up very hard I am told......I am just worried might piss other members off if I have shocker and put them off game.....was thinking of withdrawing. Anyone been in this position?
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Just play mate. Everyone and I mean every-fucking-one has been through that stage. And do you know what, even if you and when you get down to 14-15, you’ll still feel the same nerves and still have the occasional shocker, as will your playing partners.
 
Is The Open going to be on the BBC or will it be Sky? I’ll be stuck in a quarantine hotel at the time so trying to sort my way of viewing.
 
BELFAST_BLUE_BOY said:
I have entered in Club Championship, off 20 at the minute and newish member not played many comps. I have only entered to get experience of playing in comps and the course will be set up very hard I am told......I am just worried might piss other members off if I have shocker and put them off game.....was thinking of withdrawing. Anyone been in this position?
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Big yes mate, everybody at one time.
 
BELFAST_BLUE_BOY said:
I have entered in Club Championship, off 20 at the minute and newish member not played many comps. I have only entered to get experience of playing in comps and the course will be set up very hard I am told......I am just worried might piss other members off if I have shocker and put them off game.....was thinking of withdrawing. Anyone been in this position?
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Mate playing off 20 is a reasonable standard. As a member you've every right to be involved in the club comp, as long as your ettiquette is up to scratch you wont put anyone off even if you have a shocker. Play and enjoy it.
Good luck
 
SWP's back said:
Ha! Sounds like golf. I had one of the weirdest rounds I’ve ever played yesterday. Couldn’t hit the ball on the front nine and managed 3 (yes three) full on, straight right, shanks and carded a 52. Stayed on the course despite wanting to drive home and cry and played a 38 on back 9 for a semi-respectable 90.

The heat and humidity are a killer at the minute in the summer months though. It’s 42 with humidity at 80% and a feels like of 48 and yet I still saw some weird fucker walking the course.
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Had similar to this yesterday. Front nine, shot 52, back 9 shot 39. Didn’t help that the front nine, the rough was basically a water hazard. One foot into it and the ball was a goner, hadn’t lost a ball in about ten rounds, lost five by the seventh hole!

Its a recurring theme for me though. Think I need to do a bit more practice before teeing off as it seems to be taking me nine holes to sort out how my game is that day and fix it!
 
tweety said:
I'd withdraw, it won't do your game any good. Where I play its single figures only then its done on a ballot so the lowest play if the tee times are over subscribed.
Why not follow the best players to see how they do it. Some of their talent may rub off on you. Good luck whatever you decide. My club's is this Sunday and I've not entered because my game is way off at the moment and I play off 5!
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FFS, a Clarkie shirley. But in case its not, if I ever felt like that I'd give it up immediately.
 
meltonblue said:
Had similar to this yesterday. Front nine, shot 52, back 9 shot 39. Didn’t help that the front nine, the rough was basically a water hazard. One foot into it and the ball was a goner, hadn’t lost a ball in about ten rounds, lost five by the seventh hole!

Its a recurring theme for me though. Think I need to do a bit more practice before teeing off as it seems to be taking me nine holes to sort out how my game is that day and fix it!
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Same as 49 out and 37 back for a respectable 86.Every time i go out at the moment no consistency.
Thats golf though.I am sure that one day soon i will drive it well,hit my irons well and chip and putt well until then i will keep trying.
 
tweety said:
I'd withdraw, it won't do your game any good. Where I play its single figures only then its done on a ballot so the lowest play if the tee times are over subscribed.
Why not follow the best players to see how they do it. Some of their talent may rub off on you. Good luck whatever you decide. My club's is this Sunday and I've not entered because my game is way off at the moment and I play off 5!
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This is awful advice.
 
tweety said:
I'd withdraw, it won't do your game any good. Where I play its single figures only then its done on a ballot so the lowest play if the tee times are over subscribed.
Why not follow the best players to see how they do it. Some of their talent may rub off on you. Good luck whatever you decide. My club's is this Sunday and I've not entered because my game is way off at the moment and I play off 5!
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Ha ha, so your advice to someone who lacks competition experience is not to play in a competition? Brilliant.
 
Many years ago I was drawn with two 18 handicappers in the club champ who both proceeded to hack it around in the high nineties, their only reason for playing was to post crap scores so their handicaps went up. It certainly affected my performance that year.
Competitive sport at professional and amateur level uses qualification criteria to maintain the integrity of the competition, most clubs use this for their club championships. I wish the poster well in his golf career but its not the competition for a high handicapper.
 
melrose40yarder said:
Same as 49 out and 37 back for a respectable 86.Every time i go out at the moment no consistency.
Thats golf though.I am sure that one day soon i will drive it well,hit my irons well and chip and putt well until then i will keep trying.
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Yep. Sod’s law the eighteenth, I flush my drive, wedge it to within ten feet and sink the birdie putt. It’s such a frustrating sport but whether it’s just one great shot or a good back nine, there’s always something that keeps you going back!
 
tweety said:
Many years ago I was drawn with two 18 handicappers in the club champ who both proceeded to hack it around in the high nineties, their only reason for playing was to post crap scores so their handicaps went up. It certainly affected my performance that year.
Competitive sport at professional and amateur level uses qualification criteria to maintain the integrity of the competition, most clubs use this for their club championships. I wish the poster well in his golf career but its not the competition for a high handicapper.
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What club do you play at ?
 
Played Education City today last time. It’s an absolutely stunning course (European Tour course) and managed my first eagle that course and a tidy 82.
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and the view just after the tournament tee from the ladies tee:

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crublue1 said:
Ha ha, so your advice to someone who lacks competition experience is not to play in a competition? Brilliant.
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Context, dear boy. Context.

Some club's Club Championship is meant for the "elite" members. Imagine a 2 h/cpr and a scratch golfer being drawn (if it is a drawn comp) with the afore mentioned 20 h/cpr. The two "good golfers" have their day burdened by experiencing poor golf/ball searching etc (whilst losing their concentration), and the 20 h/cpr being intimidated, and getting flustered.
Everyone loses. Tweety offers good advice, if this is the case.

However, if that club's Champ is open to all, and you're playing with your mates/people of similar ability, then fill your boots.
 
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lefty goldblatt said:
Context, dear boy. Context.

Some club's Club Championship is meant for the "elite" members. Imagine a 2 h/cpr and a scratch golfer being drawn (if it is a drawn comp) with the afore mentioned 20 h/cpr. The two "good golfers" have their day burdened by experiencing poor golf/ball searching etc (whilst losing their concentration), and the 20 h/cpr being intimidated, and getting flustered.
Everyone loses. Tweety offers good advice, if this is the case.

However, if that club's Champ is open to all, and you're playing with your mates/people of similar ability, then fill your boots.
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Blimey, I didn't even realise there was an elite class of amateur golf, here's me thinking the handicap system enabled golfers of all abilities to play together. It's the club cup, not the fucking open.
Some say there's a lot of snobbery in golf, I wonder where they get that idea from!
When I was starting out I loved playing with the lower handicappers, you learn so much from them. Not once was I made to feel I was impeding their game. Maybe they were too polite, or were mentally strong enough to not let a hacker like me affect their game?
Context my arse, he should play and enjoy every minute of it. And maybe if one day he gets his handicap down to the magical elite level, he might return the favour and welcome a nervous high handicapper to competition golf.
 
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