Amanda kopel

[noahrab]

In Scotland people used to get their handicap cut after each round of a golf competition but with the rules now allowing people to putt on the greens with the pin in and there is no stroke penalty when a golfer accidentally grounds his club in a sand bunker anything is possible.
In my opinion the R and A are making the rules too easy. The biggest mistake the golfing authorities made was when they ended the rules that male golfers with a handicap of 4 or less no longer had to play 40% of their rounds in golf competitions on golf courses other than their home course to maintain their handicap.
As a result of this change in the rules low handicap golfers became ‘one course wonders’ as they only played in golf competitions on their home golf course resulting in them having a very low handicap.
Scratch golfers used to be rare in Scotland but now they are ten a penny.

All depends on the course difficulty.

Single figure at say Drumoig would be double figures at Downfield or Carnoustie by easily.

[jdfc]

All depends on the course difficulty.

Single figure at say Drumoig would be double figures at Downfield or Carnoustie by easily.

So are you saying someone who gets a hole in one at Drumoig would do well to get a birdie at a similar hole at Downfield or Carnoustie

[islaydarkblue]

So are you saying someone who gets a hole in one at Drumoig would do well to get a birdie at a similar hole at Downfield or Carnoustie

It depends on the length and difficulty of the golf course. They used to say that if a person could play to their handicap on Campbeltown Golf Course they could play to their handicap on any other golf course.

[islaydarkblue]

All depends on the course difficulty.

Single figure at say Drumoig would be double figures at Downfield or Carnoustie by easily.

I agree and I would take it a stage further.
When I left Downfield GC in December 2005 my handicap was 6.6 and when I stopped playing golf on Machrie Golf Course on Islay in February 2011 it had increased to 10.6.
Machrie Golf Course was far more difficult to play than Downfield Golf Course as there is no shelter on the golf course with the winds blowing off the Atlantic Ocean with the next stop being America.
It also did not help matters that the course had 13 blind holes and it was rumoured locally that Machrie Golf Course had been designed by Stevie Wonder.

[noahrab]

So are you saying someone who gets a hole in one at Drumoig would do well to get a birdie at a similar hole at Downfield or Carnoustie

Golf doesn’t work like that.

Holes in one are more luck than skill that’s why they are rare.

[jdfc]

Golf doesn’t work like that.

Holes in one are more luck than skill that’s why they are rare.

That backs up a lot that’s been spoken in the pub, 👍

[Returnofrros]

All depends on the course difficulty.

Single figure at say Drumoig would be double figures at Downfield or Carnoustie by easily.

Downfields only open 7 months of the year and winter greens in may.....it's ****e

[Returnofrros]

So are you saying someone who gets a hole in one at Drumoig would do well to get a birdie at a similar hole at Downfield or Carnoustie

We have Mair downfield members than drumoig, flock to us in the winter.

They usually win **** all though.

[Returnofrros]

I agree and I would take it a stage further.
When I left Downfield GC in December 2005 my handicap was 6.6 and when I stopped playing golf on Machrie Golf Course on Islay in February 2011 it had increased to 10.6.
Machrie Golf Course was far more difficult to play than Downfield Golf Course as there is no shelter on the golf course with the winds blowing off the Atlantic Ocean with the next stop being America.
It also did not help matters that the course had 13 blind holes and it was rumoured locally that Machrie Golf Course had been designed by Stevie Wonder.

Downfield is worse than calmac ferries, dreadful snooty place to boot. 😄 they are very much old school as they found out when their main men got pumped over the water.

[Returnofrros]

Golf doesn’t work like that.

Holes in one are more luck than skill that’s why they are rare.

😆😆😆.....180s luck, 147s luck, unbeaten league seasons luck.

Was it some **** called jack or Lee who said the more they practice the luckier they get?