Just the usual stab at Warra today.
Started in a bit of light drizzle which soon cleared up.
Front: one wipe, three 1-points and a solitary 3-point for a 14 point total, 17 putts.
Back: five 1-putts, only one 3-point but closed out with a couple 1-points on the last two of holes for 17 points with 13 putts.
Totals: 31 points, 30 putts.

Commish wrote:

Can break 80 wrote:

OldBogey wrote:

Can break 80 wrote:

OldBogey wrote:

Oldies’ nine hole at Warra yesterday. 19 points

Yellow tee stab at Warra today: playing h’cap of 6 in lieu of 18.
So much easier to get a green in reg !!
Front nine: 1 bogey, 2 birdies, 6 pars: that’s 1 under par and 22 points with 16 putts (three 3-putts and a chip-in).
Back nine: only 3 pars, bogeys on the other 6 holes, only two 1-putts = 16 putts, 15 points.
Daily total 37 points.

Interesting exercise. If I could hit my drives 100m longer, I could readily play to 6.

not a matter of hitting it 100m further .
On contrary, what you have done is exactly how handicap golfers should approach the game and its what the international handicap system allows you to do.
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ie find the best tee for your playing ability.
in other words play of the yellow tees every week until you can break 80, then move back to red, until break 80, then move back to white , then the blues.

Playing off 6 and off the yellows, it was easy to break 80.
I’d need to wear a skirt if I played off the reds.
So, whites it is.
I’ll never get that 100m longer, it’s just wishful thinking.

Time to change your attitude OB, there are no longer men’s and women’s tees, just different colours to play from and enjoy the game.

These guidelines are based on golfers’ average driving distance.

So find your driving distance, then see what yardage that USGA recommend for golfers.
Avg. drive recommended: Tees 300 yards, 7150 – 7400 yards;
275 yards 6700 – 6900 yards;
250 yards 6200 – 6400 yards;
225 yards 5800 – 6000 yards;
200 yards 5200 – 5400 yards;
175 yards 4400 – 4600 yards;
150 yards 3500 – 3700 yards;
125 yards 2800 – 3000 yards;
100 yards 2100 – 2300 yards.

So play it forward to the tees that match your game.

Have fun and enjoy the game.

Is there an 18 hole course ANYWHERE!!!! that is less than 4000M???? And I don’t mean a full Par 3 course. That is not a golf course. .

OldBogey wrote:

Greens in reg are mostly out of range. Far too often it takes me par just to get on the green, then I need a 1-putt.

I meant, GIR with handicap. Basically, Bogey golf, but not so old. Surely you can reach at least 8 of the 18 in reg?

Why do you say a 9 hole par 3 course is not a real course. a golfer still have to hit the shot at hand, and get ball in the hole in lowest number of shots.
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I am in process of joining such a course close to new home.

measures 1324 m from blue and 984 from red par 9x par 3’s = 27, two sets of tees so twice around for par 54.

Note VERY few golfer shoot their handicap on this course, even fewer break 65 for 18 holes so its not easy.

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OldBogey wrote:

West Gippsland Vets vs South Gippy Vets at Warragul yesterday.
A poor attendance by Souths, only 18 players bothered, but their scoring was better than Wests (64 players). Their average was 29 points while ours was only 26.
The course was in excellent condition and the club put on a good feed for us all.
I only scored 30 points, but at least I beat the average.
The weather was kind to us, although there was strong heat from the sun towards the end, high 20s.

I put in an apology with the captain, I had grandparent baby sitting duties with grandson.(as good as it gets)
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It quality of golfer not the number, as Souths sent our quality 18 players

Even then, they were bribed to play with the district paying 60%. Who said there’s no such thing as a free lunch?

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Stab at Warra today in lovely warm weather.
Front nine was a shocker despite two 3-point holes. Putts refused to drop but leered at the hole as the slipped by. Drives were ok, shame about the rest.
Three 3-putts and only one 1-putt for a total of 20 putts.
As for points, five wipes, two 2-points, two 3-points for just 10 points at the turn.
Back nine was like a different day.
Six 1-putts and three 2-putts, = 12 putts.
No wipes, two 1-points, three 2-points and four 3-points for a 20 total.
Overall, 30 points with 32 putts.

Vets at Berwick-Montuna today.
I didn’t count putts but I know I had one 3-putts and around a half dozen 1-putts. The greens were somewhat slow early on but dried out toward lunch.
A couple of wayward drives resulted in wipes plus a third wipe when I knicked a wedge shot off the toe and into the bush.
I did manage around four 3-points but had more 1-points for a 28 point total.
The A grade winner only managed 32 points, but the lesser grades found a few better scores.
Can’t blame the course, it was in great condition. I do blame the course and slope ratings. The ‘system’ doesn’t achieve the equalisation that was intended.

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Madam

Stab at Warra yesterday.
Close to duplicating a round from lasr week with a shocker on the front but a good back nine.
Two wipes on the front, one from a three in a bunker which I should have easily cleared. The other was also from a two in a bunker. Three 1-points and only one 3-point. So, that was 18 putts and 12 points.
The back nine had a solitary 1-point, three 3-points and a four-point. Five 1-putts for a 13 putt total with 22 points.
Totals: 34 points with 31 putts.

Stroke at Warra today.
We started with a few drops of rain which became persistent drizzle, then to a complete washout by the 6th.
Home again now, trying to dry everything out in the sunshine.

We had the same Crow issue at Heywood last week. Our group lost 2 balls on one hole.
Good result for an unknown course CB80. It would be pretty hard on the fairways by now, if you played the Attamura course.