Fairway_CY
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- Mar 25, 2008
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I'm kind of stuck on making a decision about the county tournament out here. As you can probably tell by my handicap (see below)... I'm not one who gets to play often. A few years back, I played maybe 15 times in a season, but since then... it's been 5 to 7 times a season, at most.
When I was playing more often a few years back, I played in quite a few tournaments. Most were using your handicap and figuring out the net score to find the winners... and though I came close a few times (top 10 finishes, etc)... I never did find a way to win.
Our county tournament is 2 weeks from today. I've got to register by next Thursday, but I'm torn. It's a different format, using flights. There are 4 flights:
Championship (0 - 5.9 Handicap)
A Flight (6.0 - 9.9 Handicap)
B Flight (10.0 - 15.9 Handicap)
C Flight (16.0 & Above Handicap)
I've only got to play ONE round so far this year, and although it wasn't horrible (as compared to rounds in the past)... it was still a 109 on a not-so-tough course.
I know I can shoot in the 98-102 range... probably lower if I don't hit crap off the tee... but I don't know what to expect from others.
I'll be in the C Flight, which I'm assuming will have scores ranging from 84 on up to probably 110. Only the Top 16 from Day 1 move on to Day 2. The field is limited to 92 entries, and I'm assuming of those entries... it should be fairly evenly split, giving us about 25 in C Flight.
The cost of the tournament is actually less than the cost of a single round at the course and INCLUDES the greens fees, cart and lunch... but I don't want to come in last in my flight.
Curious as to what you guys think. Should I give it a shot and hope I play to my potential that first day (and hopefully the second day)... or should I sit it out this year and hope I have time to improve before next year?
In the end, I'm pretty sure I'm going to play... but maybe some encouragement (or otherwise) would help make my decision.
Thanks...
CY
When I was playing more often a few years back, I played in quite a few tournaments. Most were using your handicap and figuring out the net score to find the winners... and though I came close a few times (top 10 finishes, etc)... I never did find a way to win.
Our county tournament is 2 weeks from today. I've got to register by next Thursday, but I'm torn. It's a different format, using flights. There are 4 flights:
Championship (0 - 5.9 Handicap)
A Flight (6.0 - 9.9 Handicap)
B Flight (10.0 - 15.9 Handicap)
C Flight (16.0 & Above Handicap)
I've only got to play ONE round so far this year, and although it wasn't horrible (as compared to rounds in the past)... it was still a 109 on a not-so-tough course.
I know I can shoot in the 98-102 range... probably lower if I don't hit crap off the tee... but I don't know what to expect from others.
I'll be in the C Flight, which I'm assuming will have scores ranging from 84 on up to probably 110. Only the Top 16 from Day 1 move on to Day 2. The field is limited to 92 entries, and I'm assuming of those entries... it should be fairly evenly split, giving us about 25 in C Flight.
The cost of the tournament is actually less than the cost of a single round at the course and INCLUDES the greens fees, cart and lunch... but I don't want to come in last in my flight.
Curious as to what you guys think. Should I give it a shot and hope I play to my potential that first day (and hopefully the second day)... or should I sit it out this year and hope I have time to improve before next year?
In the end, I'm pretty sure I'm going to play... but maybe some encouragement (or otherwise) would help make my decision.
Thanks...
CY