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If there is a low handicap bench mark there needs to a high one, or not?
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| # 1 7/5/2012 3:48:52 PM |
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If you can't break 100, that'd be a high handicapper IMO. About 28 or 30 for a handicap I would bet.
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| # 2 7/5/2012 4:23:06 PM |
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If you can't break 100, that'd be a high handicapper IMO. About 28 or 30 for a handicap I would bet. Totally subjective. Playing by the rules most guys wouldn't break 100 Ethan. My subjective opinion is that once you start to get into that 20 handicap range, you're a high handicapper |
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| # 3 7/5/2012 7:17:05 PM |
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The problem is there is cache to being a low handicap player. Who wants to be known as a high handicap player?
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| # 4 7/5/2012 8:08:04 PM |
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I always considered someone who couldn't break 100 a high handicapper. Now my wife recently broke 50 for nine holes but I would still call her a high handicapper just by the skills she exhibits.
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| # 5 7/6/2012 9:04:51 AM |
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The over 20's handicap I think are high handicaps. How ever there are a lot of 10 to 20 handicaps that are high handicaps. Why they will drop a 2nd ball and play it, take that 5 foot putt and call it good. move their ball before hitting. true handicap is very hard to find. That would be anyone who bends the rules of the game even a little.
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| # 6 7/6/2012 5:01:53 PM |
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19 and over
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| # 7 7/6/2012 9:43:08 PM |
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I think it's like the question: "At what age are you considered 'middle-aged.'" The older you get the higher the number.
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| # 8 7/8/2012 12:06:54 PM |
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Great question. Does that mean there is no discriminater between high, mid, and low? In local tournaments, I noticed 12 HCP was the difference between A flight and B flight.
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| # 9 7/9/2012 12:38:54 PM |
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If you have a handicap you should only record scores that were accomplished playing strictly by the rules.
Anyone who is playing around bogey golf, and playing by the rules should consider themselves a golfer. The handicap is designed to make everyone competetive when playing with a wide range of skill level golfers. When playing "net" games everyone is on a level playing field and a golfer with an 18 index is just as liable to win the dollar as a golfer with a 2 index. |
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| # 10 7/13/2012 9:10:14 AM |
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Well, I. guess there's no true answer to your question. It must be subjective as to what level a handicap one is. The golf channel is always referring to a high, mid and low handicap. You may want to pose the question there.
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