Re: Scorecard: Golf Statistics Software (Mac/Windows)
Originally Posted by
ChappyEight 
Fair enough, but I'm getting my information from the Scorecard user manual.
It states in there that you can choose how you personally want to keep track of the U&D stat but notes that you should use a consistent application so as to not produce invalid results. Therefore, I assume this is why U&D is never disallowed per hole.
But the official definition is, according to the Scorecard user manual, is par or better.
Thanks for pointing me to the manual but this is one of the reasons I don't want to make the definition part of this discussion - the piece you reference is a best practice suggestion.
Originally Posted by Scorecard User Guide
Up and Down (UD)
I credit myself with an up and down when I am within 100 yards of the green in regula-
tion (but not on the green) and I par or birdie the hole. On holes where Iʼve had to punch
out sideways after driving the ball in the trees, Iʼm not eligible for an “up and down,” so I
simply leave that square of my scorecard blank. A sand save for par does not count as
an up and down - in general, you cannot have a sand save and an up and down on the
same hole.
Players with higher handicaps may wish to apply the same logic as used for Sand
Saves - getting the ball up and down, regardless of their score for the hole.
Basically that part of the guide makes us both right, the author (Erik I assume) states that they do not count this stat except under certain scores but that it is still a valid stat outside that context.
So let's try again - to remove the problem that seems to be obfuscating the real question - different scenario:
* Hit tee shot in fairway on par 4 hole leaving 125 yards
* Hit 125 approach to fringe of the green against the first cut (I guess this is the collar of the green?) 30 feet from the hole
* Hit putter from fringe to 3 feet
* Hole out from three feet
Now the $.02 question - which of the following is true:
A.) You just two putt from 30 feet
B.) You just got Up and Down with a 1 putt from 3 feet
C.) Neither A or B - A fairway - one putt - NO GIR - with no other stat recorded
Thanks.