Unpopular opinion I'm sure... I HATE net golf.

[Fourputt]

Originally Posted by Hackforfun

I am a high capper. I play golf against the course and my handicap regardless of the game.

I won our club matchplay championship last year by sticking to this mindset. I'm sure it was frustrating for the lower handicap players I faced. I think the lowest was off 8 versus my 25 or so at the time. If the low capper loses it because I make a couple of pars and half a hole with a bogey or a double that is for them to deal with. I never heard a low capper complain when they won holes from me with single or double bogeys after I chopped it for a huge number...

Play to the best of your ability, as close to your h/cap as you can and the matchplay takes care of itself. I won a lot of holes because lower handicap golfers felt they had to stick it in tight or take some other risky shot because I had got near the green in regulation and they owed me a shot.If they had just played more normally that chunked chip or three putt I had would have at least halved the hole or given them the W. This is the mental side of matchplay.

Does anyone in the club think I am a better golfer than the low markers in the club...not a chance. Do they think I am a competitive player who will try to play to the best of his ability, I hope so.

For non matchplay rounds why should it bother the low markers? Like Sean said most comps where everyone is bundled together the prizes are not likely to set hearts racing.

I do however agree that club champion being decided by nett result is silly. Club Champ is the best golfer in the club and that clearly is amongst the lowest markers in the club. Have a nett champ and/or grade(flight) champ for sure but the best golfer in the tournament - lowest gross - deserves the recognition as club champ.

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Just as an aside I have never beaten anyone in matchplay off 5 or less. I am 0/4 in these encounters. Low markers with cool heads will take a high capper to the cleaners 99/100.

This is precisely the point made several times in this thread.  One on one, the low capper always has the advantage, even if just his mental steadiness.  All he has to do is keep his cool and play his normally solid game and the high capper will eventually start to show why he is a high cap.  Occasionally the good player will run into a buzz saw when the bogey golfer is playing a lifetime round.  That happens.  Sometimes the low handicapper will be off his game.  That happens too.

The only time that the low handicapper is going to almost always be at a disadvantage is when he has to compete against a field of mixed golfers.  The odds that one of the mid to high handicappers will be playing lights out is greatly increased under those conditions.

[johnny2balls]

I did not read all of the replys but the bottom line for me is that a Champioship Flight for the Club Championship should NEVER be handicapped.  If yours is, then go blame your golf committee.