World Sandbagger's Championship - Myrtle Beach

[bigwave916]

I was just wondering how many people reading this forum are actually participating in the big tournamment at Myrtle Beach this week. I played in it in '94 and '95 and it almost made me quick trying to play golf in any kind of handicapped format.

They claim that they are aggressive at verifying and monitoring handicaps and I'd be curious to know how that is working out now almost 20 years since my last appearance.

My last year four people came from Texas in a motorhome and 3 of them won their flight. What are the odds? 4500 golfers and they win 3 out of 4.

The last year I went, I practiced everyday for 6 weeks, went to the tournament a week early so that I could play practice rounds on all my tournament courses and I put together 3 pretty good days. By the end of the third day I was so far out of the lead that it wasn't funny. The guy who won the flight shot net 59, net 60, and then had a blow up of net 65. Oh, yeah they were re-rating him the first two days but he had such a lead at that point the rest of us played the 4th round without any chance of catching this guy.

So I was just wondering how things are going down there. I did check some of the scores and I'd like to give a shout out to John Marivn with a fine net 64 on Tuesday, and Robert Evans who fired a net 61 on Wednesday, and a big round of applause to Mike Kelly with a net 59 also on Wednesday.

[bigwave916]

Today is Championship Round at Myrtle Beach. The day when a lot of people just seem to have career rounds all of a sudden. The Tournament Players Course is a tough one, normally 72.2/136. Maybe the tees are set up a little forward today and the pins are in really nice accessible positions. Can't really say since I'm not down there.

The leader is a guy, MIeczkowski, who is playing with about a 10 handicap. He has played par golf the first 11 holes and is currently -7 net with a bunch of net birdies and one gross birdie that is a net eagle. In the post championship interview I'm sure we'll hear how his new driver is really working well and his putter just never felt better, He's chipping in from all over the place and really it was just luck that he shot such a great round.\

So fellow golfers, fatten up those handicaps and we'll see you again next year at the world sandbagger's championship.

[x129]

Well you don't notice the guys not having career rounds. What about the vanity cappers at the bottom like Jim Doll with a handicap of 26 who shot a 119? Or Carl Witfield with a 10 handicap who shot a 98?

That being said, I enjoy handicap golf against friends but a handicap golf tournament seems pointless since it doesn't reward getting better at golf.

Originally Posted by bigwave916

Today is Championship Round at Myrtle Beach. The day when a lot of people just seem to have career rounds all of a sudden. The Tournament Players Course is a tough one, normally 72.2/136. Maybe the tees are set up a little forward today and the pins are in really nice accessible positions. Can't really say since I'm not down there.

The leader is a guy, MIeczkowski, who is playing with about a 10 handicap. He has played par golf the first 11 holes and is currently -7 net with a bunch of net birdies and one gross birdie that is a net eagle. In the post championship interview I'm sure we'll hear how his new driver is really working well and his putter just never felt better, He's chipping in from all over the place and really it was just luck that he shot such a great round.\

So fellow golfers, fatten up those handicaps and we'll see you again next year at the world sandbagger's championship.

[TheDSmith]

Originally Posted by x129

Well you don't notice the guys not having career rounds. What about the vanity cappers at the bottom like Jim Doll with a handicap of 26 who shot a 119? Or Carl Witfield with a 10 handicap who shot a 98?

That being said, I enjoy handicap golf against friends but a handicap golf tournament seems pointless since it doesn't reward getting better at golf.

Well, it kind of does as long as you are in the process of improving, since you get to play an average of 10 of your past 20 rounds but you will be better for the current round (call it round 21) than you were for that average.

[utztech]

The handicap system only works in two ways:

1.  If everyone is honest

2.  If you use it with your regular group of buddies that everyone knows how they play and what their handicap really is.

Since #1 is never going to happen, handicaps are useless except in #2.  The handicap system started in clubs where everyone knew each other and sandbagging was a lot more difficult.  I have never been in a scramble that was legit for this reason.  If I play in a scramble it is to have some fun, benefit a charity, and ignore the group of drunk guys who post a 53 but can't stand up straight to accept their trophy.

(Handicaps are also useful to track your own progress, but only if you observe #1).