Who is a Bogey Golfer?

[ghalfaire]

Originally Posted by MEfree

Are you a bogey golfer?  Who do you consider to be a bogey golfer?

Well I have been aware of the USGA definition of a bogie golfer for some time so I not ignorant of that.   But in my mind when someone says they're a bogie golfer I have always assumed they mean that they typically score about 90 +/- a couple of strokes on a par 72 course.  While that isn't exactly the same as the USGA definition it is the language of most daily fee players I would suspect and is close enough for Government work.

[Lihu]

Glad to hear you are progressing- no reason to wait for 20 rounds from a single set of tees as the handicap system does a good job of determining the difficulty differences- this is why we have CR and slope so that the same player will end up with the same (or pretty similar) index regardless of where they play.

Thanks for the comment. One issue I have with farther tees is not knowing the consequences of a mishit as I am new to them. This makes me even more timid about making a good full swing. This factor compounds the distance difficulty. The same goes for a course I have never played. So, my handicap will be worse with longer holes, at least until I get used to my new swing. BTW, what's a golfer who breaks 80 regularly called? Besides good?

[David in FL]

BTW, what's a golfer who breaks 80 regularly called? Besides good?

Not scratch..... :-(

[rkim291968]

Originally Posted by Lihu

BTW, what's a golfer who breaks 80 regularly called?

Besides good?

I call him a single (short for single digit handicapper).

If he happens to be married, that complicates it a bit ...

[TJBam]

Anyone who shoots 90-100 is a bogey golfer in my book.  Which is a much more lax definition than the calculations contained herein.

[Lihu]

Anyone who shoots 90-100 is a bogey golfer in my book.  Which is a much more lax definition than the calculations contained herein.

95 average versus 93 for the best 10 of 20 rounds sounds pretty close to me. :-)).

[luu5]

Originally Posted by David in FL

Your example of 93 for men and 98.7 for women comes closest to that, but since course handicaps are rounded, there's really a bit of a range involved that would qualify.

I chose "Not thinking" as I do not have USGA but EGA HC. But I am with Dave with this one.

The software I use for stats calculates also an unofficial USGA HC so I can compare. My EGA HC currently is 15.5 and my "USGA" HC would be about 18. My average for last 10 has been 92.2. I would say I am still a bogey golfer but with a good trend (and currently a broken knee).

nb. In case someone is wondering. The reason why my EGA HC is so much lower than calculated USGA HC, is because of two rounds of 85&86 which lowered my EGA HC by 1.2 shots each.

[rkim291968]

Someone who boogies a lot .