Anyone ever play matchplay against the course?

[cutchemist42]

Havent really seen it mentioned a lot, but since reading the Golf Canada Rules of Golf book, Ive seen that bogey/par/matchplay using your course handical against the course has some regional popularity.

Anyone play it and like the format?

[woodzie264]

Interesting! 

[deadon500]

Sounds like a fun way to play  -- I will try that

[Groucho Valentine]

Otherwise known as par? 

[cutchemist42]

45 minutes ago, Groucho Valentine said:

Otherwise known as par? 

Yeah which I mentioned. Sometimes it is called bogey, and thats even if its matchplay against bogey or simply another measure like par or course handicap.

[Groucho Valentine]

9 minutes ago, cutchemist42 said:

Yeah which I mentioned. Sometimes it is called bogey, and thats even if its matchplay against bogey or simply another measure like par or course handicap.

Im curious what happens when you lose to the course 

[GJT]

Explain please. 

 

[iacas]

28 minutes ago, GJT said:

Explain please. 

If you're a six handicap, you get six strokes on handicap holes 1-6, and you play "match play" against par.

P.S. One stroke each on those six holes, obviously. And yes, if you're pretty consistent, you should lose a lot more frequently than you win, because par just halves a hole, and you need more net birdies than net bogeys or worse, which is unlikely.

[HJJ003]

Sounds like an interesting way to change things up. I would likely still keep my standard stroke play score, but would keep a separate line for Match Play against Par. Two games of golf in one! 

[NM Golf]

Interesting format, I play quite a bit of golf by myself in the summer, I will have to give this a try to keep it interesting. I checked, I am 2-0 my last two rounds on Game Golf. Won 2-1 and 4-3. 

[cutchemist42]

50 minutes ago, GJT said:

Explain please. 

 

Heres a pdf from an Australian site.

https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.golf.org.au/site/_content/document/00027106-source.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjZ3ofA6bTZAhVS8mMKHQzpCGcQFjAEegQIDRAB&usg=AOvVaw1fMkQ9AjVJaYvX26YoHlwm

And yeah like already said, I think you would expect to lose more often than win.

Some groups might allow for 1-2 bonus strokes on top of the course handicap to make it a more 50/50 win or lose.