Mopperhoss

Anything is possible, but is it a regular occurrence?

I want to focus on one sentence in your reply. You say that "even the best golfers have bad days and can be beaten by people with less skill." That, I understand and can handle. However, I'm not talking about a bad day, where they're "off" or not playing to their capabilities. I'm talking more about playing up to your skill, playing well , having a GOOD day, and not being rewarded for it. Does that happen in golf? Can you hit the ball well, pick the right club, judge the distance well... and it still goes into the bunker, the rough, etc.? And the guy next to you does everything wrong and it ends up 5 feet from the cup? (thanks for the replies, by the way)

Hello I'm very new to golf, and I have a question for the more competitive players. It might seem like an odd question, but I assure you I have a good reason to ask it. Is golf a sport where if you play well, and you execute well, that there are times you do not get rewarded for it by way of scoring better? Similarly, if you do not play well, are there times that you'll score well even though you don't deserve it? I come from a sport where skill, talent and knowledge are becoming less and less important in determining the winners of a competition. I'm pretty frustrated by it, and may quit - taking up golf in its place. I just want to play something where the players who do best are the ones who earn it because their mechanics are better, their knowledge is better and the work they put in pays off. Thank you