5 shot cut

Played in the Sunday morning fiddle, and returned with 42 points including a 'blob' on the 2nd.

After collecting my winings I was duely informed from next week I'll be playing off 21, a drop of 5 shots and 7 shots shy of my official club handicap. Don't think I'll be winning again for a while.

Happy Golfing 

Wow a 5 shot drop!  I saw a notice in a club recently with a guy getting a 4 shot drop but mainly because the normal SSS of 72 had been changed to a CSS of 76.

Well played though. 

My first cut was 10 ,  28 - 18 and that was on hear say to the hcp sec at the time, very harsh but true.Who needs enemies with friends like mine!

Thats how my society operates..

If you win an event, you get a 5 shot cut in the hope it gives the other higher, non-regular playing golf members a chance of winning something.. One month I came in with 40 points thinking I had won my 1st event since I joined, only for my regular golfing partner to come in in the last group and shoot 41! We both got cut 5 shots!!

The way I see it, it gives you something to focus on.. Just lately, I have really changed the way I think about getting round a golf a course.. I just used to bash it down the hole as far as I could and deal with it when I get there.. Now I pick my tee shots more wisely and think about full lay-ups as supposed to fart arsey little pitches and chips that I am more likely to duff..  I have seen steady improvements in my game due to a more course management approach..

Played my first sunday fiddle since getting a shot back last month and manged a dissapointing 36 points and won to be cut once again.

Dissapointed because my first 9 holes returned 22points. 

So next week my 'fiddle' handicap is down to 19,

How I wish i could play as well off the whites on my full handicap.

you play to your potential once or twice in ten rounds of golf !

and your handicap is geared to reflect that potential

enough said !