Baby Crocs....

Now....if this is not a croc....then I donno a croc ( I think) ...HCP 30 shoot gross 88.

well, maybe this is an Orca instead

Quote :

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. -– Kayla Parsons, who at 10 years old was believed to be the youngest participant ever to play the Golf.com World Amateur Handicap Championship, was disqualified Tuesday for shooting scores that were inconsistent with her handicap.

A 30 handicap for the tournament, she had shot a second-round 88 at Possum Trot and was leading her otherwise tightly bunched flight by 18 strokes.



Read more: http://blogs.golf.com/presstent/2011/08/ten-year-old-dqd-from-world-am.html#ixzz1Weszk8X1

Wait till she asks you for strokes...

Mloy, is this how you started your baby steps to becoming the fearsome tail-thrashing buayee that you are today?!

she might be having the best day of her life for all we know.
and it goes to say that the old saying is true. Too much good thing is bad !!

FYI:

Golf.com wrote:

At 10, Kayla Parsons has her own agent and website, she’s made two holes-in-one, and she is mentioned in the current issue of Sports Illustrated.

Read more: http://blogs.golf.com/presstent/2011/08/oldest-youngest-prep-for-golfcom-world-am.html

5 under has little chance but possible, 6 under maybe once in a blue moon and could be subject to further scrutiny of past scores

the chance of playing 14 under handicap is so miniscule that it's a sure sign of sandbagging aka known here as buayaism

visit Dean Knuth website (popeofslope.com). He helped designed the USGA handicap system, slope rating, course rating, ESC etc etc.

Excuses of "just very lucky" cant hold anymore lor. There is empirical data behind it

Before we jump on this poor girl ... please note her age .... 10 years old.

It is a common problem for juniors that their handicaps cannot keep up with their playing ability during the initial period when the improvement in their game is so rapid. Especially if it comes from a lot of range and practice game work and not playing full 9 hole or 18 holes rounds.

However, if she was an adult, and consistently shooting 80+ and still maintaining a 30 handicap, then that would be a real problem.

her parents/coach should have taken extra care and get an updated handicap before important tournaments lor. Serious amateur golfers like her sure practice hard before tournaments and they should know their real level prior to entering tournaments. 14 under cannot be sudden, in one game. She must have been playing at least mid 90s before that tournament.

bro PS ... many times the tournament will ask for the handicap at a certain date, e.g. Handicap based on 1 June for a tournament to be held in July.

Junior golfers can seriously improve by 6-10 strokes in 1 month of intense practice (depending on initial level).

Like I said, these are real issues related to Junior golfers ... for adult golfers, that is a different story entirely.

i read somewhere that natalie guilbis play 80+ on her 1st game on green....

Bro derek, We dun know much abt what occurred, I agree. My point is that it shouldn't be a surprise. They must come to the tournament knowing well what she could do plus minus 6 strokes. You are talking abt procedure, I'm talking abt sportsmanship, whic may require actions beyond std procedures. E.g. additional disclosure prior to game would suffice, it's good for her and the tournament. At least they could bring recent hcap and show it to the tournament committee, eventhough its not required. Why would any sporting golfer take advantage from an out of date hcap? And yes, it could just be carelessness of her mgmt team, so we don't really know

Issit really impossible? Saw this just now about her score...
Day 1 score 98 handicap differential 28.6
Day 2 score 88 handicap differential 19.2
Day 3 score 103 handicap differential 33.1

Poor girl... should have given her the benefit of doubt instead of DQing her as she might be having one of those very lucky day.

It is highly possible for a very high handicapper to go very lucky for a particular day...just need to be lucky for 2 or 3 holes.

Personally, I have this experience many years back when I was playing in a club competition in the UK... on 2 par 4s that I would normally double-bogey or worse, I got lucky eagles for them (one was a topped shot that rolled all the way to the hole, and another that flew over the green, hit a brick wall, bounced back on the green and into the hole). So, that was a 8 shot swing... if I was only so lucky with ToTo or 4D