Birdies.....

Clearly agree with you in this shorthitter..

How often do we head back to tee box when we realise that our ball is lost in the jungle?
And how many strokes do we add if we just play on from where the ball was lost.
But the question here is that pros have ball spotters which gives them advantage over us in terms of lost ball.....

Most often than not our ball moves slightly when we address to hit a shot or on the putting green..
But we never call penalty on ourselves...

Guess our scores are never a true reflection on how we play the game.

I guess it all boils down to your own play. If you feel happy and satisfied with your game, how you play it is your concern.

pls dun forget if play in SG course, i mean those with lots of members...

u cant afford to go back to yr original position to play...except tee a PB if unsure....but if u screw up a few holes, u will see the marshal as if they r yr shadows...

try NSRCC...

jaketang wrote:

pls dun forget if play in SG course, i mean those with lots of members...

u cant afford to go back to yr original position to play...except tee a PB if unsure....but if u screw up a few holes, u will see the marshal as if they r yr shadows...

try NSRCC...

We're not pro competing in a competition or something that really will cost us thousands or millions...

Going back to the tee box is rather impossible to take another shot, wherever I play (here, JB, or Indonesia)...

Anyone really do that here in Singapore without being scolded by the marshalls ?

tht's y SG is not really a place for beginners or even those season players to enjoy the game at a comfortable pace.... sometimes when i look at the "time schedule" at the buggy, it seems like they expect all 4 players are single HCP on a good day..... crazy....

Technospaz wrote:

I guess it all boils down to your own play. If you feel happy and satisfied with your game, how you play it is your concern.

If that is the case, why take a scorecard? If you are not going to use it properly it is irrelevant...

daveaha wrote:

jaketang wrote:

pls dun forget if play in SG course, i mean those with lots of members...

u cant afford to go back to yr original position to play...except tee a PB if unsure....but if u screw up a few holes, u will see the marshal as if they r yr shadows...

try NSRCC...

We're not pro competing in a competition or something that really will cost us thousands or millions...

Going back to the tee box is rather impossible to take another shot, wherever I play (here, JB, or Indonesia)...

Anyone really do that here in Singapore without being scolded by the marshalls ?

So it brings me back to my orginal post, if I was playing soccer and used my hands, or I was within 10 metres of the goal and I just picked up the ball and said "Thats good its a gimme" is that the same game... I am not playing for millions as stated above, but now the game has changed.....

shorthitter wrote:

Technospaz wrote:

I guess it all boils down to your own play. If you feel happy and satisfied with your game, how you play it is your concern.

If that is the case, why take a scorecard? If you are not going to use it properly it is irrelevant...

Agreed...

all the new 'rules' is to save time and get the game flowing.

gimme = assume all will sink the putt within 1 putter length so time is not wasted lining up the putts....i have seen 4 'pros' taking more than 10 minutes to finish putting (each of them at least 3 putt minimum). gimme better if mutually agreed in larger friendly competitions if have lots of flight. else just line up and putt within 20-30 sec. end of the day, see ball drop in hole also a bit shiok

missing ball = drop and take 2 strokes penalty (use to take 1 stroke but decide to play as close to the rule as possible). The flight behind will curse u when they see you driving back and retake your shot. Also since i alway drive 250m++, its a hassle to drive back so far and tee off again (i wish)

tronos wrote:

i have seen 4 'pros' taking more than 10 minutes to finish putting (each of them at least 3 putt minimum). gimme better if mutually agreed in larger friendly competitions if have lots of flight. else just line up and putt within 20-30 sec

This is why I carry an M24 Browning in my bag. Fits nicely in the umbrella. I can deal with rain, but I hate slow play.

i offer 2 scencerios

1st: flight includes me n
a) ss
b) shotah
c) agumon

u bet your last dollar i will ask them to go back n hit if its a lost ball or i will ask them to hit a Pball


2nd: flight includes me n
1) DBS head consumer banking (my bank)
2) country manager Dow Chemical (my customer)
3) director (Spring Singapore)


i have no problem with them hitting a 4th than asking them to drive back n hit again, they can even write a birdie or par, i wouldnt give a shit as long as i have
i) my loan extended
ii) my price agreeded
iii) my grant approved

knowing the rules will help u become a better golfer, but sometimes u need to know when to apply n n when not to apply

i have played enough social n corporate golf to be a discerning golfer.......

slinger wrote:

i offer 2 scencerios

1st: flight includes me n
a) ss
b) shotah
c) agumon

u bet your last dollar i will ask them to go back n hit if its a lost ball or i will ask them to hit a Pball


2nd: flight includes me n
1) DBS head consumer banking (my bank)
2) country manager Dow Chemical (my customer)
3) director (Spring Singapore)


i have no problem with them hitting a 4th than asking them to drive back n hit again, they can even write a birdie or par, i wouldnt give a shit as long as i have
i) my loan extended
ii) my price agreeded
iii) my grant approved

knowing the rules will help u become a better golfer, but sometimes u need to know when to apply n n when not to apply

i have played enough social n corporate golf to be a discerning golfer.......

Thats why you are a director of a company while others are trying to make a living playing the game....

slinger wrote:

i offer 2 scencerios

1st: flight includes me n
a) ss
b) shotah
c) agumon

u bet your last dollar i will ask them to go back n hit if its a lost ball or i will ask them to hit a Pball


2nd: flight includes me n
1) DBS head consumer banking (my bank)
2) country manager Dow Chemical (my customer)
3) director (Spring Singapore)


i have no problem with them hitting a 4th than asking them to drive back n hit again, they can even write a birdie or par, i wouldnt give a shit as long as i have
i) my loan extended
ii) my price agreeded
iii) my grant approved

knowing the rules will help u become a better golfer, but sometimes u need to know when to apply n n when not to apply

i have played enough social n corporate golf to be a discerning golfer.......

LOL!!

slinger wrote:

i offer 2 scencerios

1st: flight includes me n
a) ss
b) shotah
c) agumon

u bet your last dollar i will ask them to go back n hit if its a lost ball or i will ask them to hit a Pball


2nd: flight includes me n
1) DBS head consumer banking (my bank)
2) country manager Dow Chemical (my customer)
3) director (Spring Singapore)


i have no problem with them hitting a 4th than asking them to drive back n hit again, they can even write a birdie or par, i wouldnt give a shit as long as i have
i) my loan extended
ii) my price agreeded
iii) my grant approved

knowing the rules will help u become a better golfer, but sometimes u need to know when to apply n n when not to apply

i have played enough social n corporate golf to be a discerning golfer.......

Look at it from another perspective... if they are not honest golfing, how are they in business?? If your business relies on people you know take an 8 on a hole but write 5 then what are they are they doing behind your back?

Shorthitter,

I now totally understand why you said to me, if you would, you would give me a handicap 56..

a man of integrity..

I bet u will be pissed off if the flight in front comes back to tee off again. Even more it they do it a few times.


We should get ppl to hit their provisional ball if they lose sight of their ball and is close to the rough, even if they think its in the fairway. We all love our drivers anyway so hitting it 2x as many times on the course is a bonus

sometimes driving back is dangerous cause the flight behind may think you have moved on, then as they hit their ball, they suddenly see ur buggy driving back.

Best compromise, make them drop the ball in that crappy location since balls are mostly lost in the rough or behind trees and make them take 2 stroke penalty. If they re-hit, worst case, same position (ok worst is OB or lost again), alternately they may hit a wondrous shot and be better off + they slow the game and possible piss off the flight behind + possible safety issues. Then next hole make the hit PB.

shorthitter wrote:

slinger wrote:

i offer 2 scencerios

1st: flight includes me n
a) ss
b) shotah
c) agumon

u bet your last dollar i will ask them to go back n hit if its a lost ball or i will ask them to hit a Pball


2nd: flight includes me n
1) DBS head consumer banking (my bank)
2) country manager Dow Chemical (my customer)
3) director (Spring Singapore)


i have no problem with them hitting a 4th than asking them to drive back n hit again, they can even write a birdie or par, i wouldnt give a shit as long as i have
i) my loan extended
ii) my price agreeded
iii) my grant approved

knowing the rules will help u become a better golfer, but sometimes u need to know when to apply n n when not to apply

i have played enough social n corporate golf to be a discerning golfer.......

Look at it from another perspective... if they are not honest golfing, how are they in business?? If your business relies on people you know take an 8 on a hole but write 5 then what are they are they doing behind your back?

No offence SH but thats how life is.... so what if we lose a few hundreds to a customer when it means a few million for our business.... think about it... sometimes honesty will bring you nowhere... its the new world....

Life should be like this...smiling back flight, welcoming us to re-TEE, and offer icey cold 100+ at TEE box....
Everyone is not in hurry, really honor the game rules, back flight has no questions asked about re-TEEing...

When can we have a world like this....

SH, if i can offer another observation, we all know the speed limit on the highway is 90km/h n the express lane is used for overtaking, but i find myself driving on the express lane most of the time n in those instances more than 100km/h, i know the laws, but i break them n will try to cheat the system......what would that make me, would that mean i am not honest n not an ideal business partner

anybody here that dun have a heavy foot

this is where my perception differ, which of cos u are entitled to yours, i guess the environment we grow up in dictates how we percieve things, ppl, life etc



anyway, if i am unssure that i might not find my ball, there are 2 things i will do:
1) go n hit a Pball
2) if u know the rules n course well enough, declare at the tee-box, ball "could be" in the hazard, i might lose a stroke but not the distance

different strokes for different folks.

same as the 5 min rule....most casual player will not spend 5 mins looking for the ball, it slows down the game cause for many 'less experienced' players, its every other hole, so the shortest 'rule' is look for a min or 2, cannot find...drop ball and take 2 strokes penalty. If we take the whole 5 min to look for ball, cannot find, then go back and re-hit..its will be a 10 min ++ extra wait for the flight behind.

shotah wrote:

shorthitter wrote:

slinger wrote:

i offer 2 scencerios

1st: flight includes me n
a) ss
b) shotah
c) agumon

u bet your last dollar i will ask them to go back n hit if its a lost ball or i will ask them to hit a Pball


2nd: flight includes me n
1) DBS head consumer banking (my bank)
2) country manager Dow Chemical (my customer)
3) director (Spring Singapore)


i have no problem with them hitting a 4th than asking them to drive back n hit again, they can even write a birdie or par, i wouldnt give a shit as long as i have
i) my loan extended
ii) my price agreeded
iii) my grant approved

knowing the rules will help u become a better golfer, but sometimes u need to know when to apply n n when not to apply

i have played enough social n corporate golf to be a discerning golfer.......

Look at it from another perspective... if they are not honest golfing, how are they in business?? If your business relies on people you know take an 8 on a hole but write 5 then what are they are they doing behind your back?

No offence SH but thats how life is.... so what if we lose a few hundreds to a customer when it means a few million for our business.... think about it... sometimes honesty will bring you nowhere... its the new world....

No offence bro, we are grown up's and I respect your opinion....

slinger wrote:

SH, if i can offer another observation, we all know the speed limit on the highway is 90km/h n the express lane is used for overtaking, but i find myself driving on the express lane most of the time n in those instances more than 100km/h, i know the laws, but i break them n will try to cheat the system......what would that make me, would that mean i am not honest n not an ideal business partner

I don't no your business ethics so I cannot comment, my observation was that if you (and I dont mean you personally) take shortcuts in games... (and on the road that can lead to much worse consaquences than a bad score) then do people cut corners in business....

I have turned students away and I have refunded money and told students never to come back.... Thats my business etihic, I wont just take someones money just to make money... which is why I am poor...

I have played with one of the richest (if not the richest) man in the world, and I kept his score, if he had a 9 I wrote it down, and yes my livelihood was on the line if he got p*****D, but if he took a 9....... I am not going to put 5!

And no I would not be annoyed if someone came back to the tee and rehit, it actually happens a lot....

Realistically I dont care how you guys play golf, it does not affect me in the least.... unless we are playing together and gambling!

It brings me back to my question... if we were playing soccer and I cheated would you get P****D?

hoelwill wrote:

Shorthitter,

I now totally understand why you said to me, if you would, you would give me a handicap 56..

a man of integrity..

Haha, actually I saw you hit some good shots, (except the 2 iron tee off)... If you still want handicap pm me I can bypass most of the guff as I have seen you play....

bet you're not giving me the same offer after that tee shot on hole 1 at Legends