A Question for Golfers

[dioxide45]

We are at Marriott's Legends Edge and have a view out to one of the greens for the Baypoint Golf Course. So I've seen a lot of golfers come through. Do golfers no longer finish out the hole? So many times (perhaps 75%) I see that the golfers don't finish out their puts. They may putt one or two times but then pick up the ball. No tap ins and it's like they think that 2' putt is a gimme yet I know it probably isn't given how their previous putts were.

I golfed for a few years in my 20s, many years ago, and never remember doing this when I golfed and don't remember any of the golfers I played with doing it either. Is this the new norm? Has @#1 Cowboys Fan seen this too?

 

[mjm1]

It’s common for my friends and I when we play. Especially after two putts. It helps with the pace of play, which most golfers appreciate.

 

[rapmarks]

lol in men’s league they do give a gimme but women’s league absolutely not

 

[davidvel]

It is not the norm among golfers I play with, but I have seen it with many golfers. Too many begging for a gimme, and even calling their own.

 

[pedro47]

We are at Marriott's Legends Edge and have a view out to one of the greens for the Baypoint Golf Course. So I've seen a lot of golfers come through. Do golfers no longer finish out the hole? So many times (perhaps 75%) I see that the govers don't finish out their puts. They may putt one or two times but then pick up the ball. No tap ins and it's like they think that 2' putt is a gimme yet I know it probably isn't given how their previous putts were.

I golfed for a few years in my 20s, many years ago, and never remember doing this when I golfed and don't remember any of the golfers I played with doing it either. Is this the new norm? Has @#1 Cowboys Fan seen this too?

Sounds liked the age group between 20-40. They are always in a hurry. LOL

 

[#1 Cowboys Fan]

I am always amazed by golfers who hit it FAR, FAR...... first with a Driver down the fairway.....then with an Iron HIGH and LONG onto the green.
They then putt from 20 feet, ending 4 feet away......and PICK UP THE BALL!!!

I suspect there is about a 40% chance they miss those.... I think it's great they've hit the ball well....but what is your SCORE for the hole??

 

[dioxide45]

but what is your SCORE for the hole??

They think it was par...

 

[SmithOp]

There is a gimme term, "inside the leather", meaning if your ball is close enough to the hole and you lay the putter down it's inside the leather grip. Most people I golf with pick up instead of tapping in gimmes, easier to scoop the ball with the putter head than bend over to get it out of the hole. The only time we have to putt out is during tournament play.

 

[rapmarks]

 

[davidvel]

There is a gimme term, "inside the leather", meaning if your ball is close enough to the hole and you lay the putter down it's inside the leather grip. Most people I golf with pick up instead of tapping in gimmes, easier to scoop the ball with the putter head than bend over to get it out of the hole. The only time we have to putt out is during tournament play.

This has become lazy, cheating, lack of integrity golf. Most amateurs will miss many putts inside 3 feet. Gimmes are only allowed in match play, where the opposing player gives it. Otherwise, is is plain cheating. Either play by all the rules or play by none.

 

[slip]

I play golf twice a week with my wife and during the winter months with many snowbird friends, we just play casually. I play for my score. So I do finish out my hole. I compete against myself and try to improve my score. We are not playing against each other.

Some people we go with don't even keep score. Some are really only going for exercise. Most of these people don't finish out the hole. I would have to guess that a high percentage of the rounds of golf are played like this.

As long as you are not in any type of competition or saying you're a scratch golfer, it really doesn't matter.