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**RBJamez** · 07-19-2011, 07:20 AM

I've been doing extremely well in tournaments and competitive golf this year and I'm starting to feel guilty. I'm not posting my results to brag, but to show why there are rumblings about me being a sandbagger.

I started playing in May of 2010. My initial handicap was a 32 and got as low as a 24 last season. I started this season at a 23. My official handicap as of today is a 19.

Now here is where it get sketchy. My driver is my absolute worst club in the bag. I typically hit anywhere between 4-8 balls OB (lucky if I find them) in any given round with my driver. There have been many times where I hit 2 OB off the same tee.

I know this club is a problem for me and I work on it constantly on the range and change something about the swing just about every week. Regardless, when I do get a ball in play, I am usually in the trees or some other undesirable lie.

Knowing this, I won't use my driver when there is something on the line (tournament, bragging rights, etc...)

I played the club championship this year and was in the last flight of course. First round, I shot 21 over, second round I shot 20 over. This put me solidly in 2nd place, 15 strokes behind the leader.

Final round of the tournament, I tell myself that I'm going to play to score and win the tournament. I know the only way I can play to score, is to leave the driver at home.

I went on to shoot 10 over and missed first by just 6 strokes. ROUND of my life! Anyways, I went right back out and played another round the same day... 11 over. This was again with no driver.

The very next week, I go back to using my driver again because I'm determined to reign it in. Needless to say, I post 2 100+ scores.

Just last week, we had a match play tournament. I leave the driver home again and PAR the first 5 holes to take a huge lead. I win and hear a bunch of sandbagger comments.

My score is legit. I report EVERY round. Once it's time to play serious, I stop using the driver and score well.

Any suggestions how I should move forward with this? I don't want to have a bad rep around the club, but I am a fierce competitor and when something is on the line, I ditch the driver and play smart. As a result, I typically do very well in handicapped events.

Thoughts? Suggestions?

07-19-2011, 07:20 AM	#1
RBJamez Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 371 Senior Member	Am I a Sandbagger? I've been doing extremely well in tournaments and competitive golf this year and I'm starting to feel guilty. I'm not posting my results to brag, but to show why there are rumblings about me being a sandbagger. I started playing in May of 2010. My initial handicap was a 32 and got as low as a 24 last season. I started this season at a 23. My official handicap as of today is a 19. Now here is where it get sketchy. My driver is my absolute worst club in the bag. I typically hit anywhere between 4-8 balls OB (lucky if I find them) in any given round with my driver. There have been many times where I hit 2 OB off the same tee. I know this club is a problem for me and I work on it constantly on the range and change something about the swing just about every week. Regardless, when I do get a ball in play, I am usually in the trees or some other undesirable lie. Knowing this, I won't use my driver when there is something on the line (tournament, bragging rights, etc...) I played the club championship this year and was in the last flight of course. First round, I shot 21 over, second round I shot 20 over. This put me solidly in 2nd place, 15 strokes behind the leader. Final round of the tournament, I tell myself that I'm going to play to score and win the tournament. I know the only way I can play to score, is to leave the driver at home. I went on to shoot 10 over and missed first by just 6 strokes. ROUND of my life! Anyways, I went right back out and played another round the same day... 11 over. This was again with no driver. The very next week, I go back to using my driver again because I'm determined to reign it in. Needless to say, I post 2 100+ scores. Just last week, we had a match play tournament. I leave the driver home again and PAR the first 5 holes to take a huge lead. I win and hear a bunch of sandbagger comments. My score is legit. I report EVERY round. Once it's time to play serious, I stop using the driver and score well. Any suggestions how I should move forward with this? I don't want to have a bad rep around the club, but I am a fierce competitor and when something is on the line, I ditch the driver and play smart. As a result, I typically do very well in handicapped events. Thoughts? Suggestions?
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