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**DoctorIrokezov** · 07-17-2012, 09:24 PM

Tournaments are the reason I have a handicap. Competitive golf is a lot of fun.

Why not get one? Do you think your scores would be higher or lower if you played 18? I can shoot better on the front or the back. I think it averages out over time.

I'd love to play tournaments, if the wife let me haha! I'm in 2 leagues and play a practice round /week on top. I'm sure she'd flip her sh*t if I started to pay to play in tournaments. I agree, competitive golf is a lot more fun and I actually do play better.
My Monday league is a leisure stroke play league and I have a 4.4 league handi.
My Wednesday is a match play league with a bracket system that I hold a 3.5 league handi, avg score around 39.4. I'm basically a full stroke better.

I just have this bias that tells me 9 vs. 18 holes is a different beast. And I've played forever to know that's true. Dexterity, stamina, concentration for 18 holes is far more difficult to hold over an 18 hole span. You're probably right, but I may play 18 holes once per month. Maybe my cheap as is just convincing myself not to pay for one? haha.

Is the calculation for 9 hole and 18 hole handicaps the same?

07-17-2012, 09:24 PM	#5
DoctorIrokezov Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 430 Senior Member	Tournaments are the reason I have a handicap. Competitive golf is a lot of fun. Why not get one? Do you think your scores would be higher or lower if you played 18? I can shoot better on the front or the back. I think it averages out over time. I'd love to play tournaments, if the wife let me haha! I'm in 2 leagues and play a practice round /week on top. I'm sure she'd flip her sh*t if I started to pay to play in tournaments. I agree, competitive golf is a lot more fun and I actually do play better. My Monday league is a leisure stroke play league and I have a 4.4 league handi. My Wednesday is a match play league with a bracket system that I hold a 3.5 league handi, avg score around 39.4. I'm basically a full stroke better. I just have this bias that tells me 9 vs. 18 holes is a different beast. And I've played forever to know that's true. Dexterity, stamina, concentration for 18 holes is far more difficult to hold over an 18 hole span. You're probably right, but I may play 18 holes once per month. Maybe my cheap as is just convincing myself not to pay for one? haha. Is the calculation for 9 hole and 18 hole handicaps the same?
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