[kvitacencia]

I have played competitively in the past but don't anymore. I just go out there to have fun and socialize with my buds.

[Spisivavona]

I play in a league and I try to play in as many golf outings as possible. If Im playing by myself just playing for fun, I find that I dont focus as much and dont push my limits; but when Im competing against others I get really serious about it and I really try to get the most of out of every shot.
Im a very competitive person and I hate to lose.

[Caluabdum]

Can't wait until I can compete! Used to city tourny when I was horrid, but haven't since I'm a wee less than horrid.

[ImmimiFruff]

Nah, I don't compete.

I see no need to publicly announce the fact that I stink.

This says it for me too! hehe

[Tribas4u]

I play 3 times a week and never in competition. I play one member guest with my father each year and that is it. I enjoy the game of competing with the course and myself each time out and of course competing with others that I am playing with each round.

But I find competition golf extremely slow and I do not appreciate the game like I do when I am just playing. Too many sandbaggers, cheaters, and other things have ruined that aspect for me.

In the end, I say it is up to the individual to find out what works best for them personally. I love that some of you compete. Its a way to "get up" for golf when just regular golf is not for them.

I do have to agree on that.It's sad,but it happens more then one can imagine. Have quit the game many times because of it.I will not play in any net tourneys or flighted.It's heads up only or if you are a regular playing partner and we both know each others game,then I'll give strokes.Or if I know you from someone else who will vouch then I'll concede strokes.

I love competing.Love the anxiety and the tension of having to play well.If I make a few bogies,Have to find a way to get those back.That's the challenge besides playing Old man Par.

Match play is fun cause It's you and me and nothing else.I just have to out do you on that hole one hole at a time.One hole won't ruin the match.

[avavavava]

I play competively and did so to improve my game. I have been playing for two years now and have noticed a good bit of improvement, but still have a long, long way to go. My initial thinking was that playing in tournaments would be a lot of fun, and it was and oftentimes still is but I am finding out that the realy enjoyment for me is playing with my friends and just socializing. I am seeing in the tournaments I have been playing that certain sandbaggers are starting to ruin it for others as well. These sandbaggers just want to win and could move up anytime to other flights but play just bad enough to remain in the lower flights. I dont understand that at all. My thinking is that I would rather be playing with people of like skills in order to improve my game. But these are just my two cents.

[Kimeoffessyr]

In a well run club the sandbaggers don't stand a chance. We've had them, but they don't last long. Once one is found out, our handicap committee adjusts his handicap and he usually quits soon after. It does take an active effort to keep it down, but we have the reputation of zero tolerance, so it's rarely a problem any more.

We also have our own slow play policy (in fact we are in the process of tightening it up), and we police that vigorously too. A few tournaments back I handed out 2 stroke penalties to 3 groups (12 players) for breach of the policy. We are revamping the policy because in our member/guest this year the times were so far out of line that the head pro wrote a pointed letter to the club president. I expect that by the next tournament we will have an even stricter policy than we have now.

Same thing with my men's club. No sandbaggers and no stragglers!

Besides these once per week competitions, I also play in the Tucson City Championships and plan on signing up for some of the AZ Golf Assn events this fall.

[LeslieMoran]

When I was a club member, the pro advised that I play in the open division instead of the senior division because these old guys were really good and would clean my clock...

The open division is won with scores in the 60s, I am not going to shoot below 70 right now on my best day. I finished in 4th place. Winner shot 68 I believe.

[MikeGotTalentz]

I play in a pretty competitive league which has 5 tournaments a year along with weekly head to head play. I like the competitive nature of it. After so many years of wrestling (about as competitive as you get), I have found that never really goes away.