Posted on Nov 14, 2007 - 12:11 PM

Myrtle Beach Golf Question of the Week: What’s Your Idea of a Good Scoring Round?

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As a recreational golfer, I'm facing an identity crisis. And I need your help.

If I listen to Jack Moorehouse at HowToBreak80.com, my skill level is well above average. Moorehouse points to "NGT Research" (whatever that is) that claims that, of the 60 million golfers in the world today:

Less than half will ever break 100.
33 percent will break 90.
Only 5 percent will ever break 80.

As a "bogey golfer," that's music to my ears.

Then I see the results of a recent GolfChannel.com poll, which tell me that only 28 percent of its respondents have never broken 80. Naturally, now I see this and bow my head in shame, bemoaning the fact that I live in a world where, in reality, my game really sucks.

Where do I turn for some perspective? To you, of course - our dear readers, and local and visiting golfers - as I pose our latest "Myrtle Beach Golf Question of the Week":

What's your definition of a good scoring round?

I thought I could get a decent initial measure of how our visiting golfers typically fare by checking out the results of the 2007 World Amateur Handicap Championship this past August in Myrtle Beach. Of the more than 3,800 participants who came here from around the world to compete - and all with widely varying handicaps - here's how the top finishers stacked up:

Average handicap index of all flight winners from the 2007 World Am: 13.77
Handicap of 2007 World Am Champion: 30 (June Wang, Huntersville, N.C.)
USGA handicap index range for "bogey golfers": 17.5 to 22.4 (men); 21.5 to 26.4 (women)

Conclusion? Uh ...

So tell us, Beach Bloggers. What's your standard for golf success? Breaking 100? 90? 80? Who cares, as long as I'm not in the office?

Let us know!

Comments

LinksMaven says on 02/10/2009 at 11:37:

Hey, as long as you’re out there having fun, respecting the game and its players, and keeping the pace of play, who cares what you score? Unless, of course, you’re playing for $10 a hole ...

Make no mistake though, Jim. Your game sucks.
Frank says on 02/10/2009 at 11:37:

I am a snowbird and love to golf.I think if you go out with some friends on a sunny day have a few laughs and can still call your opponents friends than you have had a good day and a good round regardless of you score.Frank
Zach says on 02/10/2009 at 11:37:

Breaking 80 is my goal. But keeping score maybe highly over rated. What do you think the goal is of most golfers when they play? And how do we get everyone to maintain their pace of play and be aware that there are other golfers on the course?