How many of us here have an official handicap? I'm talking about a golf handicap rating/index, not the other kind of handicap
Even though I've been playing golf forever, I have never got myself an official handicap rating, but I'd be interested in people who have.
I guess I've always kind of thought that golf is competitive, so I don't really get why you would want to even the playing field. Even if you bet while playing golf, I can't really see people cheating like crazy or sandbagging. To me, if you want to golf with someone who is really bad, a handicap just encourages bad players to stay bad, since they're not put at as much of a disadvantage if they use their handicap. Maybe I've got it all wrong - if so, can someone please enlighten me?
Even though I've been playing golf forever, I have never got myself an official handicap rating, but I'd be interested in people who have.
I guess I've always kind of thought that golf is competitive, so I don't really get why you would want to even the playing field. Even if you bet while playing golf, I can't really see people cheating like crazy or sandbagging. To me, if you want to golf with someone who is really bad, a handicap just encourages bad players to stay bad, since they're not put at as much of a disadvantage if they use their handicap. Maybe I've got it all wrong - if so, can someone please enlighten me?