Not counting a round?

[mjf]

What is the difference between seven and eight?

One.

I'm not really sure why 7 is the magic number. I suppose it's close enough to 9 to count as a 9-hole round.

[Arrt]

One.

I'm not really sure why 7 is the magic number. I suppose it's close enough to 9 to count as a 9-hole round.

Just seems arbitrary.

[justsomeguy]

In reality, only members and pros ever have "practice rounds". Nobody is crazy enough to shell out from $40 to $80 just to practice, so if you're a green-fee player then you're never having a practice round no matter what you say!

[mjf]

In reality, only members and pros ever have "practice rounds". Nobody is crazy enough to shell out from $40 to $80 just to practice, so if you're a green-fee player then you're never having a practice round no matter what you say!

Well... I guess I'm crazy then because I'm not a member anywhere and I'm surely not a pro.

[nokids]

In reality, only members and pros ever have "practice rounds". Nobody is crazy enough to shell out from $40 to $80 just to practice, so if you're a green-fee player then you're never having a practice round no matter what you say!

Oaks of Cobden will cost me $18 to play this sunday because I'm with Reservation Masters. Which is like 2 buckets of balls at 19th tee lol.

but i agree with you, i would never play loch march for $70 and call it a practice round.

[Golf DiVA]

can I put a twist on this and ask?

As a new player (1st season) when do you stop calling your rounds practice and start keeping track to get a handicap score?

[jvincent]

Strictly speaking, ALL rounds played according to the Rules count so as soon as you do that, you should be recording them.

[nokids]

can I put a twist on this and ask?

As a new player (1st season) when do you stop calling your rounds practice and start keeping track to get a handicap score?

the max handicap you can have in canada is 36 i believe. So if you're shooting more than 110 per round (18 holes), I dont think it's even worth it to keep a handicap. I personally wouldn't, I would just go out there and have fun. If I started shooting around 100 or less, then I'd start figuring out what my handicap was.

Last year when I started playing golf again, I thought my scores in the high 90's were going to give me a handicap of 10-ish. boy was i disappointed when i entered my scores and the calculator told me my cap was 25!