9 Hole Open Qualifiers

happydan

Would appreciate any info on clubs running 9 hole opens at the moment or for the summer.
Really stuck for time and would love to play some of these.

Many thanks : )

charlieIRL

happydan wrote: »

Would appreciate any info on clubs running 9 hole opens at the moment or for the summer.
Really stuck for time and would love to play some of these.

Many thanks : )

They are a great idea........if done right.

My club brought them in a few years ago and have them on the same day as our midweek open but they are not counting which is a joke in my eyes. Any Thursday I head over and its only lads playing 9 holes and nobody playing 18. Grand - you get in and out in well under 2 hours and they alternate the 9 every week - but its pointless if its not counting.

I brought it up with last years captain and his reply "Sure nobody would play them if they were counting" I was left speechless, there's prizes for them but no cuts.

Its actually part of the reason why I'm seriously contemplating moving clubs this year, I put a lot of work into my game last year and went to our open days to try get cut and nothing. Have had a good few 20 plus 9 hole scores with one 25 and i didn't even make the final of it at the end of the year. :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

morrga

happydan wrote: »

Would appreciate any info on clubs running 9 hole opens at the moment or for the summer.
Really stuck for time and would love to play some of these.

Many thanks : )

Stackstown generally run some over the summer.

mike12

charlieIRL wrote: »

They are a great idea........if done right.

My club brought them in a few years ago and have them on the same day as our midweek open but they are not counting which is a joke in my eyes. Any Thursday I head over and its only lads playing 9 holes and nobody playing 18. Grand - you get in and out in well under 2 hours and they alternate the 9 every week - but its pointless if its not counting.

I brought it up with last years captain and his reply "Sure nobody would play them if they were counting" I was left speechless, there's prizes for them but no cuts.

Its actually part of the reason why I'm seriously contemplating moving clubs this year, I put a lot of work into my game last year and went to our open days to try get cut and nothing. Have had a good few 20 plus 9 hole scores with one 25 and i didn't even make the final of it at the end of the year. :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

Not sure clubs can run comps under counting conditions and not adjust handicaps.

CFG92

St Margaret's have started to run one every Friday evening.

clog

Clubs have been able to hold 9 hole 'counting' competitions for the last few years. These though could only be run for 'home' players if held as a qualifier.

The rules have changed this year to enable open 9 hole qualifiers. Its probably too early to tell yet how this will play out but I could see them becoming popular especially midweek summer evenings.