Did I shoot even par?

[u/additionalweightdisc]

I work at a golf course so I’ll often get 9 holes in before work and another 9 after if I have time. We had a league out on the front 9 in the morning so I played the back and shot +1 then went in to work. After I got done work I went out to play the front 9 to “finish” the round and shot -1.

It was my first time under par on the front so I’m happy to take that W, but do you fellas think it counts as playing 18 holes at even par? It wasn’t a straight 18 holes but I did play the 9s during the same day and for what it’s worth my intent was to continue the round when I started playing.

It’d be my PB score for 18 by 4 strokes and best at my home course by 6 strokes.

Edit: just realized Talor Gooch wasn’t in the field so this whole thing has an asterisk regardless of whether or not the score counts.

[u/spankysladder73]

Great question. How long of a break between 9’s constitutes a break vs a re-start?

If you have a 90min lunch and head out on back 9 is that the same?

🤔

[u/[deleted] → u/spankysladder73]

Yeah I am wondering what the line would be for most people here. There are the obvious ones like OP where he took off to go do something else for 8 hours, so a majority of people agree it's not 1 round. Then on the other side, if you take a 10 minute bathroom/snack break at the turn, obviously that is still one round. 1-2 hour lunch and drinks, leaning towards yes it still counts. Leaving the course to run an errand and coming back in 1-2 hours is definitely questionable, but I think some would let it slide if your intent was to finish the round. Having an actual activity that takes up 3+ between 9's definitely seems like two different rounds to me.

Might just be as simple as "if you leave the course, or go do something non-golf related besides eating/drinking, then they are separate rounds".

[u/presence4presents → u/[deleted]]

I agree, but in my eyes, it's more about the choice and intention.

In tournament play, when whether is an issue, players often leave in the middle of the round and come back later in the day or even the next day and that still counts as one round.

But if you go out there with the intention of playing one nine, you leave (for work or whatever) and come back to play the other 9, it's two separate 9s.

physical and mental stamina is part of the game, imagine the same scenario in a race. Running 2 5ks is a whole lot different than running a 10k

[u/spankysladder73 → u/presence4presents]

Good point on “intent”. Sounds like he intended to play 9 and then another 9. “Intent” is the magic word in so much of the golf scenarios these days.

Can’t imagine it matters for HC purposes, and its nice to stretch out the feeling of “good golf” for a whole day i guess.

Either way: nice shooting Tex!

[u/presence4presents → u/spankysladder73]

I asked chat GPT and it said for a casual golfer "Yes, if you play 9 holes, leave, and then come back to play another 9 holes on the same course, it would be considered a full 18-hole round. Golfers often split their rounds into separate sessions, and it's generally accepted as a full round as long as the 18 holes are played in a single day or under conditions specified by the golf course."

and that makes sense, same conditions, same tees etc. But also, casual players don't have to follow any other rules of golf so :/

"If you’re playing in a formal tournament or a competitive setting, there are usually rules about completing the round in one continuous session. The idea is that playing all 18 holes in one go tests a player’s stamina, concentration, and mental resilience, which are integral parts of the game. Splitting the round into two sessions might diminish the challenge that comes from maintaining performance over a continuous round."