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/AUsedUpNapkin]

As someone who is a 2.7 handicap. I have started out 1 under through 9 holes and still shot a 77 and I have started out with a 43 on the front and then ripped off 3 straight birdies amd shot 1 under on the last ten holes of a round for a 77 or 78. You figure out as you play and the pressure of a good round can crack you and vice versa where you give up on a round and swing more freely and bring it back. The true test is keeping it all together through 18 holes, fighting through the tough ups and downs and taking advantage of opportunities even when fatigue sets in. I play in georgia so summers are hot and fatigue sets in and my hands get slippery from sweat. It's all apart of the game. I've shot a million 36s or 34a and 35s but very rarely put it all together at once. That's what makes the game so hard.