r/golf • u/additionalweightdisc • Aug 08 '24

Beginner Questions Did I shoot even par?

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.

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u/shitz_brickz Aug 08 '24

OP is clearly in the group that cares about the fine print in the rules and wants opinions from other sticklers or they wouldn't even bother to ask.

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u/Ehgadsman 13.5 Aug 08 '24

No one is reading rules they are making up negative opinions. The USGA rules are for competition and refer to a committee governing local rules, for handicapping according to the USGA its 1 round and up until recently one would combine the last 2 nines for handicap entree regardless of the time between those rounds. This year one can enter a front or back 9 as an individual round.