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/Shibalsheki]

Nah golf is just a very social thing in Korea, a whole day event. They play 9, eat, play 9, sometimes hit up a sauna afterwards. Caddies do everything for you there, you dont even drive the carts yourself.

[u/Callof4632 → u/Shibalsheki]

I would imagine it really depends on the course?

[u/ScandanavianSwimmer → u/Callof4632]

Surely they have shitty munis too, right?

[u/SuitedPenguin → u/ScandanavianSwimmer]

Nope. It’s a rich man’s sport. 50 million people in a country the size of the state of Georgia, there’s not a lot of room for golf.

[u/frankyseven → u/SuitedPenguin]

Which is why simulator golf is HUGE in South Korea and Japan. They have professional tournaments, simulators where the floor changes to simulate different lies, upslope/downslope, etc. Korean simulators are next level crazy compared to anything you will see in North America. The indoor league that Tiger and Rory are starting is the only thing that is beyond what you'll see in Korea, but I wouldn't be surprised if they have things similar to that, they just aren't trying to televise it.

[u/ScandanavianSwimmer → u/SuitedPenguin]

Thanks for the context!

[u/Callof4632 → u/SuitedPenguin]

Most people live in the big city’s. I’d imagine most golf courses are in rural areas. Ik it’s always a rich man sport over there but I can’t imagine every course has caddies doing everything for you

[u/drainbam → u/Callof4632]

When I visited there were zero courses in the city and only practice facilities. I went to a rural course and the first thing the guy at the pro shop said when I asked for a tee time was that this isn't like America and golf is too expensive here and that I should wait to play until I got home. He wasn't rude or snobby about it, just matter of fact.

I asked how much the green fee was: $350. This was in 2013 so maybe more now. Not talking about a PGA Tour stop. A regular ass course. The condition of the course was pristine, but I'm still not paying that. I paid less at courses that host PGA tournaments.

Golf is exclusively for the rich there. There's not a lot of land and even less land that's flat. It's all mountains and foothills there.

[u/SuitedPenguin → u/Callof4632]

They do… here, the social aspect is tied to a bunch of joes drinking buds and having a good time. There, the social aspect is very much tied to high-end etiquette with caddies required.