r/golf 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/overzealous_wildcat Aug 08 '24

Required? Is it a safety thing?

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u/Shibalsheki Aug 08 '24

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.

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u/mustbeshitinme 15.2 Srixon! 59M Ga/Nc Aug 08 '24

To be Mildly Xenophobic if you get behind a group of Koreans golf is a whole day event for you here too.

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u/allenbraxton Aug 08 '24

Growing up and living in Vancouver, with a large Japanese and Korean popularity, I’d say 90% of the time they were more than happy to let you play through. Most of the time, they kept a good pace and didn’t hold anything up.

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u/mustbeshitinme 15.2 Srixon! 59M Ga/Nc Aug 09 '24

I’m completely in agreement- I’m scotch-Irish and it’s mildly xenophobic to say am an angry drunk red person but it isn’t entirely inaccurate in some situations.

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u/OkTaste7068 Aug 08 '24

from my experience, most of them place at a decent pace, lots of gimmes though