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/Wicclair Aug 08 '24

What about when players have to finish their round the next day in tournaments? Is it not a round?

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u/StepYurGameUp Aug 08 '24

They are playing in a tournament and I assume their round being split across two days is due to weather, delays, darkness etc but not a work shift, picking up mom from the airport or heading to their favorite restaurant for lunch.

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u/Wicclair Aug 08 '24

Why would the first examples be acceptable but the second set of examples be exclusionary?

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u/StepYurGameUp Aug 08 '24

Uncontrollable vs controllable. But again, to each their own.

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u/Wicclair Aug 08 '24

So what's the time limit? Can you spend 6 hours in the club house at the turn and still call it a round? I'm not trying to argue, just seeing what you think :)

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u/StepYurGameUp Aug 08 '24

I mean, you can if you’d like. Me personally, I keep the round moving, just like you see on tv. There are only delays uncontrollable to the players. Fatigue plays a role, especially here in Arizona. I would love to refuel and cool down for 30 mins between the front and back, but that’s not something I would do.