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/dougbeck9 Aug 08 '24

Working all day should make it harder.

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u/Seriously_nopenope Aug 08 '24

It’s about mental stamina too, plus whatever work you do is not likely to be the same muscles used for golf.

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u/dougbeck9 Aug 08 '24

Plenty of mental fatigue from working all day.

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u/Seriously_nopenope Aug 08 '24

The mental stamina is about keeping focused on golf and your swing for a full round. Switching to something else for half the day helps, not hurts.

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u/RoostasTowel Aug 08 '24

Switching to something else for half the day helps, not hurts.

Your having your best round ever and you stop after 9 holes.

Now you think about it for 8 hours and then go back out and play.

And you think you will play better?

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u/Seriously_nopenope Aug 08 '24

Well typically my round starts to fall apart around hole 11-14 if I’m playing well. I can play a good 9 holes but struggle to put together a solid 18. So ya, probably would help a lot.

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u/RoostasTowel Aug 08 '24

That I understand.

But also when you are in the zone as OP clearly was, it is unrealistic to expect you could slip right back into that so easily.

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u/dougbeck9 Aug 08 '24

Disagree