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Originally Posted by Rainger99
What is your handicap? If I break 100 on a championship course I am elated. And if I play an 18 holes of executive golf, I am excited if I shoot my age!
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It used to be +1, now it's a bit higher. But that wasn't my point. Golf is not a game of excluding beginners and poor players. No good player makes fun of someone who is not as good, which is why I called out the concept of restricting "lesser" players or trying to drive them away all together. If a new player is damaging the course and not repairing it, they probably are ignorant of rules and etiquette. The solution is to educate them, not exclude them. There are plenty of experienced golfers who seem to be allergic to rakes and sand bottles---if I had my way, I would deal with them more harshly than beginners since they know better. I'm not a big fan of "good golf school for everyone", since I don't think Stewart Cink or Patrick Reed need attend before they play here. But I would make it mandatory for beginners and those that flaunt the rules. The very fact that someone suggests that we make a system that excludes beginners shows that person is far from a great golfer themselves.
End of rant.