[BrianL99]

Originally Posted by Rwirish

No, it is not golf. It is pitch and putt.

Originally Posted by phylt

I JUST KNEW!!! After seeing the Thread title, that some would scoff at this.

The Champ players scoff at Executive play.

The Champ and Executive scoff at P&P.

I find it appalling when folks look down at others. Easy example is some of the previous responses.

Mat play - So what? No chewed up grounds to drive from. Shorter holes - So what? good short game practice. Only 2 clubs - So wrong. Depends upon the skill and ability of the golfer.

P&P is GREAT for short game practice and FUN. P&P is relaxing and can be challenging for some. It's a nice walk for 9 or 18 holes.

Why look down on P&P? Florida's Friendliest Home Town hits yet again.

The above, is the disconnect.

Is "Flag Football" or "Touch Football", the same game as the NFL plays?

We have "softball" & we have "baseball". Luckily, different names.

We have "Pickleball" & we have "Tennis". They came up a different name, thankfully.

Unfortunately, there appears to be only 1 word for hitting a ball with a club and aiming for a hole in the ground .... golf. Personally, I think it's unfortunate that golf has been around so long, the USGA & R&A never trademarked the name.

I suppose it's something like Drone "Pilots", calling themselves "Pilots". People who are licensed to fly a real airplane, hauling around live people, are offended by it.

Golf is no different. People who play golf on a 6000 yard golf course, with (4) Par 3 holes, are offended by people who say ... "oh, I have 17 holes in one", when those HIO's came on an shortened Executive or P&P golf courses. It's an entirely differently level of accomplishment.

I posted basically this same post, 3 years ago. The sport of Golf is regulated by the USGA & the R&A. If you're not playing the game as it's regulated, you're not playing "golf". You may be hitting a golf type ball, with a golf type club ... but you're not playing golf if you're on an Executive course, Pitch & Putt course or even if you're playing on a Championship Course and playing "Villages Friendly Golf Rules".

I think it's great that there are alternatives types of sports & games for folks to play in The Villages, but playing a round of golf on a 6000 yard traditional Championship golf course, is a world away from playing a Pitch & Putt course, just as "flying" a drone is a long way from flying a AirBus 320.