I’m a 13 handicap index player who is one of two players in a group of 30+ who played by the rules of golf while all others took liberties (rolling in the fairway, gimmees, etc.). We would play 2-, 3- and 4-man games, along with low gross and low net prizes. Pace of play was never the issue because everyone played ready golf.
However this got to be painful for me to play with the guys whose vanity handicap indexes skewed the payouts. So I now play with a group who do not bet and also take liberties along the way. We don’t compare scores over lunch and I find this much more enjoyable than trading dollars.
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