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Scoring below 60

• TJWills 20 Posts

  Thu, May 12 2016 2:20 AM

  I assume that we all play or have played golf.  None of us has broken 60, or likely 65.

  Can somebody help me to see the pleasure in shooting sub-60s on the US Open qualifier, which is so tough a course?  Or on the Old Course?  Or anywhere?

  When scores are that low. doesn't the utter lack of realism suck all the enjoyment out of it?

  Will I have more fun if I shoot ridiculous scores?

  [yes, this comes from a "glad to break 70 on WGT" guy]

• kersh1976 2,790 Posts

  Thu, May 12 2016 11:00 AM

  I agree with you about the scores being unrealistic, but I have a friend who caddies on the European and US PGA tour and he says the courses on here, especially the greens are so realistic it's as close to the real thing you will ever get. 

  The reason why the top pro's hardly ever shoot below 60 is because they don't have  knowledge of wind  speed and direction, a putting grid that tells them distance from the pin and where to aim. They also don't have a meter that tells them exactly how hard to hit the ball. 

  I'm pretty sure if they had all this help, you would see scores below 60 every week.

   

  P.S

  I.ve broken 65 many, many times playing real golf . )

• Robert1893 7,728 Posts

  Thu, May 12 2016 11:37 AM

  TJWills:

  When scores are that low. doesn't the utter lack of realism suck all the enjoyment out of it?

  
  
  Not at all.
  
  Similar to what the poster above suggests, I look at low scores as what people could potentially score if they had virtually perfect knowledge of all parameters of the game (precise numbers for yardage, wind, spin, club as well as ball characteristics, and course idiosyncrasies). Given that level of knowledge and control, these are the potential scores.
  
  So yes, I get a lot of enjoyment from shooting a 28 or 29 for 9 holes from legend tees. i rarely do it, but I enjoy it when it happens. 

• mbcarp99 1,078 Posts

  Thu, May 12 2016 11:48 AM

  kersh1976:

  I.ve broken 65 many, many times playing real golf . )

  What did you score on the back 9 Dave lol

• fatdan 3,379 Posts

  Thu, May 12 2016 11:53 AM

  TJWills:

  Will I have more fun if I shoot ridiculous scores?

  Yes!!!! It means your mastering the "game" as it is....

  I admit, I was more excited about getting all 120 Stars on Mario brother and all 200 Bananas on Donkey Kong Nintendo 64....but I love shooting 24-27 here too, it is just as exciting as breaking 80 was on a real course , and the 1st par round, with less walking! LOL

   

• kersh1976 2,790 Posts

  Thu, May 12 2016 12:12 PM

  mbcarp99:

  kersh1976:

  I.ve broken 65 many, many times playing real golf . )

  What did you score on the back 9 Dave lol

  HaHa nice one mark, I opened myself up for that one there ).

   

   

• mbcarp99 1,078 Posts

  Thu, May 12 2016 12:55 PM

  kersh1976:

  mbcarp99:

  kersh1976:

  I.ve broken 65 many, many times playing real golf . )

  What did you score on the back 9 Dave lol

  HaHa nice one mark, I opened myself up for that one there ).

   

   

  Lol Dave, i once shot a 59 myself but i went and ruined it with a 67 on the back

• lonnieskinner 1,677 Posts

  Thu, May 12 2016 2:23 PM

  Both of you guys get back to the CC. Yall are screwing up the forums.

• DodgyPutter 4,690 Posts

  Thu, May 12 2016 2:28 PM

  lonnieskinner:

  Both of you guys get back to the CC. Yall are screwing up the forums.

  Lol, see what happens when Dazza isn't on.

• Luciano18 317 Posts

  Thu, May 12 2016 3:50 PM

  mbcarp99:

  kersh1976:

  mbcarp99:

  kersh1976:

  I.ve broken 65 many, many times playing real golf . )

  What did you score on the back 9 Dave lol

  HaHa nice one mark, I opened myself up for that one there ).

   

   

  Lol Dave, i once shot a 59 myself but i went and ruined it with a 67 on the back

  I always shot part in real life

  Of course I have yet to play more than 12 holes ;-))