Nope, just putt it out.
Golf Leagues: Putt out or Allow Gimmies?
Hole em out or then personal friendships become into question when someone gives one putt to one person and not another. Only fair way to do it in my eyes
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- #53
When I sub in for our league, we rarely play without gimmes. They can get a little bit tight at the end, but since we are playing only against the other pairing in our foursome, it's our discretion.
No gimmes makes no sense to me unless it's everyone playing everyone else.
Our work league has 16 players of varying abilities, so everything is based off your handicap and a point system. The higher your handicap, the lower number of points you have to get to break even. We pay out for first-second-third based on the total adjusted score. For example, I currently need 6 points on 9 holes to break even. Winners are typically +1 or +2, but you sometimes have an outlier having a real good day getting +4 or higher. Handicaps are adjusted weekly (up or down) based on performance.
Any putt for points (bogey or better) needs to be holed out. Double or higher, gimmes are allowed.
Any putt for points (bogey or better) needs to be holed out. Double or higher, gimmes are allowed.
Pafee
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Keep the game moving!
5150
Well-known member
That is generally how it works in our league. I would personally be in favor of putting out, but I go with the flow.
Buckeyegolfnut
Well-known member
That sounds reasonable. Nobody is going to give Birdie/Eagle putts! You have to make those. As for par, I know some folks who refuse to give those, but I'm undecided. I think it depends on my situation. If I, or my team, is in for par, and you're 6 inches away, I sincerely doubt that you, or you and your partner, will miss that putt, I will probably give it.
Wakit300
Active member
There are not and never will be gimmies allowed in the league I play in, as I will go somewhere else if they do.
We allow that in friendly games MOST of the time but if you're playing under the Rules of Golf ... Nevah!
We allow that in friendly games MOST of the time but if you're playing under the Rules of Golf ... Nevah!
Is there money? No gimmies!
If it is matchplay, then holes/putts can be conceded, anything else and putts must be holed
Tonights league is matchplay so there will be some putts conceded, whereas the one on Saturday is a team Stableford format so everything has to be holed unless you can't score
Tonights league is matchplay so there will be some putts conceded, whereas the one on Saturday is a team Stableford format so everything has to be holed unless you can't score
I played with a guy who had a piece of yellow tape on his putter shaft. His normal group all have this at the same length from head to tape (about 18”).
Et Tu Brute?
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I play with longstanding groups at a private club. Random draw partners then go play, everybody puts a few dollars in the pot.
When the subject comes up I always vote for putting everything out. And that's not withstanding the fact that I go through spells of being a little "mental" over 2-footers myself. I'd just rather avoid the whole thing of trying to police what's a gimme and what's not.
Generally we putt out. But sometimes the group decides on "inside the leather". I go along with whatever the game of the day is but would rather that whole idea just die.
FWIW, I don't like rolling the ball in the fairway either. But that gets outvoted every time it rains an inch or two the night before. Grrrrrrr.
When the subject comes up I always vote for putting everything out. And that's not withstanding the fact that I go through spells of being a little "mental" over 2-footers myself. I'd just rather avoid the whole thing of trying to police what's a gimme and what's not.
Generally we putt out. But sometimes the group decides on "inside the leather". I go along with whatever the game of the day is but would rather that whole idea just die.
FWIW, I don't like rolling the ball in the fairway either. But that gets outvoted every time it rains an inch or two the night before. Grrrrrrr.
My Sunday game putts everything out. My Wednesday game allows gimmes, using the modern "inside the leather" as opposed to the length of a grip. People lay their putter down to measure, some complain that they have short putters. The past two weeks, there has been discussion of going to holing everything out. I'm perfectly fine with that. Takes away any question.
I wouldn't play in it either. That's a joke.
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Ours always putts out
$$ involved? Stroke play? Putt out!
I've seen guys miss 4 inch putts.
Match Play? Different rules.
I've seen guys miss 4 inch putts.
Match Play? Different rules.
we allow gimmies up to 2 feet birdy and eagle have to be holes regardless of distance speeds up the game and we play to have fun. were not playing to millions.