I hear people at the golf club saying "you don't want to put too low a card in under general play or you won't win anything".

I disagree with this, I aspire to be the best golfer I can be and this can be measured by my handicap if I consistently submit cards. To win competitions with an overly generous handicap would not satisfy me. I would much prefer to not win and just beat my best score.

Surely any keen golfers true goal is to lower and play to the lowest handicap they can rather than win competitions with an unfair advantage?

I agree with the comments made, your handicap should reflect your current potential. By putting cards in whenever possible will reflect your this. My handicap has gone up as I do not get to play the course often these days so my potential to score is lower but when I played the course often it was lower as my scoring ability was better.

Putting regular cards in through general and competiton play will ensure your handicap reflects your current scoring potential.

Hope that makes sense to you all!

Cheers

JCBDB

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