I don't know how much - or how many of - you guys and gals are into the concept of 'Eclectic' scores, but over here in Denmark, it is often used inside 'private clubs', as in 'clubs within clubs'.
I'm a member of the Wednesday Gentlemen's Club at my golf club. Every wednesday, unless somehow hindered, we join up and tee-off in a private match.
There's a slight 'entry fee' and a prize for the winners (strokes & points).
On top of that, there is the 'all-season Eclectic scoreboard'.
On this, every player can decide to carry over scores on individual holes to the 'all-season' scorecard, summing up the 'best round' over the season.
It's a great way to see how low you could actually score, IF - one day - your game should work out for a full 18 holes.
Only there's a catch ... once a score is transferred to the eclectic, that hole is 'closed', and you can no longer improve on the score on that hole, even if you should better it at a later time.
Last wednesday, I closed the last hole on my Eclectic scorecard ... 2 months early, considering the season over here.
It probably won't win me anything, since I'm still a lousy, inconsistent 34hcp hacker, but my total score was a
72!
Yup - Par for the course. I have now made Par on every hole on my home course.
Since I have yet to birdie ANY hole at my home course, I can't be unhappy about an all-Par Eclectic score. But of course, I bet the birdies will be flocking now that the scorecard is closed.
I won't mind. I've only broken 100 once so far, so cutting another 1 or 2 shots of my 72 Eclectic won't matter too much.
But for me, it was a great milestone to see, that I CAN now Par every hole on the course. All I now need to do, is to cut some 30-something shots of every round ... can't be all that hard, can it?!
Hardly 'Glory', but still a nice gut-feeling for a high-capper!