Score when picking up

What is the correct way to track score for a hole if you give it up? Do you just put your par+X for maximum score and 0 putts? Would that count as a chip in the hole on the statistics? If so, i guess you need to edit in the app on the phone or web afterwards to correct that?

It would be nice if the watch showed the number of strokes for adjusted max strokes for the hole. With the new world handicap system, strokes above maximum will be adjusted down after delivering the scorecard anyway.

0 vonbonds over 4 years ago

If I have a disaster hole and pick up I just put in my ESC max for the hole and move on. I don’t record putts if I didn’t make it to the green.

0 Marve over 4 years ago

Garmin - Chris is it possible to registrer this a feature request? With the new World Handicap System and adjusted gross score? It would be nice if the scorecards in Garmin would show the adjusted gross score (but also keep the non-adjusted number somewhere to lookup as well). During a round (not stroke play tournament) this would be the correct number to benchmark against to see how you are performing according to your handicap, as this is what's get registered in WHS when you register the round afterwards anyway.

At least make it visible when entering score what number of stroke is the maximum according to the WHS and your handicap so you can enter it manually if wanred (e.g a blue square instead of a red square). It's not always easy to have control over your added strokes for each hole according to the handicap that day.

Thoughts?

0 Gregoclinton over 4 years ago

Picking up means you give up. So your not concerned what score you got for that hole, so just enter anything you like!

0 Marve over 4 years ago in reply to Gregoclinton

I know, but it screws up the total number off strokes for the round if you compare it with World Handicap System and adjusted gross score. It does bot count the strokes above your strokes+2 for that hole. Without having exact knowledge of your added strokes on the specific hole based on your handicap and index it will get wrong. For me it would be better if the Garmin scorecard would match the records in World Handicap System database.

0 JochenF over 4 years ago

I‘d like to know too how to handle an aborted(?) hole. I ran into this yesterday. I was able to manually calculate and enter the maximum score (depending on my playing handicap) for this hole, however the statistics had registered my only shot on that hole, the driver shot, with 300 yards, which is totally ridiculous (I’m usually struggling to drive the ball 200 yards) and spoils my driver statistics. Additionally I didn’t know what number of putts to enter or how this would influence my putter statistics.

So I think there should be an option to abort a hole, with the following consequences:

The maximum score (personal par plus 2) should be automatically registered for this hole
This hole should automatically be excluded from all statistics

0 vonbonds over 4 years ago in reply to JochenF

I think you’re overthinking the stats a bit. If you (like I can easily do) blow up to the point you’re dead in a hole before getting there just enter the score while you’re hot during the round then go edit it when done. Go back and delete the drive so there’s no club data for the hole and put in 2 or 3 putts..whatever, who cares. Over the course of a season there will be plenty of blow up holes and that’s just how life goes for us amateurs. This isn’t the same as Shotlink on the PGA Tour.

0 Owen over 4 years ago

If you are playing in a local event, you should should be submitting your gross score for the round as your event score unless the event rules say to cap at your adjusted gross. If you are in an event, a really bad hole means you will likely have a really bad round score for the event.

The adjusted gross (max net double bogey) should only used for determining your ongoing handicap and is intended to reduce the impact of having a really bad hole during the course of a round on your handicap.

If you are concerned about impact on stats, that bad hole and/or round is how you played and should affect your stats (that's why most of us are relatively inconsistent) - one shouldn't just keep good rounds to keep our stats looking good.