[What Have You Bought Lately? (CHA - Club Ho's Anonymous)]

Pair of FJ DNAs, $100 (AUD130), 3 sets of spikes for about 1/2 price in Aus. Got them at Roger Dunn Honolulu. Didn't even have to beg too much for permission.

[How'd you play?]

Had 2 rounds at Waikoloa on the Big Island Hawaii.

Played Kings Course first, off blue tees. Played with rental clubs. Had 82 with 6 X 3 putts, couldn't adjust to rental putter and Bermuda greens, reasonably happy with how I struck the ball. Played with my 15 yo daughter, she hit some good shots after adjusting to rentals.

Second round at Beach course, off white tees. 74, par 70. Lost a ball for a double (decided 3 wood off the tee for safety) and missed a tap in. Much better on the greens, still not a fan of Bermuda greens, but bent doesn't work everywhere.

 

Both courses were in good condition, fairways a bit scalped in places, and a couple of burnt off patches on Beach course greens, but overall no problems.

[Post your current handicap]

This is interesting for me, as in Australia, for any round to count towards your handicap, it must be in a formal competition, and signed off by a marker.

 

It seems to be a significant cultural difference, we play competition rounds (within our own clubs) every weekend, and most clubs have at least one midweek competition.

 

A recent push to allow social (non competition) rounds to be handicapped was shouted down almost unanimously.

 

This doesn't stop cheats from putting in bad scores deliberately to push out handicaps, but nothing will ever stop that.