Is a bogie free round a goal for you?

[2bGood]

I was having a beer with a few low cappers today and the conversation came up about having a bogie free round. I could match the guys in terms of low scores, but I could not say for sure if I ever had a bogie free round. For the guys I was chatting with this was a BIG goal for them and though we all had 67's only one of us had made a bogie free 18. I have to say this will now be a goal for me.

 

Is this something you are shooting for?

[mguhler]

Always

[hammy83]

a goal? its a flecking dream.

[Boricua Golf]

Sure, why not!!!, I hope to play even par or better every time I tee it up, then reality sets in...lol

[rcain1us]

I'll be happy with a double-bogey free round first

[rawbuffalo]

Now it is haha

[NJpatbee]

i would be thrilled to shoot in the low 80's. Actually, I am very satisfied when I shoot mid-high 80's. Bogey free? Not a realistic goal as a 17 HCP.

[noahdavis_7]

I think it would certainly be awesome, but if I go low with a bunch of birdies mixed in with a few bogeys and pars I'd be just as happy whenever I went low with just pars. If that makes sense. Basically if i post a low score I'm happy with it, doesn't matter how I got there lol

[PapaJohick]

of course it's a goal, but I need to have one without a double first. Not sure I have done that yet......

[Neverfadeaway86]

is it bogie or bogey ?

[GolfMonster09]

My best friend and I have two goals every time one of us plays:

1: Bogey Free

2: Hit every green in regulation

 

When one of us plays now we'll text each other "The dream is dead" when we make a bogey or miss a green.

 

The dream is rarely achieved...

[Santiago Golf]

It's not a goal of mine. If it happens I will be happy about it. But I do make mistakes and bogeys are the result. So I don't set out to play perfect golf

[Tcann32]

That's probably be how I break par. I don't make a ton of birdies, but my better rounds, I don't make a ton of bogies either. Some of my lowest rounds had doubles in them, and no birdies. I shot 77 with two doubles, one bogie, and no birdies.

 

While I would rather make more birdies, those days are also fulfilling, because it's a ton of consistent golf. Assuming par is the goal and birdie is a bonus, looking back and knowing that I met my goal on 15/18 holes is as good as the days where I had 4 birdies, 2 doubles, 5 bogeys, 6 pars. I beat my goal on more holes, but I failed to reach my goal on more as well. From a consistency stand point, and at this point in my game, I'm taking notice of consistency more than anything. I've had a few rounds that could've broken par if more putts had fallen, and it's super frustrating, but I know that with consistency the opportunities will keep coming, vs playing wildly and having more hit or miss type days.

 

Anyways, yes, that's definitely a goal. A day with 5 birdies and 4 bogey's is still under par, but an even 72, with 18 pars is a blemish free day, and there's a lot to be taken from both of those.

[Kevinx]

Who comes up with this crap. Less than 2% of all golfers are less than 2 handicap. Probably less than half of them shoot sup par golf rounds. But here on the forum we have way to many golfers who shoot 67 and a very high percent of 300 yard drive golfers. And this guy sits around with 3 people who shoot 67 regularly. Give me a break

[Neverfadeaway86]

Who comes up with this crap. Less than 2% of all golfers are less than 2 handicap. Probably less than half of them shoot sup par golf rounds. But here on the forum we have way to many golfers who shoot 67 and a very high percent of 300 yard drive golfers. And this guy sits around with 3 people who shoot 67 regularly. Give me a break

 

tell us how you really feel kevin ?

[Matt J]

Who comes up with this crap. Less than 2% of all golfers are less than 2 handicap. Probably less than half of them shoot sup par golf rounds. But here on the forum we have way to many golfers who shoot 67 and a very high percent of 300 yard drive golfers. And this guy sits around with 3 people who shoot 67 regularly. Give me a break

 

You're right, he's obviously lying.

 

Because statistically most golfers are poor performers it's impossible for 3 guys that have shot 67 to sit at the same table. But, I bet you buy lottery tickets.

[kg92lefty]

Three big course achievements I can think of are a bogey free round, hit all 18 greens and birdie every par 3.

[jslane57]

18 straight pars is even weirder than no bogeys. The hole-in-one still tops the cool charts, even though it can be all about luck...

[Ayoung19]

I think it would be cool if it happened but I can't honestly say it's a goal. My goal is to shoot the lowest score every time I go out. I've played 9 holes without a bogey but also without a birdie and came away more frustrated than I probably should've been. And, there is such a thing as a really good bogey (say you hit a tee shot OB and then "birdie the second ball" to make a bogey).

 

I think I would like to hit to hit all 18 greens in regulation (still likely to make a bogey the way I putt) before I played a round bogey-free.

[jackbauer]

Pretty much everyone would be thrilled with a bogey-free 67. If we're assuming a certain score (say par of 72), I'd much rather have nine birdies and nine bogeys (high variance) than 18 pars (low variance). I think it's better to have the ability to go low and need to improve on consistency than the other way around. There was a post regarding this scenario from a while back where a college coach asked two high school kids what they shot at a tournament. The first kid shot par with all pars. The second kid shot par with like five birdies and five bogeys. The coach went with the second kid.

[RSinSG]

After playing this game for almost 50 years I don't have many items left on my bucket list, but a bogey free round is still there. It's actually moved to the top of the list, and like Golfmonster09, I have two golf buddies with the same goal and we commiserate with each other. Sometimes I play better after an early bogey as I stop thinking about it. I think the farthest I've gotten is 14 holes.

 

PS: Hey Kevin- I shot a 67 a couple of years ago. It was on a par 71 course though so it doesn't count.

 

 

 

[llewol007]

Thats a good start. I guess 2 birdies can clear a double bogie. Haaaa haaaaa

[rcain1us]

I played with two guys Sunday, they both shot even par 71 with 2 doubles each from the back tees.

 

I shot 80something and had several bud lights enjoying the show.

[OverdoseofSatisfaction]

Bogey free is always a thought. I believe the closest I've got was 2 bogeys and finished 2 under, but it's not like my first bogey was on 17. If I'm bogey free through 7-8, I usually become aware of it. I think I've played a bogey free through 9 once or twice at the home course. Golf is difficult.

[PostandGhost]

Bogey free round is easy for me. Done it several times. A double bogey free round is the unicorn. I've definitely shot 80+ without a bogey.

[Jules Winnfield]

Another good topic by you. Bogey free used to be a goal until I realized that's a bit ridiculous to expect with this game. Golf is not a perfect game. Bad bounces, putts that somehow break the other way, etc..It's just too difficult to try and be perfect all the time...It'll drive you crazy or ruin a good round in my experience.

 

I just want to make more birdies than bogeys really. I don't worry about a bogey or two anymore and I shoot lower scores now, go figure.

[Ferguson]

Been playing for nearly 30 years and have only one bogey free round to brag about.

18 pars. Cool and frustrating at the same time. Putted 8 legitimate birdies that day.

[One_Putt_Blunder]

I have a couple 1 bogie rounds both frustrating because as soon as I realized I was on a bogey free run into the back nine boom bogey.

 

GIR streak I have made it until the 10th hole without missing a green. Have a handful of 16-17 gir rounds but no 18/18. Tons of 14/14 fairway rounds

[Jules Winnfield]

 

 

After playing this game for almost 50 years I don't have many items left on my bucket list, but a bogey free round is still there. It's actually moved to the top of the list, and like Golfmonster09, I have two golf buddies with the same goal and we commiserate with each other. Sometimes I play better after an early bogey as I stop thinking about it. I think the farthest I've gotten is 14 holes.

 

PS: Hey Kevin- I shot a 67 a couple of years ago. It was on a par 71 course though so it doesn't count.

 

Just curious. How does shooting under par on a par 71 not count? Or is that a joke that I somehow missed? Wouldn't be the first time lol

[WDE86]

It is for me. Loosely. Given the time and frequency at which I can play that's probably still a few years down the road for me and I'm fine with that. Just being able to play "bogey golf" is a joy for me. I've been as low as a 12 hcp and right now I'm probably a 16-18 hcp. For a lot of people that would seem high, but I'm perfectly happy and satisfied scoring in the 80's. Obviously, I want to shoot in the 70's eventually, but I'll get there one day.

 

My main objective before every round now is avoiding penalty strokes and hazards. If I can do that, I feel like I've gotten around the course rather cleanly. Relatively speaking. The beautiful thing about golf is that there's always something more to chase when you've reached a personal goal.