Achievements/outcomes in golf - Criteria ?

[Ned]

How do you measure success ?

Who would be the person to do this ?

At what stage of your game would this be done ?

What criteria would you use for comparison to others ?

[sms316]

I would have thought that the new handicapping system would be as good of a gauge as anything since it is so reflective of form.

Or are you talking about measuring progress?

[Ned]

Amateur or Professional, interesting to read/experience peoples opinions on the matter.

[mike]

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[sms316]

How do you measure success ?
The way you're seen to have played the sport. eg Integrity, sportsmanship, honesty.


You're saying that scores have nothing to do with success?

[mike]

Scores are only relevant in non-handicapped open events.

[Ned]

So far we have some objective (using data) and subjective (using individual/personal opinion's) criteria.

[mike]

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[mike]

All opinions are subjective anyway.

[mike]

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[Dotty]

Bingo Bango Bongo is the only true indicator of acheivement.

[LarryLong]

Actually getting on the golf course is an achievement for me these days. What happens afterwards is largely irrelevant.

Mike makes some good points. I don't worry too much about 'success' - I figure unless you're on the tour you should be playing for enjoyment. I really only measure myself against what I know (or perhaps think) I am capable of, and lately I'm coming up short.

I try not to compare myself to others though - it's just not fair on them. :)

[rodders]

Money.

Last year I earned fk all.

This year, much the sme.

Maybe next year?

[AndyP]

This thread seems like a weird one to me. 'Success' is not a word I relate to my golf or most amateurs at all.

[Ned]

In part it came out of the Geoff Ogilvy thread.

Critique of a player seemed based around an article about Geoff pre his major wins and other improvements and successes and I actually posted this threads details on the Geoff under achiever thread (http://www.ozgolf.net/showthread.php/19296-Geoff-Ogilvy-Career-Underachiever?p=502848).

I've asked the questions based around how do you measure success/talent/achievements/outcomes etc!

So HappyP what I looked as unusual and measured inconsistently/unfairly/unqualified you've looked at it as being weird.

I put it out for discussion.

[razaar]

How do you measure success ? Achieving a goal.

Who would be the person to do this ? The goal setter.

At what stage of your game would this be done ? When it is decided to commit to a goal.

What criteria would you use for comparison to others ? Whatever is appropriate.

[AndyP]

In part it came out of the Geoff Ogilvy thread.Oh, Tour Talk stuff then. I have no idea then.


So HappyPIs HappyP sarcasm?

[Ned]

Is HappyP sarcasm?

No.