Looking for opinions. I work for myself out of my home so I can blow out for 18 most anytime. The USGA rules say to not post a round to my handicap unless playing with at least one other – peer review thing. This is one rule I break all the time. I firmly believe that when playing with others there is more pressure to “cheat” than when playing alone. “That’s good, pick it up” / “hit a mulligan” / “roll that away from the tree”, etc. I might pick up a putt within in 10-12 inches when on my own, but when playing with others am invariably told to pick up most anything within 3-4 feet. Many even just whack my ball back to me before I even know it. I keep a more honest score when playing alone AND I have more scores posted to make my handicap a more honest measure of my !
abilities. Otherwise, for instance, I played 13 of my last 20 alone. Typically more than that on average.