I've done it before as well. No better relief than fatting your tee shot 45 yds, sticking the second shot to a foot while your friends are still laughing...then tapping in for par. Spain would be so nice right now as I look out the window and see all this snow blowing around here in NY. Surely the next round finds you hitting better irons, Matt. I'm sure it did.
Love la Cala!! Played it every year for the past 20+ years 🥰 Santander next door is also lovely!! I’ll be back playing the americas course in september 💪🏻
So nice to see your mental game improving ☺️ After watching for yeeaaars I dare say that there has been times when a little extra frustration would have added some shots to that round. Good going, keep going 👍
Great concept Matt, really enjoyed it. Played this course in 1996 there were no trees, no buildings just miss a fairway and lose your ball in shrubs so sharp that sometimes you could see your ball but you couldn't get there.
A 3 score handicap is best score against the course rating minus 2. The WHS system is designed on having 20 scores in and using best 8 and anything less than that is just so you can play and get more scores in. A lot of UA-camrs want people to think they are better than they are (it helps views) and this type of handicap estimation gives them that opportunity.
Some good scrambling, outstanding putt on 10. As a high handicapper its nice to see bad swing days can happen to good golfers aswell, just got to keep going. Its easy to get carried away thinking everything has to be pga highlights perfect.
wellcome to being an average player mate we all feel it & you know you can do better we all think the same you just had an off day ,good content today listening to your thoughts etc
Matt that was a superb round considering hiw poor you hit irons for your standard.. loved you bigging up 16th and then spanners it to the ladies tee 😂😂😂😂😂😂 that's exactly how I play... even the old I never do that shot
well done for putting yourself out there but winning a pro event looks like a tall order, Monthly Medal more realistic.....😉 Having been harsh to you I wish you well in your quest...Happy New Year Matt
I see that at the beginning of the video you said the course was 6000 yards. According to the card on the website it's actually 6000 metres. All the hole distances you list as yards show up on the website as metres. Maybe you kept coming up short because the shots were 10% longer than you thought!
Not only that guys, tough to hit your distances when you're taking turf before hitting the ball, or hitting it thin. Better players always go to the distance they hit if they pure it. I know better and try to take an extra club just in case. I'll take the couple of times I'll actually do that and go long every round rather than consistently coming up short. Took me a lot of years to realize that, though.
Hi Matt Great vlog. Quick question please when were you actually there doing your video. Looking to go back to La Cala soon just wondering what weather is like in December January time. Thanks again keep up the great work 👍 Robbie Ps I said hello to you at last year's Open championship at Troon 17th hole 😊
Hole 6 The range finder told you it was 230. You should use a 3 or 4 iron. You chose a 5i, which goes 205, and then then you come up short. Your ego needs mended.
The comment made by blue24563 is only partially correct. To get your handicap you must put in 3 cards of 18 holes. The egu then gives you your handicap. It is your responsibility throughout your further rounds to put in cards/scores which will adjust your handicap subject to scores you attain. This is where it goes wrong. Clubs in my experience don't police their members, therefore the bandits get away with not putting in cards and continue to play to their theoretical handicaps. I have seen scores coming in with 46 points off 28 handicaps on a slope 137 golf course. Everyone has a purple patch at times but not to that extreme
@@roberttaylor1801 True. Ideally, people should be putting cards in regularly to keep a true handicap. I recently lost in a match against a 24 and 18 handicap. My partner and I were giving them 21 shots and the shot 11 over par (foursomes) 😂😂😂 I think clubs are starting to take action though. I was only really talking about the initial stage. The handicap on the first 3 cards is artificially low because they deduct 2 shots.
@@blue24563in the past, clubs had the ‘General play’ rule, this meant the handicap committee or organiser could adjust handicaps following match play and dare i say it, reports about deliberate handicap management. Also you went down quickly, but up slowly, so in my view the old system was fairer. I just returned to golf following a 7 year break, i was given my old handicap of 3, pals that were similar handicaps when i last played were laughing, as their handicaps were all around 10, ironically one year later i am 8.7, highest ive been since i was 14 years old, now 68. The slope system is a joke, difficulty is assessed on hazards, RGU recognises bunkers as hazards, but not heather or wind, both of which are much sterner tests than bunkers. As a consequence we are rated as easy, yet we have one of the toughest courses in our county. I met with some golf england bods, asked their background, low and behold it was committee work rather than playing at any level; frankly, they didn’t understand the game.
Clubs? All of them? Our club certainly does.police indexes... a lot.of players were barred for the Winter.League as they don't have enough qualifiers.. same thriugot the year.. can enter but can't win comps until.they have enough qualifiers to validate the players indexes...issue is MyEG ( EGU).allow players to enter scores with abandon...plus a number of players are teeing it up.on Tuesdays (.ladies day) to.maximes there scores as the SSS for the day is higher because of the higher scores.from the ladies section (not all.of them of course)
@ Home clubs still can adjust the handicap of their members but there are restrictions to it. I agree the slope rating system is absolute nonsense. I find course difficulty varies mostly depending on the individual player’s strengths and weaknesses.
Very hilly courses often have fewer yards because they play a lot longer than the yardage suggests, also the amount of dog legs can have a big effect on how the course plays..
Hate to be "that guy" but on the third then bogey was down to the putt "you knew you were going to miss" but didn't step away from the good chip eradicated the bad second. But you know, don't want to be "that guy" who goes on about the mental side of your game either.
What I see now regarding the WHS is so many golfers cherry picking rounds they submit, good ones and bad ones depending on their objective. So funny guys off of 4 handicap for instance who are more like 12 plus and having trouble breaking 90 in a medal. You see them, good round put it in for handicap, put in the bad one ? not likely ! Once upon a time a 4 handicapper was a good ball striker but now many are semi choppers !
@@Mattfryergolf Matt, what's also happening is guys are getting their mates who are not playing with them authenticating their round for handicap. Others are even giving themselves missed short puts ( ' oh I would have holed that normally ' ) There is no integrity in playing the game or knowing the rules for so many. I hate to say it Matt but so many are You Tube golfers who can't hit their hat. Think they can learn via You Tube as opposed to going to the pro for a lesson.
Well according to the various discussions on handicaps you are only expected to play to it 10-20% of the time. Yet consistent at our club comps are won with 46-48 points. Winter league is pairs event with 85% allowance. You have a good round think you have done well 38-40 points and are nowhere near
To enter the Open your handicap should be .4(might be wrong) so why would you playing 3 rounds not increase or decrease your current handicap. Not give you a brand new certificate. That app is for fair weather golfers. Oh a d playing on your own, marking your own card won't wash. 😂 Bandit!
Very hilly courses often have fewer yards because they play a lot longer than the yardage suggests, also the amount of dog legs can have a big effect on how the course plays.
@@glenwood9190 I always presumed it applied to tournament golf only; I understand how you could interpret it to apply to handicap golf as well even if I don't think that was the intention of the rule.
@@Mattfryergolf Just play every round by the rules and turn them all in; best most honest handicap then. I realize you to UA-cam matches that aren't standard stroke play making it more difficult.
Never been a +2 handicap! Absolutely full of nonsense! Just like your pal Rick! How can you get a accurate handicap with 3 rounds of golf and playing a course you’ll never play again probably. Also, watched you in the pete finch video against carter, never heard someone make so many excuses and blame things on anything but Himself. That also tells me you have never been off scratch! Embarrassing
I've done it before as well. No better relief than fatting your tee shot 45 yds, sticking the second shot to a foot while your friends are still laughing...then tapping in for par.
Spain would be so nice right now as I look out the window and see all this snow blowing around here in NY.
Surely the next round finds you hitting better irons, Matt. I'm sure it did.
Excellent Matt I used that 2 years ago to establish my handicap! Very well Sir!
Bloody hell Matt, booked my first ever golf holiday here 2 days ago. Heading down for stay and 5 rounds in April. What a fantastic taster
i love your whole attitude while playing. Not too high not too low. Really enjoy the videos
Appreciate it
Love la Cala!! Played it every year for the past 20+ years 🥰 Santander next door is also lovely!! I’ll be back playing the americas course in september 💪🏻
Matt Keep working hard, you will get there. I will enjoy the process.
Brilliant video Matt, some great shots, some bad but great to watch. Also Rick is now claiming that hes the best putter on UA-cam lol
So nice to see your mental game improving ☺️ After watching for yeeaaars I dare say that there has been times when a little extra frustration would have added some shots to that round. Good going, keep going 👍
Out of all the golf videos/coaches I find yours to be the best. Very good informative advice and tips. Well done mate.
Great concept Matt, really enjoyed it. Played this course in 1996 there were no trees, no buildings just miss a fairway and lose your ball in shrubs so sharp that sometimes you could see your ball but you couldn't get there.
A 3 score handicap is best score against the course rating minus 2. The WHS system is designed on having 20 scores in and using best 8 and anything less than that is just so you can play and get more scores in.
A lot of UA-camrs want people to think they are better than they are (it helps views) and this type of handicap estimation gives them that opportunity.
Never seen your iron play so bad Matt, great course. Greens looked pure
Some good scrambling, outstanding putt on 10. As a high handicapper its nice to see bad swing days can happen to good golfers aswell, just got to keep going. Its easy to get carried away thinking everything has to be pga highlights perfect.
Great videos lads and the 16th I laugh out loud at your face on the tee 😂 well played looking forward to this year on vids
When you went “wide ti wide”, the swing was great, i am sure you will watch the footage.
No video is complete without a ‘Down the wind’ Comment . Great stuff as always 👍👍👍
I'm not sure why I keep watching Fryer playing with himself...but I do 😂. Happy New Year Matthew 😊
Happy new year!
so much fun to watch when ive been ther eplaying not so long ago
Cheers Matt, great video. All the best for this year!
Great video Matt, I'm really interested in the handicap calculation app that mentioned, really useful for those that are a club member. 👌🏼
Taken me 6 years to get comfortable on the grasses in Spain. So easy to fat shots from fairways as well 😮
Great stuff matty
wellcome to being an average player mate we all feel it & you know you can do better we all think the same you just had an off day ,good content today listening to your thoughts etc
Love this mate, it will be interesting to see where you land. I’m still thinking a plus 1 to 2 ish
Matt, you would do well to control that flying elbow. That's why the inconsistent shotmaking.
Great round
Matt that was a superb round considering hiw poor you hit irons for your standard.. loved you bigging up 16th and then spanners it to the ladies tee 😂😂😂😂😂😂 that's exactly how I play... even the old I never do that shot
Happy new year Matt and team, hope you're plans work out for you this year.
Happy new year!
well done for putting yourself out there but winning a pro event looks like a tall order, Monthly Medal more realistic.....😉 Having been harsh to you I wish you well in your quest...Happy New Year Matt
Not gonna lie that's a moderately terrifying first tee shot
I see that at the beginning of the video you said the course was 6000 yards. According to the card on the website it's actually 6000 metres. All the hole distances you list as yards show up on the website as metres. Maybe you kept coming up short because the shots were 10% longer than you thought!
He has a rangefinder and watch.😂 He thinks he hits longer than he actually does. One of the mistakes he tells us not to do on his videos.
@aussie5941 pretty sure that is most people, think they hit further than they do, even when I know my distances there are the days I don't hit them
Not only that guys, tough to hit your distances when you're taking turf before hitting the ball, or hitting it thin. Better players always go to the distance they hit if they pure it. I know better and try to take an extra club just in case. I'll take the couple of times I'll actually do that and go long every round rather than consistently coming up short. Took me a lot of years to realize that, though.
Damn ! that putt on the 10th ! . top man .
Classic sandbagging if i ever saw it!!
Only messing with you Matt. Hang in there!
you know the game haha
great vid, but some smoother camera work is going to elevate ya :)
The old Matt after XX holes would be back at the club house looking to buy a new set of clubs.😉
Some seriously good scoring considering your irons weren’t on song!
New clubs working well Matthew 😂
Hi Matt
Great vlog. Quick question please when were you actually there doing your video.
Looking to go back to La Cala soon just wondering what weather is like in December January time.
Thanks again keep up the great work 👍
Robbie
Ps
I said hello to you at last year's Open championship at Troon 17th hole 😊
He mentioned it being the week before Christmas 👍
My handicap is golf. Easy calculation.
I know that feeling
you need the S 3 irons to get the win
Hole 6 The range finder told you it was 230. You should use a 3 or 4 iron. You chose a 5i, which goes 205, and then then you come up short. Your ego needs mended.
The comment made by blue24563 is only partially correct. To get your handicap you must put in 3 cards of 18 holes. The egu then gives you your handicap. It is your responsibility throughout your further rounds to put in cards/scores which will adjust your handicap subject to scores you attain. This is where it goes wrong. Clubs in my experience don't police their members, therefore the bandits get away with not putting in cards and continue to play to their theoretical handicaps. I have seen scores coming in with 46 points off 28 handicaps on a slope 137 golf course. Everyone has a purple patch at times but not to that extreme
@@roberttaylor1801 True. Ideally, people should be putting cards in regularly to keep a true handicap. I recently lost in a match against a 24 and 18 handicap. My partner and I were giving them 21 shots and the shot 11 over par (foursomes) 😂😂😂
I think clubs are starting to take action though. I was only really talking about the initial stage. The handicap on the first 3 cards is artificially low because they deduct 2 shots.
@@blue24563in the past, clubs had the ‘General play’ rule, this meant the handicap committee or organiser could adjust handicaps following match play and dare i say it, reports about deliberate handicap management. Also you went down quickly, but up slowly, so in my view the old system was fairer. I just returned to golf following a 7 year break, i was given my old handicap of 3, pals that were similar handicaps when i last played were laughing, as their handicaps were all around 10, ironically one year later i am 8.7, highest ive been since i was 14 years old, now 68. The slope system is a joke, difficulty is assessed on hazards, RGU recognises bunkers as hazards, but not heather or wind, both of which are much sterner tests than bunkers. As a consequence we are rated as easy, yet we have one of the toughest courses in our county. I met with some golf england bods, asked their background, low and behold it was committee work rather than playing at any level; frankly, they didn’t understand the game.
Clubs? All of them? Our club certainly does.police indexes... a lot.of players were barred for the Winter.League as they don't have enough qualifiers.. same thriugot the year.. can enter but can't win comps until.they have enough qualifiers to validate the players indexes...issue is MyEG ( EGU).allow players to enter scores with abandon...plus a number of players are teeing it up.on Tuesdays (.ladies day) to.maximes there scores as the SSS for the day is higher because of the higher scores.from the ladies section (not all.of them of course)
@ Home clubs still can adjust the handicap of their members but there are restrictions to it. I agree the slope rating system is absolute nonsense. I find course difficulty varies mostly depending on the individual player’s strengths and weaknesses.
Golf and the scoring depends on golfers strengths and weaknesses full stop... @@blue24563
@MattFryerGolf - another good video content but perhaps some cardio training to amend your heavy breathing! 🙂
I wouldn't want to drive my car round that bend at the 6th tee with me on the tee.😂
6009 yards? What tees are you playing? Or is it meters?
Very hilly courses often have fewer yards because they play a lot longer than the yardage suggests, also the amount of dog legs can have a big effect on how the course plays..
Yes it was metres so about 6600 yards from the back tees
Unfortunately these courses and those in Portugal just appear to be building sites. Seems sad. PS it’s not the ocean 😂
Hate to be "that guy" but on the third then bogey was down to the putt "you knew you were going to miss" but didn't step away from the good chip eradicated the bad second. But you know, don't want to be "that guy" who goes on about the mental side of your game either.
I’ve watched enough of your videos to confidently say you’d be about a 2 or 3 handicap.
What I see now regarding the WHS is so many golfers cherry picking rounds they submit, good ones and bad ones depending on their objective. So funny guys off of 4 handicap for instance who are more like 12 plus and having trouble breaking 90 in a medal. You see them, good round put it in for handicap, put in the bad one ? not likely ! Once upon a time a 4 handicapper was a good ball striker but now many are semi choppers !
agree, the old system was better!
@@Mattfryergolf Matt, what's also happening is guys are getting their mates who are not playing with them authenticating their round for handicap. Others are even giving themselves missed short puts ( ' oh I would have holed that normally ' ) There is no integrity in playing the game or knowing the rules for so many. I hate to say it Matt but so many are You Tube golfers who can't hit their hat. Think they can learn via You Tube as opposed to going to the pro for a lesson.
Well according to the various discussions on handicaps you are only expected to play to it 10-20% of the time.
Yet consistent at our club comps are won with 46-48 points. Winter league is pairs event with 85% allowance. You have a good round think you have done well 38-40 points and are nowhere near
Doesnt work properly that app unless you have all 8 scores in tho maye
hny mate
Why did you mix the tees up and then on the last you teed up way in front of the yellow markers?
Go well MF and golf is all about being realistic with your ability
Never mention that "I had a hole-in-one here", the golf gods will bite you!
they deffo gave me a quick reality check off the tee for sure!
“Finally, an iron shot”. Mizuno sponsors: 🤬
It was me not the irons! cant save a bad swing
@ lol, just teasing Matt. 😜
I think maybe that par on 16 was even slightly more impressive than your ace!
I agree 😂😂
Short game looking good! Get yourself back into the open qualifying!
Thanks...I'll be there
How can you have a handicap
When
You have
Two legs
Two arms
One body
One head
😂
When people ask for my handicap is
I don’t have one 😂
Those courses are holiday courses and nowhere near the length of tour courses. Good look if you're getting a handicap from there....
To enter the Open your handicap should be .4(might be wrong) so why would you playing 3 rounds not increase or decrease your current handicap. Not give you a brand new certificate.
That app is for fair weather golfers.
Oh a d playing on your own, marking your own card won't wash. 😂 Bandit!
A 6000 yard par 72??? 😂😂😂
Very hilly courses often have fewer yards because they play a lot longer than the yardage suggests, also the amount of dog legs can have a big effect on how the course plays.
It was 6009 metres so around 6600 yards
Can’t use slope rating on range finders on real counting cards Matt..Round void 😉
Not true, they are approved for all but TOURNAMENT golf.
@@TMar1961Suggest you read the rules of golf a little closer. Try 4.3a (1) Distance and directional information
@@glenwood9190 I always presumed it applied to tournament golf only; I understand how you could interpret it to apply to handicap golf as well even if I don't think that was the intention of the rule.
😞
Greens look poor , they were good when we played it
You won’t get a realistic handicap until you’ve done at least 15-16 rounds. The early rounds are silly because of the large shot deductions.
I think we are going to update periodically to see how it fairs
@@Mattfryergolf Just play every round by the rules and turn them all in; best most honest handicap then. I realize you to UA-cam matches that aren't standard stroke play making it more difficult.
With all that heavy breathing while riding a cart. Maybe you should make an appointment with a cardiologist.
Seriously.
Never been a +2 handicap! Absolutely full of nonsense! Just like your pal Rick! How can you get a accurate handicap with 3 rounds of golf and playing a course you’ll never play again probably.
Also, watched you in the pete finch video against carter, never heard someone make so many excuses and blame things on anything but Himself. That also tells me you have never been off scratch! Embarrassing
Thanks for watching 😘
The worst 75 I ever saw!
Thanks for watching
Aye, very good. Let's tell everyone else how he got on. I hope someone tells you the ending to every film you are watching from now on.