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<\/p>\nEvery golfer has heard the phrase, \u201cThat\u2019s good.\u201d It usually comes after a short putt stops just shy of the hole, and before anyone has a chance to tap it in. For most recreational golfers, it\u2019s simply part of the game. But should it be?<\/p>\n
That question is at the heart of Episode 6 of Splitting Fairways, the THP podcast where Ryan \u201cHawk\u201d and Jeremy \u201cLord Tox\u201d tackle the conversations golfers have every day.<\/p>\n
This week, the discussion centers on one of golf\u2019s oldest unwritten rules: the gimme. Ryan argues that conceded putts are a practical necessity, helping keep rounds moving and making recreational golf more enjoyable. Jeremy counters that golf has only one finish line, the bottom of the cup, and every conceded putt turns an actual score into an educated guess.<\/p>\n
Along the way, the conversation explores where gimmes came from, why every group seems to have its own definition of \u201cinside the leather,\u201d and whether routinely accepting short putts quietly inflates handicaps over time. We also examine why golfers who never seem to miss a two-footer during a casual round suddenly insist on putting everything out when money, trophies, or bragging rights are on the line.<\/p>\n
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Gimmes undoubtedly help pace of play, but they also raise an uncomfortable question: if a handicap is meant to reflect what you actually shoot, should posted scores include putts that were never made?<\/p>\n
After listening, we want to hear from you.<\/p>\n
What\u2019s the longest putt that can honestly be called a gimme?<\/p>\n
Go to discussion…<\/a><\/p>\n Podcast: Play in new window<\/a> | Download<\/a><\/p>\n Subscribe: Spotify<\/a> | RSS<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Every golfer has heard the phrase, \u201cThat\u2019s good.\u201d It usually comes after a short putt stops just shy…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":43906,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[17288,17289,17290,44,17291,17292,17293,17294,17295,17296,17297,17298,17299,10249,17300,6392,17301,17302,17303,17304,17305,10146,13253,142],"class_list":["post-43905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","tag-casual-golf","tag-conceded-putts","tag-gimmies-in-golf","tag-golf","tag-golf-arguments","tag-golf-culture","tag-golf-debate","tag-golf-discussion","tag-golf-etiquette","tag-golf-handicaps","tag-golf-opinions","tag-golf-podcast","tag-golf-putting","tag-golf-rules","tag-golf-talk","tag-golf-tips","tag-golf-youtube","tag-match-play-golf","tag-ready-golf","tag-splitting-fairways","tag-stroke-play-golf","tag-the-hackers-paradise","tag-thp-golf","tag-youtube-golf"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43905","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43905"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43905\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43906"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43905"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43905"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43905"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}