The annual sandbagger's paradise that is the
PGA Tour Superstore World Amateur Handicap Championship kicked off yesterday in Myrtle Beach, SC. Known by most of the long-time participants as the"DuPont" (the former title sponsor), the WAHC is a 72-hole flighted stroke play event contested over more than 70 courses along the Grand Strand. This year's event, the 24th, has attracted almost 4000 entrants, male and female, young and old, player to chopper.
And despite the cynical headline, the tournament committee actually does a fantastic job of limiting the sandbaggery - handicaps are adjusted daily, and any scores raising a red flag are investigated thoroughly - although with a field this size, some cheaters will inevitable slip through the cracks.
The entertaining flip-side of sandbagging, the vanity-cap, may be even more widespread down there. There are always a few net 98's.
First round scores are posted on the tournament site, but I will resist singling anybody out for now - I'll give everybody the benefit of the doubt for one anomalous round.
One thing that jumped out at me as I looked at the scores for the various flights -- the tournament does a great job of attracting players from all over the place. Texas, California, Ohio, Puerto Rico are just a few of the locales represented.
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