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Mine was a 2 under 70 with a friendly round with my brother in law. Can't even remember the course's name - it was a very easy course in GR MI by the airport.

During an actual tournament it was 77 at a country club north of St. Johns MI. However I consider the 81 I shot at Michigan State University's West Course the best I've played tee to green, but I had something like 7 or 8 3 putts. Would have won if I cut the number of 3 putts down and received an invitation to tryout for the MSU team. Even if I would have won, I NEVER would have made the team. I played quite a few rounds with the guys on the team and knew I wasn't in their league.

I've shot 1 under a couple of times for nine holes in league play at an Air Force base in Wichita KS.

The worst in competition - 98, which ironically came on the same course a few weeks earlier b4 I shot the 77. Never said I was consistent!

I think I shot an 84 at a CC I used to work at near Toledo, OH. Though something else tells me that was an 88. I think I've only broken 90 one other time, in Indianapolis last Memorial Day I was +1 (36) at the turn, and blew up to a 53 or something on the back. That front 9 was easily the best I've played over 9 holes. I was even +3 through 2, then made a ridiculous string of pars and birdies over the next 5 holes, bogied 8, I believe, and then *gulp* left a birdie putt short and right on 9, which would have put me even going to the back side.

Worst round? Ironically, those scorecards have all been misplaced. *grin*

Best round is a 70, 2 under. Best 9 is 33, 3 under. Worst that i actually remember, was i think 61 in a tournament in 9 holes when i was 9 or 10. I have probably shot worse when i wwas littleler but don't remember those.

Counting only rounds when I was playing by the rules (no mulligans, gimmes, improved lies, etc.):

Worst: 117. Was a guest at a gorgeous country club with the fastest greens I'd ever played. What a nightmare for me, lagging my second putt all day long! Another guest in our group had an even higher score, so possibly I wasn't the one they talked about later! (Nah, they probably ripped me, too.)

Best: 79, on a nicely kept muni (par 71; slope 119). I got to the course late and had time for only a few putts before teeing off. I was with 3 wildly inaccurate golfers and got roped into riding (I prefer walking); spent the day rolling through the rough, looking for lost balls. Don't know how I managed to play well! I do remember trying to hit good shots not because it would help my score but because there'd be one less ball to look for that way!

Worst: I can't even remember because I've had so many bad rounds over the years, but I'm sure that it was somewhere in the 120's.

Best: 78 in a league tournament on a day that I wasn't feeling well at all and never used a wood. I went off the tee with either a 4 or 5 iron all day long and outdrove the other guys who were using driver in my group. The course was hard and dry, and it was hot as hades with an intense sun burning down on us.

My personal best in competition is a 68 (-4 from the tips) in a MPGA event.
I've shot 64 on a par 70 county course during league play, but the course is only 5800 yards so I don't really count that.

My worst round in competition was a 90 I shot (also in an MPGA event) about 3 weeks before my 68. Although the scores were on different courses, the difference in scores raised some eyebrows. There is no way to explain but I know I played the best I could on both days.

When it comes to telling people about your scores, or your round, I always think of the old adage....."90% of the people you tell about your score just don't care what you shot...and the other 10% wish you would've shot worse". Are you a 90 percenter or a 10 percenter?

I don't mind if someone tells what they shot as long as they don't go into too much detail about every shot. I once asked a club pro what the best he had shot in competition and he said a 64, but almost apologetically said that it was "in Texas". It was the way he said it, like it really didn't count because it wasn't in MI. I don't care where you shot a 64, it's still a great round.

By the way, I've had a couple MPGA events at my course, but for the life of me, I can't remember what the initials stand for. Mich Public Golfers Assoc?

I believe it is (or was) the Michigan Publinx Golf Assiciation. Yes, I've played several MPGA events at your course, but not since 1998.

My personal best is a 74. My worst round is probably the 128 I shot the first time I ever played. The very next time out, I shot a 120. Who knows, though. There have been a number of times where I've quit keeping score in frustration so I could have "beat" that 128 score but thankfully, I doubt it.

I have broken 90 a couple of times and I think my worst was 120 something.

Best round - 74 (+2) about six years ago. About the same time I was playing with my boss and was -2 after 14 holes. Darkness prevented us from completing the round.

Best nine - 33 (-3) in 9-hole league play - I've had a few sub-par nines
Worst round - Recently a bunch of 90-95's.

I agree with Leagegolf about people being interested in your score. Most don't care, and why should they? Isn't there a story about Ben Hogan playing with someone who carded a hole-in-one during a round. After the hole Hogan made a comment to the guy about his own shot, completely ignoring the guy's ace.

I believe Ben Hogan was credited with stating, as he walked off the green, that that was the first time he'd (Hogan) ever birdied the hole. The Hogan mystique? Or gamesmanship?

leaguegolf - thanks for filling in the particulars. Mystique, gamesmanship or just total concentration and focus on his own game.

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The way I heard the Hogan story was that after the round while they were verifying their scores, Hogan asked his partner what he got on hole (whatever) - it's the hole where his opponent got the hole in one. Either way the story goes, it makes the point Hogan paid attention to only his own game. Maybe that's the way it has to be for the guys competing on tour, but that's not the way we should be - golf should be fun. I enjoy when my playing partners are hitting good shots and a hole in one would mean free drinks!

Hogan was no doubt a great champion, but when you compare the genuine admiration like a Byron Nelson receives, you wonder who came out better in the end.

greenguy - You are right - golf should be fun. For us its a social game where its you against the course, not your opponent. Even today you hear about professional golfers giving putting advice to their peers, or making suggestions when asked.

I guess it was no coincidence that Ben Hogan's name did not appear on too many of our "dream foursomes," was it?