Originally Posted by
MDcatV
I've played tournament golf at the club handicap level and race lower category and respectfully disagree with this. Both sports are hard, but to compare competing even at the lowest level USAC race with someone shooting 9 with their buddies at the local muni is absurd.
I'd agree. I think that a Cat 3 racer would at least be the equivalent of a single digit.
You can be a decent golfer without tremendeous work. You can't be a Cat 3 without a fair amount of training.
My current handicap is a 12. Yesterday, I played the second round of golf I played this summer, and still played ok. You simply can't race if you only ride once every eight weeks.
I'd say, the guys playing in the Saturday Men's Golf Association games are the recreational riders.
The guys competing in the club championships are the 4/5's.
The guys in the first flight of the club championship, and competing in the local amateur tournaments are the Cat 3's. and up from there.