The lowest 18 hole score in relation to par at The Open is -9 and currently held by two players: Paul Broadhurst, 3rd round in 1990 and Rory McIlroy, 1st round in 2010.
On the golfing podcast Chasing Scratch two golfing tragics, Mike and Eli, document their efforts to drop from around a 10 handicap to scratch in 1 year.
The answer is no. Although most professional golfers do wear gloves some of them who don’t were/are: Ben Hogan, Fred Couples, Arron Oberholser, Lucas Glover, and Jonathan Byrd (on occasion).
No. Once any shot is conceded as 'going in the hole' the rules state this concession stands and can neither be declined nor withdrawn – even if your opponent then attempts and misses a putt!
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