To some degree, the term "sandbagging" always finds its way into any handicapped event.

"Sandbagging" by definition is proactively posting higher scores than real, to gain an advantage in a golf tournament. Participants who use the term “sandbagging” in casual conversation are implying factual knowledge that a fellow golfer is a cheater. The use of the term "sandbagger" with sarcasm can and does hurt our event.

The Carl Spackler Open is not designed to reward a golfer who plays better than his statistical averages. It is designed to recognize a single golfer who has played better than 87+ other golfers who are all playing against their statistical averages. To win this event, a golfer would almost certainly post scores that are not believable to anyone including himself. THESE UNBELIEVABLE SCORES BY DEFINITION WILL RESEMBLE SANDBAGGING.

Consider the following... You play the first two rounds on some other planet. You post scores over 36 holes than you did not even think was possible. You do not know why you are playing really good, but you are just on fire. Putts are dropping plus you are getting lucky bounces. You are in one of those 'sports-defined zones', which has quadrupled the fun for you. Do you want to hear the word "sandbagger" regardless of sarcasm from across the room on Friday night?

There is no need to use the term "sandbagger" at the Carl Spackler Open. Instead... please contact a sandbagger immediately after he posts an incorrect scorecard to the website in March, April, or May.