[pennpal]

I'm trying to figure out a good handicap for a golf prop bet, and would love to hear some input from the experts.

I've never played golf before in my life, and the one time I tried to hit at a driving range the most distance I could put on it was like 100 yards with some nasty looking curve on it. My roommate, another 2p2er, plays golf avidly, has his own clubs, and spends money on golf club ownerships.

If we were to play against each other on a par 3 course, how many holes should I get? How much of a difference can it make whether it happens this fall (giving me no time to prepare) and this spring (giving me the winter). It would be my first time playing. I don't know his handicap and am fairly unathletic, I ran xc in high school but have next to no upper body strength at this point. I don't know how to swing a club or what the different clubs do, but I suppose I'd learn before taking this bet.

Considering he spends like 20 minutes a day practicing his swings with different clubs in front of my TV, I'd say he's pretty decent. How many swings should I get?