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True, it was inherent in the low anchoring of handicaps. But it isnt that the WHS method cant work in my view, its just that the...

They did the fixing before seeing if it was broken, by 'mandating' the 95% rather than a flexible value. Like CR-par, our regional...

As I read it, they didnt. Regional associations decided to do their own thing, hence the multiple flavours of the so called, world...

I dont know what they mean by mandatory or how far their jurisdiction reaches. Changing allowances locally in a club is entirely fully...

England Golf. Scottish Golf. They are the ones who need to tailor WHS to the golf culture of their members.

Fully automated according to an algorithm.

Thats imposing a personal view on something that most would not see in the remit of a handicap system. Handicap has the sole aim of...

I would not be negative on WHS as a whole. I think for Americans for example, it probably works fine. Casual matches of general play...

I think most accept there is no absolutely beyond criticism formula that will work. The old one had compromises or weaknesses also...

I would agree. But it seems the limit of what we can do as a club to at least improve the situation somewhat. We are certainly not going...

Exactly that. Smarter men than me (mainly accountants for some reason on our committee, but I guess they know their maths) are looking...

Entitlement to an equitable handicap system yes. Coralling them into competing amongst themselves with categories within comoetitions is...

Yes, statistically proven. And now correctly perceived by real world golfers as well. EG might have gotten away with it if it hadnt been...

Thats what my club is looking at. I feel change of the caps would help also, but as that would actually change handicaps would put us as...

Indeed. And maybe that is the sufficiently simple fix that they could/should implement, without having to root and branch change WHS...