Freddie & Sam can argue that black is white until the cows come home but a CONGU handicap is a CONGU handicap. Simple as that. Hopefully someone from CONGU or a County Union will confirm that to stop the debate.
The question in Have We Got Views For You in the May issue "Would you join a club perceived to be easy just to achieve a lower handicap?" is totally flawed. A CONGU handicap will not vary according to the difficulty of particular courses. The difficulty is taken into account by the area...