3/4 the differance

[itsmetiger]

when playing the winter league my club plays max 18 then 3/4 the differance from the lowest player is this the norm?

 

[birdieman]

3/4 from lowest player is the norm but max 18 hcap seems hard on any very high handicappers - dont know whay they have max 18, maybe because th ecourse is playing short on winter greens, don't know?

 

[muttleee]

It's the norm in matchplay but not strokeplay. Any winter league I've ever played in has been based on stableford points so handicap difference hasn't had anything to do with it.

 

[viscount17]

3/4 from lowest player is the norm but max 18 hcap seems hard on any very high handicappers - dont know whay they have max 18, maybe because th ecourse is playing short on winter greens, don't know?

max 18 isn't just hard on the high handicappers, it's a positive bias in favour of low handicappers, after all they're not being docked up to 10 shots just because the course plays short.

 

[Doh]

We also play 3/4 but have a Max of 24 which seems a lot we better also play matchplay.