48 handicap??!!

[ziggyevans]

Has anyone heard or seen someone playing off 48? We played in a comp last week and I shot a net 63 only to come second to a net 61 from someone with a 48 handicap...

 

[fundy]

I believe juniors can have upto a 54 handicap according to Congu rules

 

[rosecott]

I believe juniors can have upto a 54 handicap according to Congu rules

BUT Juniors cannot play in qualifiers until they reach 28 and have a CONGU handicap.

 

[HawkeyeMS]

Only in our society, the folks who play off it are never going to be shooting nett 61s though. Not sure how anyone can have a 48 handicap in a comp.

 

[Whee]

In Germany they do this. That's why it takes ages for the handicaps to catch up with the improvement of those who practise.

I played in a medal once with a fella off 22-23, who would have looked like a bandit off of half his handicap.

 

[Doh]

I Played Golf with a guy whilst in Spain he was Dutch and had a 36 h/p and he wasn't that bad.

 

[lyden]

Sounds like you got out done by a fellow bandit.

 

[SaintHacker]

BUT Juniors cannot play in qualifiers until they reach 28 and have a CONGU handicap.

Maybe a daft question, but how do they get their handicaps down if they can't play in qualifiers?

 

[rosecott]

Maybe a daft question, but how do they get their handicaps down if they can't play in qualifiers?

There is a special system for dealing with handicaps for Juniors. When a Junior gets down to 28(36) he(she) will have his(her) handicap adjusted in the same way as adults.

 

[SaintHacker]

There is a special system for dealing with handicaps for Juniors. When a Junior gets down to 28(36) he(she) will have his(her) handicap adjusted in the same way as adults.

Ok thanks, I'm interested as my oldest lad (14) is about to do his first handicap cards, reckon he will be off about 36. Is it the same system as adults, ie: anything big rounded down to a double?

 

[rosecott]

Ok thanks, I'm interested as my oldest lad (14) is about to do his first handicap cards, reckon he will be off about 36. Is it the same system as adults, ie: anything big rounded down to a double?

Yes, but no more than 6 strokes reduction per card.

 

[DCB]

BUT Juniors cannot play in qualifiers until they reach 28 and have a CONGU handicap.

Course they can. Juniors with a club handicap are dealt with in Section J of the handbook this covers their scoring and adjustments etc.

 

[rosecott]

Course they can. Juniors with a club handicap are dealt with in Section J of the handbook this covers their scoring and adjustments etc.

As you pointed out, Juniors with club handicaps do not have CONGU handicaps and cannot play in CONGU qualifiers until they have a CONGU handicap. Their adjustments are not carried out under CONGU handicap rules until they have achieved a handicap of 28 (for males) or below.