Mikey B
New member
My local club has organised a 9 hole competition this week (front nine). They have sent out the draw and have essentially halved everyone's handicap. Does this mean that we should be playing to reallocated stroke indexes? If they are not re-allocated then (for example) a 36 handicap golfer would get just 9 shots on the front nine compared to his usual 18 while a scratch golfer would be playing off the same handicap as normal. I know that a high handicapper would have an advantage off normal handicaps due to the volatility of his scores but a halving of his handicap would clearly be inappropriate. Is this the club misinterpreting the rules or am I missing something?