So, how compatible was their English handicap with the Oz handicaps? Did you guys have Slope at the time? If so, your handicaps would change from course to course. But the English players handicaps would remain the same. I'm just trying to figure out how it works out. Seems to me that had your English buddies come over post WHS, their handicaps would be much more compatible with yours, and hence WHS is very much doing what is said it would do.
Well, to me that sounds pretty much the same system that we had. So if true, then I'd expect them to be compatible just like it would be compatible between clubs in the same country.
If your going out a full shot under WHS, relative to the score that is being replaced, you've been "chopping it" for 20 rounds, never mind 10.
yes it was the same.....I went to England in the 1980's, my handicap traveled well, went on single figures and it all seemed straight forward to me, no how many shots you get at this course or that course.
Since the old CONGU system (introduced in 1983) was based on the Australian system, it's unsurprising that handicaps would be somewhat comparable.
On a personal level, the idea of Slope is a great idea. For example, I could be giving a guy 18 shots in a match at my home clubs, and fair enough if we've both submitted a good number of scores into the system from our own club. But if I then went and played against him at a much easier course (usually a lot shorter), suddenly it is a huge uphill task for me. He is likely to win easily. And vie versa if we both played at an easy short course. If we then went and played a longer tougher course, he is the one that is going to really struggle much more than me, relative to handicap.
At my club, I quite like the jumps in handicap. Many comps are handicap order. Previously, that meant you nearly always played with the same 4 or 5 players. Now, you play with many more people, as we are all jumping about all over the place. I know that wasn't the intention of the system obviously, but a nice side benefit for me
Don't know, never experienced it that far back. I don't think so, never heard complaints.
Absolutely ^^^ ..... nor can it be expected to produce, in Competition, equality all of the time, across the full spectrum. Comp T's & C's are required to do that.
The then OZ system and the then UHS (CONGU) system were very different. (eg average of best x from y as opposed to 'last score adjustments'). As it happens much of the WHS was lifted from OZ.
From the 2017 GA Manual
So the old system failed to represent the player's demonstrated ability, ie, the player's handicap was much lower than it should have been (and probably would never increase to where it should have been). That player would be severely disadvantaged in any comps.
For most mid-high handicappers and all declining golfers, that's exactly how it worked.
Must have been very discouraging for many players!
All done and tested, but on the basis that you should never test your own work, I need someone to verify it. DM me if you can help.
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