Bit unfair on the 6h/capper?

[Iaing]

Amen

And you're the daddy of all charmers are you not?

Still shameless!

 

[Hobbit]

Well done to the guys that scored so well, irrespective of their handicaps. We all know before we pay our entry fee what may happen, its the nature of handicap golf... no sense in being bitter about it.

Low handicappers have been known to win the odd comp...

 

[3PuttCharlie]

A few weeks ago we had a 5 HC shoot -4 under gross, and he lost on countback to a 22 HC. they both scored 47 points

I know which one played the better golf - irrespective of what their bit of paper says

 

[Val]

I missed this thread but I don't think the 6hc had a great round, good maybe. 2 shots under your HC isn't a great round 4 or 5 shots is.

 

[FairwayDodger]

I missed this thread but I don't think the 6hc had a great round, good maybe. 2 shots under your HC isn't a great round 4 or 5 shots is.

It's all relative; 4 or 5 shots would be 25-33% ish of your handicap. 2 shots for a 6hc is 33%.

Depends how you look at it, I suppose.

 

[HawkeyeMS]

I missed this thread but I don't think the 6hc had a great round, good maybe. 2 shots under your HC isn't a great round 4 or 5 shots is.

Trust me, 2 shots under your h'cap when you play off 6 IS a great round

 

[rosecott]

A few weeks ago we had a 5 HC shoot -4 under gross, and he lost on countback to a 22 HC. they both scored 47 points

I know which one played the better golf - irrespective of what their bit of paper says

Whatever anyone says, the 5-handicapper's handicap has been earned and is OK, but the 22-handicapper's handicap must be under suspicion.

 

[FairwayDodger]

Whatever anyone says, the 5-handicapper's handicap has been earned and is OK, but the 22-handicapper's handicap must be under suspicion.

Not sure if you missed the smilie from that post? If not, I don't follow you....

 

[rosecott]

Not sure if you missed the smilie from that post? If not, I don't follow you....

What smilie was that?

 

[FairwayDodger]

What smilie was that?

Exactly! I meant your missing smilie.... if you were joking, that is. If you were serious, I don't follow you!

 

[rosecott]

Exactly! I meant your missing smilie.... if you were joking, that is. If you were serious, I don't follow you!

The point I was trying to make was that a player doesn't get to 5 without his playing record being closely monitored (by the County Union as Cat 1). Unless the 22 handicap has a handicap record over a significant number of qualifiers, alarm bells would sound. I have had more than one occasion where a new member has failed to disclose previous playing/handicap experience prior to initial handicap allocation.. If the 22 handicap had little recorded activity in qualifiers, I would be suspicious and want to know more. If that was not the case, it would be "well played".

 

[FairwayDodger]

The point I was trying to make was that a player doesn't get to 5 without his playing record being closely monitored (by the County Union as Cat 1). Unless the 22 handicap has a handicap record over a significant number of qualifiers, alarm bells would sound. I have had more than one occasion where a new member has failed to disclose previous playing/handicap experience prior to initial handicap allocation.. If the 22 handicap had little recorded activity in qualifiers, I would be suspicious and want to know more. If that was not the case, it would be "well played".

Righto... now I follow you.