Buffer on a 9 hole supplementary ?

[User 99]

Does anyone know what the buffer is on a 9 hole supplementary is ?

Is .5 for cat 1
1 for cat 2
1.5 for cat 3

Etc ?

 

[duncan mackie]

Does anyone know what the buffer is on a 9 hole supplementary is ?

Is .5 for cat 1
1 for cat 2
1.5 for cat 3

Etc ?

Doesn't work like that. Treat as a 9 hole Q comp and calculate the competition handicap allowance for that player over that courseetc and add 18 to the points scored as you would for a comp. Normal buffer then applies.

 

[User 99]

I read something that it's a stableford over the 9 holes then doubled, would that be the same as you are saying ?

 

[duncan mackie]

No.

A Nine-Hole Competition Handicap Allowance must be calculated as follows:
[Exact Handicap + Nine-Hole SSS – (Nine-Hole Par x2)] / 2
For example, if the player has an Exact Handicap of 12.8 and the Nine-Hole SSS and Par
are 69 and 34 respectively the Nine-Hole Competition Handicap Allowance is:
[12.8 + 69 – (34 x2)] / 2= [12.8 + 69 – 68] / 2 = 6.9 rounded to 7.
Where the Nine-Hole Competition Handicap Allowances calculated for players differ from
their Playing Handicaps, the Committee must make the players aware of their total stroke
allowances for the competition. It is recommended that the Nine-Hole Competition Handicap
Allowance is recorded on the player’s scorecard alongside the player’s Playing Handicap.
Then you add 18 to the points scored.
Then you compare to the SSS of the course using normal buffer

 

[User 99]

OK thanks for that, I'll be honest and say I haven't understood a word of it but I appreciate your reply.