fundy
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where do you play currently Mike? were a couple of pay and play bournemouth way that you could effectively join for £100 to maintain a handicap when i had a quick look for this end of last year
Can You Have an Official Handcap and not be a member of a Club?
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rulie
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Maybe when the World Handicapping System is in place, players will be able to maintain a handicap without belonging to a formal golf club - something like a public golfer club, as is already done in some countries.
NWJocko
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Which may well be the death knell for "traditional" members clubs here..........
Depending on you're own viewpoint maybe a good or bad thing, certainly bad in my eyes.
rulie
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You seem to be suggesting that the only thing traditional member clubs offer are the right to have a handicap. If that's all they have to offer to members, perhaps they should fail. I think that you're grossly underselling what traditional member clubs have to offer to members.
rulefan
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The EGU (as was) had a scheme for handicaps for non club members. It folded some years ago.
There are many web based organisations offering non official handicaps already.
isn't it the case that if you are not a member of a club you are not paying golf union fee's?
maybe if there was a fee to administer a handicap for non members, that might be an option in the future??
maybe if there was a fee to administer a handicap for non members, that might be an option in the future??
bobmac
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I think it's a shame you cant enter a scratch comp unless you have a handicap
Doon frae Troon
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Join one of your local Muni clubs and submit the required number of cards used to be the best way.
Some muni clubs now restrict membership to season ticket holders only so they can have an active membership.
Some muni clubs now restrict membership to season ticket holders only so they can have an active membership.
jim8flog
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I think you will find that there are very few Opens that are scratch competitions. There are those that might be limited to players with scratch or better handicaps but still have to use their handicaps.
So if say a +4 handicap player without a CDH number enters are you going to let them play off scratch?
bobmac
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I don't see why not
fundy
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the oddity being a lot of the scratch comps are balloted down to the best players only so actually need the handicap to get in the field a lot of the time
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I wonder how that sort of scheme is "policed." Here's my card, signed by M Mouse and D Duck. Can I play off 37?
duncan mackie
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I wonder how that sort of scheme is "policed." Here's my card, signed by M Mouse and D Duck. Can I play off 37?
Basically that's it, but there's only one 'scheme' it's just that there are organisations who are authorised to allocate and administer handicaps in addition to recognised golf clubs.
If you think about it isn't that different from our own system where you have clubs (sometimes more than one) based losely on a course they have little, or no, playing rights.
As alluded above, the only real issue is finance; handicapping quality is simply something to be managed.
rulefan
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In GB&I, Societies or 'clubs' that have no real affinity with a particular course would not be licensed by a national authority to use the CONGU system. That is so in Europe and Australia also.
However, the USGA does license 'virtual' clubs or "authorized golf associations"
rulefan
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See post #25
The England Golf Union's "[FONT="]Associate Membership Programme" was closed down in 2008/9. But England Golf are looking at the idea again.[/FONT]
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rulie
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Public players pay the association/union fees for the services.
http://britishcolumbiagolf.org/public-player-program
rulefan
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I should have included Canada who have a similar facility.
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Scratch opens have a CSS calculated and players can still go up or down so a valid handicap is definitely still required.
rulefan
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I can't see a player, who previously had a +4 CONGU handicap, entering a serious open competition that allowed players without an official handicap. In fact, I can't see any serious open competition allowing players without an official handicap
MendieGK
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as already mentioned, i'd just join a club affiliated at a muni.
Southsea Golf Club in portsmouth is only £50 a year. i'd be almost certain they would have no issue you joining even if you never actually went to the club or the course. end of the day its an extra £50 a year for them....
Southsea Golf Club in portsmouth is only £50 a year. i'd be almost certain they would have no issue you joining even if you never actually went to the club or the course. end of the day its an extra £50 a year for them....
