Cat 1 golfers

[Bigfoot]

I don't think I can count high enough to determine how many are lower than me.

 

[rulefan]

There no categories of golfers any more with the WHS.

The only reason for having them was because downward adjustment of handicap was different dependent upon which Cat you were in.

There are now only types

Scratch or better men, 2 or better Women

and the rest.

These are designated as 'elite players'. The only significance is who can make adjustments to their handicaps.

 

[jim8flog]

I'm not sure what this has to do with the thread. It's about the number of low handicap golfers, 'categories' is irrelevant.

strikes me you have not read the thread title

and

Read the last line of the first post.

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

strikes me you have not read the thread title

and

Read the last line of the first post.

Strikes me that you read the thread title but not the intentions of the post.

 

[jim8flog]

Strikes me that you read the thread title but not the intentions of the post.

surely the OP showed the intentions of the thread in the last line of the first post.

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

surely the OP showed the intentions of the thread in the last line of the first post.

I have no idea what you think the relevance of the last line is. The OP has highlighted the number of low players at his club then stated no surprise he hasn't won much off his handicap. What is your point? ?

 

[Canary_Yellow]

I have no idea what you think the relevance of the last line is. The OP has highlighted the number of low players at his club then stated no surprise he hasn't won much off his handicap. What is your point? ?

He’s highlighted the number of “Cat 1” players, hasn’t he? That’s the frame of reference for choosing players with a handicap of 5 and below surely.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

There no categories of golfers any more with the WHS.

The only reason for having them was because downward adjustment of handicap was different dependent upon which Cat you were in.

There are now only types

Scratch or better men, 2 or better Women

and the rest.

Sorry but that has nothing to do with what the OP was posting about

He just was highlighting the breakdown of the handicaps at his club - nothing more than that.

 

[Canary_Yellow]

Sorry but that has nothing to do with what the OP was posting about

He just was highlighting the breakdown of the handicaps at his club - nothing more than that.

I would say he was highlighting the number of “Cat 1” players.

 

[Deleted member 1147]

It may no longer be called cat 1, but to those of us who’ve played for years, it’ll always be a case of anyone under 6 is in cat 1.

 

[hovis]

It may no longer be called cat 1, but to those of us who’ve played for years, it’ll always be a case of anyone under 6 is in cat 1.

I agree. However I feel cheated as I made it into the club with the new whs. With slope adjustment I'm off 7 though. I'll rest better when that's 5

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Lowest we have now is -0.5

To be honest I have little interest in other peoples handicap. All I can influence is my score.

 

[sunshine]

I'll just have a quick count on Instagram and report back ?

You can just ask your 20k followers on snap chat and tiktok

 

[Dannyc]

Off 2.6 I’m the 36th lowest player at Kedleston.
According to my WHS details I’m in the top 2% in both Derbyshire and England, but only top 7% at the club.

36th lowest handicap off 2.6 says a lot about your course
I have family who live close to it in belper and Kilburn

 

[Lord Tyrion]

For higher h/c the new system took around 2 shots off their h/c to give them their h/I, which then gets adjusted back up on most courses so you are back where you started. However, in theory everyone looks a little better.

Does this work the same for those at the lower end, as being talked about in this thread, or is the drop in h/I much closer so as to be negligible? If we are looking at numbers of low h/c golfers, does the new system massage the figures a little as it does the other end.

 

[Imurg]

For higher h/c the new system took around 2 shots off their h/c to give them their h/I, which then gets adjusted back up on most courses so you are back where you started. However, in theory everyone looks a little better.

Does this work the same for those at the lower end, as being talked about in this thread, or is the drop in h/I much closer so as to be negligible? If we are looking at numbers of low h/c golfers, does the new system massage the figures a little as it does the other end.

It really does depend on the spread of your scores.
CONGU was, relatively, slow to catch up with poor scoring. I stayed in the 7-8 bracket for some time, barely making buffers
I have some poor scores from The Zoo in my 20 and then a run of 0.1s for my first few months at Ellesborough
So the handicap went up by 0.7 over that time.
I then started playing better and got it cut by 3 full shots in the space of 2 months, down to 6.1
WHS kicks in and my index has gone up 0.6 and the slope means I get 8 shots
So I'm 2 shots better off than I was - which is quite a %age

 

[Dannyc]

For higher h/c the new system took around 2 shots off their h/c to give them their h/I, which then gets adjusted back up on most courses so you are back where you started. However, in theory everyone looks a little better.

Does this work the same for those at the lower end, as being talked about in this thread, or is the drop in h/I much closer so as to be negligible? If we are looking at numbers of low h/c golfers, does the new system massage the figures a little as it does the other end.

From what I’ve seen at my club amongst the lads I play with is that the lower handicappers have gone down and the higher your handicap is the more your handicap has gone up

 

[jim8flog]

For higher h/c the new system took around 2 shots off their h/c to give them their h/I, which then gets adjusted back up on most courses so you are back where you started. However, in theory everyone looks a little better.

Does this work the same for those at the lower end, as being talked about in this thread, or is the drop in h/I much closer so as to be negligible? If we are looking at numbers of low h/c golfers, does the new system massage the figures a little as it does the other end.

Given that the system is based around best scores it is much more likely that true single figure players will have had more rounds on their scores that are better than their UHS handicap so therefore their handicaps will have gone down.

 

[patricks148]

From what I’ve seen at my club amongst the lads I play with is that the lower handicappers have gone down and the higher your handicap is the more your handicap has gone up

same at Mine everyone that was 4 and lower are at least a shot lower, a couple of they guys i play with are 2 shots lower

 

[MendieGK]

36th lowest handicap off 2.6 says a lot about your course
I have family who live close to it in belper and Kilburn

If it makes you any happier, I’m off .5 and currently the 55th lowest at Burnham.