Club Handicaps

[Nick_Toye]

Did you also mark the cards for your Dad's handicap as he also now has a 28 handicap?

Yes I did.

 

[Green Bay Hacker]

Yes I did.

Hopefully you can now both get some qualifying comps under your belt before the end of the season. This will then give you an idea of how accurate the handicaps are with a competition card in your hand. Good luck in proving the handicap sec wrong.

 

[Old Skier]

I completely disagree - but then it depends on exactly what, and why, the club requires anything. We require people entering major club competitions to have played 3 competitions in the previous 12 months. It's nothing to do with handicaps and everything to do with being active members of the club.

You can maintain a (c) handicap without playing in any club competitions. It is neither a measure of your handicaps accuracy nor, patently, a measure of your support for the clubs competition endeavors.

My understanding is that you must play 3 Q comps in the year to maintain a (c) handicap. As your club, according to your post, only require members to play in club competitions, I'm not sure if those comps were T Scrambles, BB or other non Q comps how your system reflects an active (c) handicap. Or do you mean that players must have 3Qs at your club and you disregard Q that have been played elsewhere.

 

[pbrown7582]

I agree with your opinion - he has deliberately manipulated his (to be allocated) handicap.

Yep same opinion here.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

I'm risking hijacking the thread here but I think the OP has been answered.

On the same subject, mate of mine (in same golf society) has recently joined a club and was required to put in 3 cards. He deliberately didn't put in one as he shot the "round of his life", a +7 gross and "did another" instead. Now, he knows he should put in the three cards he was given and obviously the club don't control that too well. He has been given 15. Personally, I think he's a cheat. Opinions?

He has manufactured his handicap and whilst I'm not sure it's cheating or maybe it is ? But agree with the gist

The question is though what do you say to him and the club in question ?

 

[DAVEYBOY]

Just play and it will come down... I believed I was better than 17.2 which I started the season on and with 6 comps or so and 2 wins I've come down to 15.3. I still belive I can get lower an I intend to do so.

 

[rosecott]

Bit of a thing of the past really as having a competitive (c) handicap (was called active) means you will have done three Q cards in that year.

Not necessarily. The handicap could be (c) by virtue of 3 qualifiers/supplementaries in the previous year.