It is unwise to compare scores for events in the past 10 years. Over this time frame we have introduced a totally new Handicap system with Course Handicaps, introduction of slope, then later introduction of CR-Par etc. to say nothing of changes in allowances 75% to 90% to 85%.
It surprised me too. I usually am on starting duty and don't hang around for the scores to come in. But my perception from this and other forums is that scores were going up.
That'll be because people on forums & social media have a tendency to cherry-pick isolated outlying scores and results (and embellish them, or even make them up entirely) that support a particular point of view. The pretense that these scores/results are evidence of anything never survives even the most basic of scrutiny.
Yes. Although I have read that which I refer to, my actual experience having been involved (as an unofficial official at other clubs' events is that scores haven't really changed.
Given the fact that players of similar ability have had a vast range of shot allocations over the time frame, the fact that scores haven’t changed is quite surprising.
Is that a demonstrated fact? What organisation has shown that?
If you were a 7 handicapper and a 20 handicapper playing for example Woodhall Spa in 2015 in a 4 BB how many shots would you get?
You are right with the ‘what if x handicapper is now y handicapper’ but this is difficult to quantify as we don’t know about what changes have been made to ability.
But a single data point proves nothing; and the reality is that almost all data can be cherry-picked to support any number of opposing conclusions, and hence perpetuate arguments.
I have discussed with England Golf. Looking again at the club results I can’t find any pairs events that have been qualifying.
This needs escalating to the county union in the first instance, not to EG.
I have also contacted WGU but had no response. Not sure how keen they would be to take this up, I have an idea they are all a bit too friendly with each other.
