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"The Committee MAY request that players assist the Committee by completing scorecard related tasks that are the Committee's responsibility. The Committee must not apply a penalty to a player under the Rules of Golf if he or she fails to comply with these requests or makes a mistake in doing so, but the Committee may provide a disciplinary sanction for a player who fails repeatedly to comply with such a request"
 

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I was pointing out that there is a rule that Says the committee may do something but that it isn't binding..... Not much of a rule.
 
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I see you've never heard of 9 hole courses, or courses that don't have pros, or courses that are entirely run by volunteers?

All our scorecard and labelling is done by volunteers and we still manage it - why would the number of holes matter or who runs the club ?‍♂️
 

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"The Committee MAY request that players assist the Committee by completing scorecard related tasks that are the Committee's responsibility. The Committee must not apply a penalty to a player under the Rules of Golf if he or she fails to comply with these requests or makes a mistake in doing so, but the Committee may provide a disciplinary sanction for a player who fails repeatedly to comply with such a request"
So?
It then goes on to define what can happen if the player doesn't do so.
 

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I was pointing out that there is a rule that Says the committee may do something but that it isn't binding..... Not much of a rule.
Simply irrelevant if the circumstance described doesn't happen - just like many other Rules. In fact there are relatively few actual direct (what you must do) Rules but plenty of such indirect (what happens if...?) ones.
 

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All our scorecard and labelling is done by volunteers and we still manage it - why would the number of holes matter or who runs the club ?‍♂️

One of the things for us is that a lot of the comps are optional and players can decide when they turn up if they want to play in it.

I have always maintained it comes down to the old phrase of "teach a man to fish..." if players are in the habit of usually having the card done for them that are much more likely to make mistakes if they have to do it for themselves occasionally. We had first hand experience of this in our seniors comps pre WHS they were always done for them the night before and left with them sign in book at 7 am the next morning. When I pointed out to the person he would have to start to do the cards in the early hours or very early in the morning he stopped doing it.

One of the things I do like with the recent change though is if the committee make a mistake on the card the player is not responsible for the mistake.

2. Interpretation 3.3b(4)/2 – Player May be Exempt From Penalty When Committee Provides a Scorecard With an Incorrect Handicap Until further notice, a National Association (Authorized Association as defined in the Rules of Handicapping) may adopt a policy that alters the provisions in Interpretation 3.3b(4)/2. With such a policy in place, it means that if a Committee provides a player with a scorecard containing the incorrect handicap and the error is not corrected before the player returns the scorecard, this will be treated as an administrative mistake by the Committee. This means that the player is not penalized if the incorrect handicap on the returned scorecard is the handicap provided by the Committee. There is no time limit for correcting the mistake.
 

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What's your issue with that? We've just ordered the same so that folks understand what is being asked for.

Neither Handicap Index nor Playing Handicap are asked for. What's the point of the the boxes - especially for Playing Handicap which in a medal in our part of the world would mean working our 95% of the exact value of your Course Index Handicap, not only an unnecessary task but also a wholly unreasonable one.

I argued at my own club that the card should only have a box for what is required of the player by the Rules - Course Handicap. Keep it simple and avoid creating opportunities for error.
I lost :)
 
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Neither Handicap Index nor Playing Handicap are asked for. What's the point of the the boxes - especially for Playing Handicap which in a medal in our part of the world would mean working our 95% of the exact value of your Course Index Handicap, not only an unnecessary taks but also a wholly unreasonable one.

I argued at my own club that the card should only have a box for what is required of the player by the Rules - Course Handicap. Keep it simple and avoid creating opportunities for error.
I lost :)
Interesting. England Golf strongly recommended having all 3 when I asked, and I strongly agree. They may not all be required, but they certainly make it a hell of a lot clearer for club golfers, many of whom struggle to distinguish between index, course handicap and playing handicap.
 

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All our scorecard and labelling is done by volunteers and we still manage it - why would the number of holes matter or who runs the club ?‍♂️
It's very unusual indeed for a 9 holer to have a pro, or any paid staff - was my point.

There's absolutely no need for volunteers to be doing this, is it really so hard for a member to fill in half a dozen words on a piece of paper?
 

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Neither Handicap Index nor Playing Handicap are asked for. What's the point of the the boxes - especially for Playing Handicap which in a medal in our part of the world would mean working our 95% of the exact value of your Course Index Handicap, not only an unnecessary task but also a wholly unreasonable one.

I argued at my own club that the card should only have a box for what is required of the player by the Rules - Course Handicap. Keep it simple and avoid creating opportunities for error.
I lost :)

Strokes Allowed (playing handicap) has been on virtually every card I have ever seen in over 40 years of playing. Remember is a card is not just for singles medal/stblfrd play. I do not think repeatedly asking an opponent in match play "how many shots are you getting" would do go down well.

What would have been simpler is if the National Authority had said it is Handicap Index that must be on the card.
 

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Strokes Allowed (playing handicap) has been on virtually every card I have ever seen in over 40 years of playing. Remember is a card is not just for singles medal/stblfrd play. I do not think repeatedly asking an opponent in match play "how many shots are you getting" would do go down well.

What would have been simpler is if the National Authority had said it is Handicap Index that must be on the card.

Plenty of good reasons were giving for not taking my advice. But strokes given/received in a match isn't a playing handicap and so that wasn't one of them. ;)

I must say, though, that I've never written down the number of strokes I'm getting or giving in a match. I just circle the SI of the holes where the strokes occur. Which hasn't much to do with anything.
 
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Interesting. England Golf strongly recommended having all 3 when I asked, and I strongly agree. They may not all be required, but they certainly make it a hell of a lot clearer for club golfers, many of whom struggle to distinguish between index, course handicap and playing handicap.
I think they suggest all three in the hope that players put all three in avoiding all the “what’s required “ questions.
 

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I'm not pushing the matter as there are, I recognise, other reasons for including the ones that are not required, just curious about the thinking. On this point alone of avoiding the "what's required" question , doesn't a single box for your handicap, labelled Course Handicap, better avoid it by indicating the one and only figure to be entered? There are, after all, six different ways in which you can order three numbers in three boxes, only one of which is correct.

Just asking, as they say.
 

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I'm not pushing the matter as there are, I recognise, other reasons for including the ones that are not required, just curious about the thinking. On this point alone of avoiding the "what's required" question , doesn't a single box for your handicap, labelled Course Handicap, better avoid it by indicating the one and only figure to be entered? There are, after all, six different ways in which you can order three numbers in three boxes, only one of which is correct.

Just asking, as they say.

I suspect the comp sec would end up getting lots of queries from players who lose a shot under 95% for individual strokeplay competitions complaining they’d scored a shot/point better than the results show!
 
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