First h/cap..

[williamalex1]

My first club had a max 18 h/c rule, i got down to 10 but i'm now working my way back up

 

[pendodave]

13

Got it this year after about 8 years of random social golf.

Managed to get it up to 13.2 so far...

 

[bladeplayer]

It was 12 or 14 i cant remember , but i remember i got a call from the handicap secretary to thank me for my honest submission of cards ..

I think 18 is a fair starting point with a review after say 6 club comps .. but i can only look after my own so it doesnt really bother me

 

[daveyc2k2]

My first official hcap was 24 just over 3 years ago. Now down to 16 and hopefully carrying on down some more.

 

[Stuey01]

18 when I started.
Got down to 17 quickly then stuck around 16/17 for a year now onwards and downwards, at 11 at the moment.

 

[GB72]

My first handicap was 27 at the age of 35. That was down to 24 pretty quickly and down to 20 in the first year or so. I never had high expectations of my game but always wanted to get down to 18 so I entered quite a few 18 handicap max comps on the thinking that if I wanted to get down to that level I needed to get used to playing without the extra shots. It also meant that there were more chances for a cut.

 

[Rooter]

played socially off around 20, first proper handicap was last year, that was 15. am now on 16! LOL

 

[c1pjr]

My first handicap was 32 as a junior when I was about 11/12 years old. Now play off 9 so slow and steady aha

 

[Bratty]

I was given a handicap of 21 when I joined Westerham in 2006.

 

[North Mimms]

So you got four shots at certain holes?

I'd love you to complete my stableford score card!

 

[North Mimms]

My first club had a max 18 h/c rule, i got down to 10 but i'm now working my way back up

Can they do that?

 

[HawkeyeMS]

First h'cap: 9
Highest: 11.6
Lowest: 6.5
Current: 8.8

 

[Break90]

First handicap was 21 some 15 years ago, got down to 12 before giving the game up 9 years ago.

Restarted this year when I joined my new club with a handicap of 16, currently at 15.

 

[G1BB0]

28 4 years ago down to 22 within a year or so and will stay there a while as barely played for last few months due to work

The fact I am crap doesnt help either. Back in blighty mid October so intend to work hard on getting down before end of the year (we have qualifiers all year round)

 

[williamalex1]

Can they do that?

They did at Greenburn GC in Fauldhouse back in 1980s., its changed now of course. But back then my present club had a max limit of 24 h/c.

If you broke par you were cut by a full 3 shots , and could not go back up till the end of the season [ maybe ]