First Handicap

[rosecott]

First post so hello forum.

Same situation. I recently joined a club for the first time, and put in 3 cards all off the yellows - 93, 89 and 96 against an SSS of 70.

I've been given 18.0 - which feels like it'll be tough for a while.

Well, your best card shows that you can play to at least 19. I am rather surprised. Assuming that your 89 against SSS 70 had no adjustments down to Double Bogey, you should have been allocated 17. Handicap committees are allowed to award a figure higher than the calculated one but only in "exceptional circumstances". If there were no such circumstances, then they have not done the job correctly.

 

[Ragamuffin Gunner]

Ah yes - the 89 was after 1 downward adjustment, so I guess it looks right.

 

[rosecott]

Ah yes - the 89 was after 1 downward adjustment, so I guess it looks right.

Still not right. If all is as you say, then you should be off 17.

 

[Ragamuffin Gunner]

As you wish.

 

[xcore]

Still not right. If all is as you say, then you should be off 17.

if sss is 70, shouldn't it be 19? Or have I confused myself

 

[rosecott]

if sss is 70, shouldn't it be 19? Or have I confused myself

You may have done. A set mandatory formula is applied to the best adjusted score. For a score of SSS + 19 that produces a handicap of 17.

 

[duncan mackie]

Ah yes - the 89 was after 1 downward adjustment, so I guess it looks right.

Depends what you mean by "recently"...

Once upon a time (not that long ago) it would have been 19

Now it would be 17.