General Play Cut

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How can this be applied? IE...After a a player has popped up in the winners enclosure in as few non-qualifiers (by a fair margin sometimes) or should this just be held back until the annual review?
 
Why are they non qualifiers ?

Any cut beyond qualifying comps should be done at AR
 
In the winners' enclosure is not necessarily a measure of whether playing to handicap or not. You have to go with the system and rely on returns from qualifiers but keep any other performances as additional information for the Annual Review.
 
In the winners' enclosure is not necessarily a measure of whether playing to handicap or not. You have to go with the system and rely on returns from qualifiers but keep any other performances as additional information for the Annual Review.

In the so called bad old days, if you beat the par of the course or won a competition you were automatically cut 3 by shots.
No matter how bad you played for the remainder of the season , there was no chance of your H/C going back up.
We had very few bandits in the bad old days.:confused:
 
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In the so called bad old days, if you beat the par of the course or won a competition you were automatically cut 3 by shots.
No matter how bad you played for the remainder of the season , there was no chance of your H/C going back up.
We had very few bandits in the bad old days.:confused:

That was a terrible system and while you may not have had so many bandits you were essentially applying penalties to people who have a good day. There are so many flaws in that system it is untrue and unfair. The current system isn't perfect but it is better than the one you talk about.

The question in this case should be, as Phil said, why were they non-qualifiers?
 
How can this be applied? IE...After a a player has popped up in the winners enclosure in as few non-qualifiers (by a fair margin sometimes) or should this just be held back until the annual review?

If the handicap committee believes a player's handicap does not reflect their ability they should act.

They need evidence to act - CONGU documentation (advice papers rather than manual) are hot on what doesn't constitute appropriate evidence but inevitably light on what does (because it generally falls under the category of handicap manipulation either passive or active).

Generally, the more Q events they play in above buffer, and the less evidence that they are wrongly handicapped, the more difficult things are - and vice versa. The committee (not just the sec) will document their decision and it's generally obvious when trying to write it down whether it's a solid decision or emotive (poor) one.
 
In the so called bad old days, if you beat the par of the course or won a competition you were automatically cut 3 by shots.
No matter how bad you played for the remainder of the season , there was no chance of your H/C going back up.
We had very few bandits in the bad old days.:confused:

No wonder the average handicap has not changed in 30 years...
 
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