Golf Unions wasting OUR money

GolfNut1

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It's bad enough watching Gordon Brown and his chums p'ing OUR money down the drain, but what about the Golf Unions. Fees (the EGU is £4.50) are collected by the clubs and passed on to these clowns to waste!

I've just found out that the English are developing a Central Database of Handicaps, the Irish already have one and the Scots and the Welsh are planning to start one too. WHY ARE THEY SPENDING OUR MONEY ON ALL THESE. CAN'T THEY GET TOGETHER AND HAVE ONE?? Why aren't he press picking up on this (golfing press that is). It's so wasteful!

I use HowDidiDo for my handicap records, my mate's club in Ireland uses the other system Handicap Master. That's two to cover the whole of the UK and Ireland! Why are the unions spending money producing another 3 systems??
 

forefortheday

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Maybe both of these systems require a payment per handicap registered that makes it less cost effective over time to use than a bespoke system.

Ever heard the term return on investment?
 

GolfNut1

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Howdidido and handicap master's site are free to the users and the club. Go and have a look
Howdidido

There's loads of other information from the club scores, stats, graphs etc. It's all free (you have to pay for text messages though, if you want those, I don't bother)

I can't see what more the unions can offer me.
 

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Howdidido and handicap master's site are free to the users and the club. Go and have a look
Howdidido

There's loads of other information from the club scores, stats, graphs etc. It's all free (you have to pay for text messages though, if you want those, I don't bother)

I can't see what more the unions can offer me.

Think data not handicaps.......
 
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