woody69
Journeyman Pro
I'm fairly certain I know the answer to this but I just wanted to confirm...
My handicap is an unofficial 22.5, and I played at the weekend to 23 and ended up shooting my best ever round of 90. On my card I had 2 holes which were greater than double bogey so I thought I would be adjusted to 87 (I had an 8 and a 7 on a par 4), so I initially thought my new handicap would be calculated as follows
90 gross adjusted to 87 - 70 (SSS) = 17
Starting Handicap 22.5 - 17 = 5.5 * 0.4 = 2.2
22.5 - 2.2 = 20.3
However I suddenly realised the SI of the 2 holes I shot the triple and the quad bogey were 7 and 2 (so 1 and 2 stroke allowance), meaning in theory although I shot a 7, it was actually a net 6 and likewise an 8, net 6 so not more than 2 over par. I therefore assume my new handicap is
90 gross adjusted to 90 (no change) - 70 (SSS) = 20
Starting handicap = 22.5 - 20 = 2.5 * 0.4 = 1
22.5 - 1 = 21.5
I assume the 2nd calc is nearly correct? The question I have is when working out do I use 22.5 or 23, because if I use 23 then the change is actually 3 * 0.4 = 1.2 = 21.3 and if I play that is obviously the difference between rounding up to 22 or down to 21. Hopefully it's calculated to 21.3 as I'm desperate to get below that 20 line this year!!
My handicap is an unofficial 22.5, and I played at the weekend to 23 and ended up shooting my best ever round of 90. On my card I had 2 holes which were greater than double bogey so I thought I would be adjusted to 87 (I had an 8 and a 7 on a par 4), so I initially thought my new handicap would be calculated as follows
90 gross adjusted to 87 - 70 (SSS) = 17
Starting Handicap 22.5 - 17 = 5.5 * 0.4 = 2.2
22.5 - 2.2 = 20.3
However I suddenly realised the SI of the 2 holes I shot the triple and the quad bogey were 7 and 2 (so 1 and 2 stroke allowance), meaning in theory although I shot a 7, it was actually a net 6 and likewise an 8, net 6 so not more than 2 over par. I therefore assume my new handicap is
90 gross adjusted to 90 (no change) - 70 (SSS) = 20
Starting handicap = 22.5 - 20 = 2.5 * 0.4 = 1
22.5 - 1 = 21.5
I assume the 2nd calc is nearly correct? The question I have is when working out do I use 22.5 or 23, because if I use 23 then the change is actually 3 * 0.4 = 1.2 = 21.3 and if I play that is obviously the difference between rounding up to 22 or down to 21. Hopefully it's calculated to 21.3 as I'm desperate to get below that 20 line this year!!