Handicap allowance 75%

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I entered a winter competition yesterday, it’s runs over 6 weeks and says handicap allowance is 75%. I am not quite sure how this works, could someone explain it to me please?
My handicap is 9 so does it just go down to 7 for the competition?
 
Basically, yes. I presume they are worried about high handicappers cleaning up so they are taking a greater proportion of shots off them. Take your allowance, x by 0.75. That's your playing handicap in this competition, 7 as you said.
 
I’ll add if I may, you mention your handicap as being 9. That should be your Course Handicap as you’ll take 75% of it to get your Playing Handicap for the competition. (6.75 rounding up to 7 as you say)
 
The only time 75% of course handicap would be used normally is in a best 1 of 4 competition it therefore must be what the competition committee have agreed for this particular comp.

If it is a handicap qualifying comp remember your handicap 'alterations' will be made on your full course handicap so if it is a stableford comp do not pick up before your score under full CH would be nett double bogey.
 
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