Handicap question

[Redwood]

Quick question;

If your current handicap is 20.6, and you get a two shot cut, does the first 0.4 take you to 20.2, and the next shot is at 0.3, so your total cut would take you down to 19.9?

 

[Ethan]

I don't remember the boundary between Cat 3 and 4, but when you cross one, the increment does change to the Category you enter.

 

[sgrubb]

yeh it does change when at certain points

 

[MashieNiblick]

Yes, CONGU says

"When a player's handicap is to be reduced so that it goes from a higher Category to a lower Category, it shall be reduced at the rate appropriate to the higher Category only so far as brings his Playing Handicap into the lower Category and the balance of the reduction shall be at the rate appropriate to the lower Category.

For Example:
If a player with an Exact Handicap of 21.2 returns a score with Nett Differential of -6 i.e. 6 strokes below his Playing Handicap of 21, his Exact Handicap is reduced as follows:

21.2 - (2 x 0.4) = 20.4
20.4 - (4 x 0.3) = 19.2"

Read it all here

http://www.congu.com/template2.asp?pid=51&parent=33&parent2=51

And if you like tables with lots of numbers go here

http://www.congu.com/template2.asp?pid=65&parent=38&parent2=65

From which you will see that for a handicap of 20.5 to 20.8 a nett differential of -2 will result in a reduction of 07. So, as you thought, 20.6 becomes 19.9.

Well you did ask

 

[John_Findlay]

Crumbs. I never knew that. Interesting.