handicap secretary's job

[rapper]

We have a small golf club about 100 members maybe dropping to 90 this year,ive been ask to take over the handicap sec job and i am seeking advice,
is it a simple or complicated job and is it time demanding and a pressure position?any help or guide lines would be welcomed thanks

 

[irip]

I can say I have never done it but can imagine it is a bit of a thankless task.
If someone thinks there handicap is correct they don’t say anything but if someone thinks theirs is wrong they won’t stop being on your case.

I admire anyone who would give it a go but think you would need to know the handicap process inside out.

Also you will be asked and moaned at for every format of the game.

Having never done it I do stand to be corrected though

 

[apj0524]

I can say I have never done it but can imagine it is a bit of a thankless task.
If someone thinks there handicap is correct they don’t say anything but if someone thinks theirs is wrong they won’t stop being on your case.

I admire anyone who would give it a go but think you would need to know the handicap process inside out.

Also you will be asked and moaned at for every format of the game.

Having never done it I do stand to be corrected though

Not too far from the truth, but you say you have been asked to do this on your own, I think EG have rules about min number of people on a handicap committee

 

[RichA]

We have a small golf club about 100 members maybe dropping to 90 this year,ive been ask to take over the handicap sec job and i am seeking advice,
is it a simple or complicated job and is it time demanding and a pressure position?any help or guide lines would be welcomed thanks

My pal does it at our club that’s a similar size.
He has a full-time job and caring responsibilities and doesn’t find it difficult or demanding.
But our club is pretty laid back. If you’re a secretary or a committee member it’s because you ran out of excuses, not because you sought it out.

 

[NearHull]

You will need the help of two more members, it’s not a big workload, WHS does most of the work for you. You just need to carry out an annual review around Dec, though I would advise that you do a couple more in the year. The Rules of Handicaps is easily available on the EG website. It’s worth a read through but don’t expect to remember it all, it’s a reference document.
I think the involvement can be enjoyable.

 

[ntommo]

It really depends how much you are expected to do, are you also responsible for running competitions and checking results and cards, finalising comps, sorting sweeps / prizes. The workload can soon mount up and in my experience its a thankless task but I did enjoy my time (mostly) when I was involved with it. You will also have to become a rules expert, WHS expert, and general course expert aswell. Go for it I say you can always stand down if it gets too much

 

[NearHull]

It really depends how much you are expected to do, are you also responsible for running competitions and checking results and cards, finalising comps, sorting sweeps / prizes. The workload can soon mount up and in my experience its a thankless task but I did enjoy my time (mostly) when I was involved with it. You will also have to become a rules expert, WHS expert, and general course expert aswell. Go for it I say you can always stand down if it gets too much

Just to add that in my reply was only considering the workload for Handicaps. If the responsibilities include competition management then you will certainly need help, that is depending of course on how many your club holds.

 

[jim8flog]

With the introduction of the WHS the 'work load' of a handicap secretary has become considerably less where I play.
For the past couple of years all we have done is the annual handicap review.
Member requested reviews have all but disappeared and similarly complaints about other members.

We do have a dedicated paid staff who handle the WHS portal requirements for new member handicaps, comps etc..

 

[louise_a]

I did it for 10 years, when I started we didn't have the facility for players to enter their own scores and so after a competition 2 of us sat down and manually entered all the scores so that was fairly time consuming depending on how wany played, once people could enter their own score things got a lot easier, I used to just checked the tops scores and a few random ones.

The annual review are easier too under WHS, the system provides the tools to conduct it quite easily.