SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
Sorry, but I am not so sure that the above specifically excludes mutual agreement by both players to a variation, rather it sets out the standard that either player can insist upon. Any way…the Terms of Comp suggest some flexibility so I will ask our Golf Manager.Appendix E of the WHS says:
The Rules of Golf state: “The Committee is responsible for publishing on the
scorecard or somewhere else that is visible (for example, near the first tee) the
order of holes at which handicap strokes are to be given or received.” (See Rules of Golf, Committee Procedures, Rule 5I (4)).
Which inter alia says:
Match Play – In a handicap match, the Committee should clarify the following in the Terms of the Competition:
The stroke index allocation to be used to identify the order of holes where players will give or receive handicap strokes.
It seems clear that the players have no choice in the matter.