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[toonarmy]

Is it acceptable to mark your ball at 9 O'clock and return it at 6 O'clock?

yours,

Mr Saltman, East Lothian

 

[viscount17]

Is it acceptable to mark your ball at 9 O'clock and return it at 6 O'clock?

yours,

Mr Saltman, East Lothian

only if a 'delay of game' is declared

 

[funkyfred]

Why do we not apply the same system as America where your handicap is adjusted based on the difficulty of the course? Depending on the course I can be a hacker or a bandit off my handicap so surely the challenge of the course should be an important factor as to the handicap you apply for the round.

Good question. Where I play is considered reasonably difficult with plenty of hazards etc, but i can play some courses where its not so demanding. Shouldn't there be a system that incorporates the difference.

 

[USER1999]

I think CSS and SSS are supposed to do this.

A piece on the relative merits of both systems (american and Congu) would be nice, and how it would reflect on the average golfer. Would I be lower or higher playing the american system where every card counts?

 

[drewmagoo]

How have handicaps changed over time (say the last ten years)? Is it a myth that new technology has made the game easier?

 

[USER1999]

What is the average UK handicap?