wjemather
Well-known member
Many, probably most, courses are (or will be) rated for year round golf and setup accordingly.I would venture that many, possibly most, winter course set ups do not meet the criterea for qualifying comps.
I also think too many courses run qualifiers when they shouldn't.
Even on a perfectly maintained course, the greens are bobblier, the fairways muddier, and the rough more uneven.
No one hits it as long in the winter as they do in the summer either.
Why anyone would want to play in a qualifier between November and February is beyond me.
Cold, wet, windy, muddy, bobbly, uneven conditions can happen at any time of year. I'd hope you wouldn't advocate suspending handicapping in summer whenever conditions are less than perfect, so why do it for the entire winter?