NR Handicap increases

[cookelad]

Not necessarily.... I had an NR on one hole 3 weeks ago in a Medal.... Automatic DQ.... But i played on and actually came back in on the buffer...... You can still get cut also even with a DQ.....Thats if you submit the card and play out the round honestly....

Did the same thing the other week NR-ed the 12th played the rest of the course in 2 under handicap to buffer!

We sign in to the computer before playing so if we don't return a card it's an automatic 0.1 back!

 

[chrisd]

This is an interesting topic for me. At our club its an automatic 0.1 but no other sanction.

Now if its a legitimate NR ( e.g. injury) then I would say thats fine.
But it depends on the mindset of the player. The aim of every golfer should be to play there best and lower their handicap accordingly. There are those that see a "bad round" and subsequent increase as an opportunity to win next time out.

For this latter type there should be additional punishment. I like the idea of a competition ban, 1 round and rising for subsequent offences.

But the problem with this is how do you determine whether someone is working the system?

It would need to involve club rules stipulating that if during a medal you NR on a hole then you must continue the round as normal and have your card signed and returned as normal.
For Stablefords then cards must always be returned.

Dont think there is any way to determine whether someone has retired from injury as this is too difficult to prove one way or another. Probably would just need to be annotated on scorecard and signed off by marker. Then its at the competition committee's discretion.

I don't really think there's so much of a problem. Most n/r's come about when the player is having a bad round and will go up .1 anyway. When I retired injured I literally couldn't play on so there was no doubt, but .1 was added that I eventually got knocked off. It isn't IMO working the system as there is no more addition to the handicap in putting in a half filled card or tearing the card up, the only difference is an n/r with a fair run of good scores with one or two blanks where someone could still be cut but ive never played a comp where I thought someone n/r'd or tore the card up to save a handicap cut