Official Society Handicaps

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Have we found out yet exactly why you want your society to have official HC when they are only playing in the society ?
 
LCVreg said:
So whats different with the same three cards at your club if you were to apply to join again?
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Because I hope the handicap committee will take his previous handicap into account when assessing his handicap where as I doubt the ability of many society handicappers (not your obviously) to have the ability, desire or knowledge to run handicaps as they should be.
 
drive4show said:
Maybe your theories are warped? You have quoted lots of 'facts' and statistics throughout this thread but when people have asked for links to support them you haven't been able to produce anything.

Golf clubs down here in Dorset appear to be doing pretty well........unless you can provide facts to show otherwise?
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Mid Dorset GC dead, Lyons Gate GC dead, Iford Bridge - went bust and surviving by skin of teeth, Halstock dead, Canford Magna dead, Cheddington Court dead, and in Somerset, Taunton Vale dead, Frome dead.......so !
 
Old Skier said:
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Im not gods gift, I don't give out gifts.

So are you going to say who's going to pay for the upkeep of the courses when we all just play society golf or just come up with an idea and not the solution.

As your from deepest darkest have you just lost your club to a housing development.
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No, I probably own the housing develoment! - and by the way, did you ever have a guest house in Instow?
 
LCVreg said:
Mid Dorset GC dead, Lyons Gate GC dead, Iford Bridge - went bust and surviving by skin of teeth, Halstock dead, Canford Magna dead, Cheddington Court dead, and in Somerset, Taunton Vale dead, Frome dead.......so !
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None are dead "because Societies can't hold official HC " though

And the number of people who stopped playing golf didn't stop because they couldn't hold an official HC whilst being a member of a society.

Why exactly do you want your society to have "official Congu HC's "
 
LCVreg said:
Mid Dorset GC dead, Lyons Gate GC dead, Iford Bridge - went bust and surviving by skin of teeth, Halstock dead, Canford Magna dead, Cheddington Court dead, and in Somerset, Taunton Vale dead, Frome dead.......so !
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Broadstone, Parkstone, Ferndown.......all with waiting lists! And Canford was sold to build houses on it not because it was struggling.
 
drive4show said:
Broadstone, Parkstone, Ferndown.......all with waiting lists! And Canford was sold to build houses on it not because it was struggling.
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Believe that about Canford if you wish! - There will be no houses there but there will be gravel extraction - suggest you ask around a bit more regards the ownership etc - but I assure you, it was not struggling - same owners opened Remedy Oak - strange that - siphoning comes to mind
 
LCVreg said:
Believe that about Canford if you wish! - There will be no houses there but there will be gravel extraction - suggest you ask around a bit more regards the ownership etc - but I assure you, it was not struggling - same owners opened Remedy Oak - strange that - siphoning comes to mind
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Thank you for reiterating my point and shooting your own argument in the foot :thup: I thought you were trying to argue that clubs ARE struggling?
 
drive4show said:
Thank you for reiterating my point and shooting your own argument in the foot :thup: I thought you were trying to argue that clubs ARE struggling?
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Ha - when you have 1000 members in an area with as many chimney pots as the Bournemouth conurbation, then you ain't struggling - if they were they would have closed one of the two full length 18 holes course, well the one that was always underwater anyway! - and I like to hear that you portray all clubs in the same mould, Iford Bridge same as Ferndown eh?
 
Old Skier said:
Whos paying for the day today upkeep of the golf course when everyone joins a society which is what you are suggesting is what's happening.
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If you read it properly, you will see I am suggested as "well as clubs" - basically for those who wish not or are unable to become members of clubs! - to be truthfull, what percentage of your club members play more times than the equivalent sum of gfees they would have to play to equate! - truthfully - I doubt if it would be 50% - Societies are a lot better solution than joining a club if you play just 20 times a year - this probably takes in over 80% of those that play golf in the country - I ask you also, what is the average age of your club - I bet its over 60, or certainly 55 - why is this, it is mainly because of cost, and of time, and in some cases the aura of expectancy to the younger ones !
 
LCVreg said:
If you read it properly, you will see I am suggested as "well as clubs" - basically for those who wish not or are unable to become members of clubs! - to be truthfull, what percentage of your club members play more times than the equivalent sum of gfees they would have to play to equate! - truthfully - I doubt if it would be 50% - Societies are a lot better solution than joining a club if you play just 20 times a year - this probably takes in over 80% of those that play golf in the country - I ask you also, what is the average age of your club - I bet its over 60, or certainly 55 - why is this, it is mainly because of cost, and of time, and in some cases the aura of expectancy to the younger ones !
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And what does any of that have to do with the HC system and your society having official Handicaps ?

Again why do the people who only play the 20 times in your society need to have an official HC ?
 
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