So why do clubs have handicap divisions?
Probably because the lower handicap category are less likely to be rapid improvers who win everything in sight! Also distributes the prizes around a bit.
So why do clubs have handicap divisions?
Probably because the lower handicap category are less likely to be rapid improvers who win everything in sight! Also distributes the prizes around a bit.
Reason already explained in post #37. Except for some strange reason in Scotland, we now have ESR's to catch rapid improvers, and as from next year reviews for players who miss buffer 7 times in a row. Will these be called an ESI?So why not have age divisions for for the people whos handicap is going the other way
Reason already explained in post #37. Except for some strange reason in Scotland, we now have ESR's to catch rapid improvers, and as from next year reviews for players who miss buffer 7 times in a row. Will these be called an ESI?
I have checked back through our club's competition results for this year so far, and out of 14 seniors qualifiers 6 were reductions only.
So there is a system in place already, that is probably working as expected.Not being part of the handicapping committee, I have no idea of how many players were recommended for a handicap adjustment. I can only report the final results, as published!
again, the current system is in place for annual review, and now the new system for midseason adjustments too.Nothing wrong with the current system if it could be made a bit more responsive to changes in form! :mmm:
Isn't the whole idea of the golf handicapping system that anybody can play with an equal chance of winning? If the system works properly, there should be no need for age divisions
some of the older players do not play in qualifiers because they feel they have no chance of winning,
If the older players dont play in comps because they feel they have no chance of winning, then the h/cap system clearly isnt working for them.
So I ask again, why not have two divisions Up to 64 and 65 and above, that way they will be playing against others in the same boat and will have a chance of winning.
The Handicap system works perfectly wellAgain, if the handicapping system worked correctly, age divisions should not be necessary for handicapped competitions.
Again, if the handicapping system worked correctly, age divisions should not be necessary for handicapped competitions.
How many of those were during the 'real' season - April/May through now?
Since April, 4 senior qualifiers out of 11 have been R/O, often on quite nice days when you wouldn't think there would be a problem with the conditions, and the course has been in good shape throughout the year. One other comp was close to being R/O, with a CSS of 74 (SSS 71) and nobody breaking par (72).
That's more the figures that I expected - and rather more as LpP posted that the soft ground exaggerates Seniors 'weakness' - lack of length.
I'd strongly suggest that you consider playing your Seniors off the Yellows! While the reduced SSS is meant to compensate, it's for an 'average' field - which your (and anywhere else's) Seniors are not!
Btw. You mentioned that you were playing a match so couldn't enter the medal. Was this an individual one? Or an inter-club one? If you remove those players that play (and are generally competitive in) inter-club matches from any (Seniors) Medal, then it's quite possible that the residue will score relatively badly - quite possibly generating an R/O CSS! Basically that distorts 'the field' even more!