Replayed Pairs Match

[jmb1984]

In our summer pairs competition my partner and I have had to replay our match twice, due to being all square twice and light beating us

We believe at least 1 of the handicaps may have changed between games 2 and 3

Question - do we use original handicaps for the 3rd instalment, or current handicaps?

 

[rulie]

Not answering your question about handicap, but why did you not resume the match on another day rather than replaying it?

 

[jmb1984]

I think because we enjoyed the match the first time so much we just agreed to do it all again!

 

[rulefan]

The committee should have specified what the tie break procedure is and if multiple rounds are involved, what the handicap situation is.

 

[duncan mackie]

On the basis that the set procedure is to continue to a result (normal) if the match has to be stopped it should be resumed, not replayed.
Handicaps and strokes remain as they were when the match started.

 

[rulefan]

These are the only options available to the committee.

Extending a Tied Match. If a match is tied after the final hole:

• The match is extended one hole at a time until there is a winner. See Rule 5.1 (an extended match is a continuation of the same round, not a new round).
• The holes are played in the same order as in the round, unless the Committee sets a different order.

But the Terms of the Competition may say that the match will end in a tie rather than be extended.

 

[jmb1984]

Thank you for your replies

Another Q if I may? If we agree to play the final instalment over 14 holes how do we adjust the handicaps?

I presume as we will play 77.78% of the round each handicap will be adjusted to 77.78% of the handicap, and the 10% taken from there. No doubt this is too simplistic though so keen to hear

Cheers!

 

[rulefan]

When you say 'we', do you mean the committee have made that decision?

 

[jmb1984]

The committee have agreed to let us sort it amongst ourselves (within reason)

 

[duncan mackie]

Thank you for your replies

Another Q if I may? If we agree to play the final instalment over 14 holes how do we adjust the handicaps?

I presume as we will play 77.78% of the round each handicap will be adjusted to 77.78% of the handicap, and the 10% taken from there. No doubt this is too simplistic though so keen to hear

Cheers!

It's even more simplistic - you use handicaps as normal; shots are taken at the holes as they would normally be.

The proportion of holes where shots are given/taken remains constant....but clearly the actual holes played will influence this. To avoid selectivity I would suggest that you either start at 1 and play 1-14 or start at 5 and play 5-18 (although to be honest I would start at 1 on a sudden death basis...

 

[jmb1984]

It's even more simplistic - you use handicaps as normal; shots are taken at the holes as they would normally be.

The proportion of holes where shots are given/taken remains constant....but clearly the actual holes played will influence this. To avoid selectivity I would suggest that you either start at 1 and play 1-14 or start at 5 and play 5-18 (although to be honest I would start at 1 on a sudden death basis...

Thanks... so if player gets an extra shot on the 15th they essentially lose the advantage of the extra shot? Is that correct?

 

[rulefan]

Yes.

But I think your committee are wrong. They are constrained to only approve the options in post #6.
So if the ties is to be resolved to produce a result, sudden death is the only way. See 3.2a(4)

Further, if a tied match is extended, handicap strokes are given by hole in the same way as in the round (unless the Committee sets a different way of doing so). See 3.2c(2)