Mungoscorner
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First post,so must say hello to everyone.
I stopped playing golf about three and a half years ago,at the time my handicap was 5 (4.9).In recent weeks,after watching the Masters on TV and chatting about the game with work colleagues,i'm keen to dust my sticks off and start playing again.
I understand that i will have to join a club and submit 3 cards in order to attain a new handicap,as my last Handicap Certificate has a November 2007 date on,and my club membership expired in March of 2008.Now obviously my game will have deteriorated,having not picked up a club in all that time,and its very very unlikely i'll be able to play at anywhere near the standard i used to.Although i agree that any previous Handicap should be taken into consideration by the Handicap Committee when allocating a new Handicap,some people have suggested that even though i may struggle to break 90,my new Handicap is unlikely to be much more than 7 or 8 !!!!!
Are they preparing me for the inevitable,or are they winding me up ?
Thanks in advance.
I stopped playing golf about three and a half years ago,at the time my handicap was 5 (4.9).In recent weeks,after watching the Masters on TV and chatting about the game with work colleagues,i'm keen to dust my sticks off and start playing again.
I understand that i will have to join a club and submit 3 cards in order to attain a new handicap,as my last Handicap Certificate has a November 2007 date on,and my club membership expired in March of 2008.Now obviously my game will have deteriorated,having not picked up a club in all that time,and its very very unlikely i'll be able to play at anywhere near the standard i used to.Although i agree that any previous Handicap should be taken into consideration by the Handicap Committee when allocating a new Handicap,some people have suggested that even though i may struggle to break 90,my new Handicap is unlikely to be much more than 7 or 8 !!!!!
Are they preparing me for the inevitable,or are they winding me up ?
Thanks in advance.