AMcC
Journeyman Pro
Just having a look through howdidido and noted our club has 7 players at scratch or better. How does that compare with your club and what may the average be across the country ?
Scratch and better
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beggsy
Journeyman Pro
our club has 1 and only 12 players in division 1
CliveW
Tour Winner
We have 9 scratch players, plus one playing off -1, one off -2 and one off -4.
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
None
1 off 1.3 and 1 off 1.9 are our best.
1 off 1.3 and 1 off 1.9 are our best.
Macster
Journeyman Pro
1 - off +1.
26 in Div 1.
26 in Div 1.
0
Guest
Like handicap doesn't it depend on how difficult your course is?
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
Up to a point but you've got to knock it round gross under SSS regularly to get and keep a scratch handicap anywhere. An easy course will have a low SSS, maybe 3 shots below par so your "scratcher" has to shoot -4 gross regularly - and that doesn't take into account CSS either which could make it worse. SSS of 68 on a par71 and then CSS takes it to 67 means -4 gross doesn't get a cut.
You have to be pretty good to shoot -4, even on a pitch'n'putt.
12 at scratch or better, loads of cat 1 as well almost half the membership i think are single fig. 
Not sure an easy course would suit a scratch player. there was an letter in club golfer from a handicap sec at a short course that always played 2 or 3 shots under par and the cat 1 players at the club never entered any club srokeplay medals. If they played to their hadicap still went up 0.1.
Nairn the css is always 2 over par and if you play comps off the blue i think its 75
Not sure an easy course would suit a scratch player. there was an letter in club golfer from a handicap sec at a short course that always played 2 or 3 shots under par and the cat 1 players at the club never entered any club srokeplay medals. If they played to their hadicap still went up 0.1.
Nairn the css is always 2 over par and if you play comps off the blue i think its 75
Macster
Journeyman Pro
No - in fact, an easier course is sometimes more likely to attract Cat1/Scratch players.
We have a course locally with I think 3 Par 5's which are 'easily' reachable in 2, and I know that quite a few Scratch or better players have moved there as they see it as an 'easier' route to + Handicaps.
We have a course locally with I think 3 Par 5's which are 'easily' reachable in 2, and I know that quite a few Scratch or better players have moved there as they see it as an 'easier' route to + Handicaps.
USER1999
Grand Slam Winner
We have 3 at -1, 4 at scratch, 44 cat 1's, and 149 single figure golfers. No wonder it's hard to win anything.
Gregolf
Assistant Pro
4 at mine, 1 playing of -2. I really need to play more golf....
bluewolf
Money List Winner
3 at mine including 1 at +2. About 30 in CAT 1.....
sweatysock41
Q-School Graduate
We don't have any Cat1 players - 6.5 is the lowest at the club.
GOLFER1994
Head Pro
0! However we have a 15 year old girl who is off 1. But she competes at higher level in national tourneys but is still a member at my club. She holds the ladies course record. We have another 1 capper and a 4.
Fyldewhite
Tour Winner
Lowest at ours is off 2 after our only scratch player turned pro last year. Above that we have loads of Cat 1's though, probably 20 below me and I'm 5.3 at the mo.
0
Guest
my clubs not on howdidido 
Superdan
Medal Winner
Don't get it 
Where on the site can you find that info?
Where on the site can you find that info?
AMcC
Journeyman Pro
go on to your clubs page and after selecting competition results, select view handicaps, after that filter it by category instead of alphabetically.
just checked we have 50 players in category 1 as well.
just checked we have 50 players in category 1 as well.
Region3
Ryder Cup Winner
Just the one at scratch, only 5 cat1, and 28 single figures.
gjbike
Q-School Graduate
our club has a guy at -.5 and 31 players in cat 1
