Should i be cut??

[gumbo84]

I played East Horton (Parkland) yesterday and shot a 96, hit 4 pars and a birdie.

This was the first time i played this course and the second time in a row that i've hit under 100 on two new courses.

One of the people i play with says that i shouldn't be on a 28 handicap as they shouldn't hit a birdie or as many pars as i have.

Obviously i'd be glad to be cut as it means i,m on the right track but was just curious as to whether or not this sounds about right??

 

[garyinderry]

you have to do it in a competition. its a different kettle of fish once you have the pressure of a card in your hand. those 3 footers are not quite a simple to roll in.

keep plugging away and you'll get your rewards with good rounds in competition. you may aswell be among the prizes as you get cut.

 

[gumbo84]

Not really sure how i enter comps to be honest.

I,m not a member of any clubs

 

[ColinR]

Until you are entering qualifying completions or have a recognised way of keeping handicaps with your buddies, you should not get cut just because you have the odd good round.

 

[garyinderry]

ring you local courses and ask when they have opens. the full season timetable should be up by now.

 

[rosecott]

Not really sure how i enter comps to be honest.

I,m not a member of any clubs

If you're not a member of a club, then you don't have a handicap and therefore can't be cut.

 

[garyinderry]

can you not just be a member of the golfing union rather than a golf club?

 

[gumbo84]

I don't really know the difference to be honest. I've only been playing since August last year.

 

[rosecott]

can you not just be a member of the golfing union rather than a golf club?

No - you need to be a member of an affiliated club to have a CONGU handicap.

 

[spawn_ukuk]

you gotta do what the fellas/ladies said above to have a official handicap but if you want one just for yourself to know how your doing you can just calculated it yourself and adjust it yourself too when you need

 

[full_throttle]

if you want to obtain a handicap to use for bounce games then do a google search, there are plenty of sites that have handicap calulators

 

[gumbo84]

thumbs down

Why the thumbs down??

I don't want it so much for the competition side of things yet, just like to keep track of my improvements really.

 

[Foxholer]

It really depends on the group you play with.

I've always maintained that each society/swindle/group should have their own handicap system quite independent of any Congu one - though it might be a good place to start, That way, those who haven't got a handicap learn what it's about, those that play 3 times a year don't suffer from one they can't get anywher near to and those that have Congu handicap aren't punished by the difference between the 'play off' and 'play to' involved.

Does sound like 25 or maybe even a tad less might be where you are at currently. Well done on the improvement and good luck keeping it going.

 

[joma1108]

ring you local courses and ask when they have opens. the full season timetable should be up by now.

I think you need to be a member of a club to play in opens or at least this is true in scotland, dont think you can play them as a counter to get a handicap (unless you are a member of that club already)

Handicap is counted on your score to par at each hole, there is a stableford adjustment to take into account also, for instance if you are a 18 handicapper you will get one shot above par at each hole.
a par is a nett birdie a a bogey is a net par and so on.
if you have a blow up at a hole, a par four for instance and score 10 for example then the maximum shots counted (for your handicap only) would be 7 as this is a nett double bogey over your handicap (par 4 Plus H/C allowance of 1 shot per hole = 5 + double bogey is 2 = 7, so in effect the 3 shots after this dont count for your handicap.

In effect if you score par to your handicap at the end of the round and have had a 9 and an 8 on your card at par 4's (again as an example) then for handicap purposes you would gain 3 shots 9using the calculation above) and would be cut 0.9 as a stableford adjustment.

Hope this makes sense and helps

But you will need to try to get into some sort of club or maybe a society (not sure how a society works) to get an official congu handicap.

might be worthwhile working out how much you pay for golf rounds in a month and see if a course (paying by direct debit) would work out cheaper, most courses this is true, if you play 3 or 4 times a month you will definitely get your moneys worth out of the course.

my course is £600 a year which works out at £50 per month, to play the course is £35 as a guest therefore i need to play it 1 and 1/2 times a month to make it worth my while

Good luck

 

[ScienceBoy]

I work 5 mins from East Horton, I can take you round and give you my opinion if you like.

I can do most midweek evenings from 4pm or some weekends if planned in advance.

There are also other forum members on here who are members there (midnight)

 

[bladeplayer]

To get an idea of a handicap been a non member would be to take an average of how much you are over par over say 5 rounds &b divide by 5 ,, do this every 5 or so rounds should see you kinda right ,,

For instance say course is par 72 off the tees you play you shoot..

96 - 97 - 98 - 99 - 100 = 490 for the 5 rounds or average 98 shots - par 72 = 26 handicap
Adjust you own scores in yourself ..

 

[Rooter]

Just keep the next 3 cards you play and sign up here http://todaysgolfer.golfscoretracker.co.uk
Will calculate your handicap for you, it's dead easy to use and perfect for players like you and me, that are not members anywhere, but want to keep a track of where there are...

 

[gumbo84]

I work 5 mins from East Horton, I can take you round and give you my opinion if you like.

I can do most midweek evenings from 4pm or some weekends if planned in advance.

There are also other forum members on here who are members there (midnight)

This sounds like a plan mate, will take you up on the offer in a few weeks as i've just been given a few weeks off work whilst they get the new contract sorted. I normally play early on a sunday morning.

Thanks ROOTER, the handicap doesn't really matter to me but it would be nice to tell someone i'm a 20something rather than a 28.

 

[gumbo84]

Just keep the next 3 cards you play and sign up here http://todaysgolfer.golfscoretracker.co.uk
Will calculate your handicap for you, it's dead easy to use and perfect for players like you and me, that are not members anywhere, but want to keep a track of where there are...

Thanks for the link, just done my last 3 cards and it worked my handicap out to be 24.7, it's not great but it's a good start and gives me something to aim for this year.

 

[Rooter]

Thanks for the link, just done my last 3 cards and it worked my handicap out to be 24.7, it's not great but it's a good start and gives me something to aim for this year.

Good work! At least your playing mates cn see it, ad no more bandit calls!