4LEX
Well-known member
If you play well you could get to +2
Well the problem is also at the lower end the WHS is being manipulated so a lot of 4 handicappers can get really low by submitting scores from their home courses and then enter elite amateur events. I've played in a few and a lot would struggle to break 78 round a tough course. The whole system is flawed and allows players to increase their handicap quickly or decrease it quickly, depending on the motives. These being good players to reduce their handicap so they can enter big amateur events. Or medicore players to increase theirs so they can 'pot hunt' and win club comps or open events.
The old system wasn't perfect but reductions of 0.1 were spot on and handicaps were a truer reflection of ability. These days a few good/bad weeks of golf and the handicap can change by a ridiculous amount.