Given how much match play we apparently play in the UK. Would it not make sense for match play to be included in handicap calculations?If I was playing a "match" and someone started holing out to record a score after the hole was won/lost, I think I would walk in if it became any more than the odd tap in!
What happens if you have a downhill 12 footer for a half? Do you lag it to protect your medal card?
No I don't think so, as illustrated in my post that you have quoted. Another is if my opponent goes OB or in the water... I'll not be playing the hole in the same way as I would in a medal. He's taking 8, I am playing for a 6 or 7!
Although, I guess it varies from club to club. My home club has a qualifying comp every Saturday and every Wednesday, so no shortage of opportunities to log scores, even without folk putting in Gen Play cards.
No...because in Matchplay your actual score doesn't matter...it just needs to be one less than the other guy.
Yeah, I was just explaining why it isn't encouraged to mix both formats. As others explain, not only are the rules different, but so is the mentality in many situations.
The PCC is calculated overnight. How does requesting separate PCC work in practice please?
As I pointed out earlier, They may have been a few 40 point equivalent general play cards put inOn Saturday I played in the peeing rain - the competition was won with 33 points. PCC was still 0.
Seems unlikely. Only an idiot would've been out playing in those conditions.
Or doesn't - as the topic title suggests.
Maybe your club has a load of vanity handicappers
No, clubs cannot turn off PCC. If the course is permanently substantially different from how it was rated, it must be re-rated.I appreciate it could have been all GP cards - absolutely - but it would be more down to our rough than conditions out of the clubs control (weather) atm and PCC seems to reflect that too? Can a club turn off the PCC function if its new approach is to have this long rough permanently or would a course need re-rating?
I'm not trying to create arguments, I'm asking for suggestions that I could put to our committee to help? Sunday was glorious golfing weather
They cannot do this, and I think you gave one very good reason why this is, when you said earlier "The committee have no clue at my place and It wont change".I appreciate it could have been all GP cards - absolutely - but it would be more down to our rough than conditions out of the clubs control (weather) atm and PCC seems to reflect that too? Can a club turn off the PCC function if its new approach is to have this long rough permanently or would a course need re-rating?
I'm not trying to create arguments, I'm asking for suggestions that I could put to our committee to help? Sunday was glorious golfing weather
Surely courses/tees shouldn't be set up for men and women? There should be tees that anyone can play from without reference to the style of their naught bits.
Personally, I agree with that, But in other jurisdictions, matchplay scores can be / have to be submitted for handicap. What's more, if I play a matchplay in South Africa, I can submit it for handicap at England Golf
Why of course, but that doesnt stop the comp for men stipulating that its to be played from the pink unicorn tees and the comp for women to be played from the Black Death tees...
