duncan mackie
Money List Winner
does the US system still take every round into account or are they getting the same as us?
by the looks of it nothing is going to change much except how its calculated. My understanding was it was brought in to allow our Elite players get lower handicaps to match the US as some were struggling to get in though the ballot in many elite comps
No; yes; that is one view presented by one interested group.
Another view is that it's been implemented to enable more cross system handicap competition.
Yet another revolves around software costs being reduced because of the wider pool.
To an earlier post, AR still required due to the inclusion of a number of fudge factors that have been incorporated, nominally to prevent people abusing the system (you can instigate fast upward system moves otherwise).