World Handicap System (WHS)

[IanM]

All this maths talk is just to get to the point where you know what you need to shoot to avoid "going up."

PRE WHS we knew what we needed to shoot to buffer... now its more complicated

 

[SammmeBee]

All this maths talk is just to get to the point where you know what you need to shoot to avoid "going up."

PRE WHS we knew what we needed to shoot to buffer... now its more complicated

Now you just play and it is what it is.....

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Now you just play and it is what it is.....

Which is in my view the big advantage of WHS - previously all qualifying rounds counted in a quite significant and easily understood way - so we knew what to score for specific outcomes. And somthe rounds mattered. With WHS it is so much e@sier to just play the round and Chuck it into my 20:round pot - and what will happen will happen - and most of the time that wont be very much.

 

[SammmeBee]

Which is in my view the big advantage of WHS - previously all qualifying rounds counted in a quite significant and easily understood way - so we knew what to score for specific outcomes. And somthe rounds mattered. With WHS it is so much e@sier to just play the round and Chuck it into my 20:round pot - and what will happen will happen - and most of the time that wont be very much.

It is what is is......play bad and go up (hopefully).....then play better and (win?!?!?) get cut.....

 

[wjemather]

All this maths talk is just to get to the point where you know what you need to shoot to avoid "going up."

PRE WHS we knew what we needed to shoot to buffer... now its more complicated

Not really. If your 20th score differential is counting (otherwise it doesn't matter), to avoid going up you simply need to match it. Very simple to work out if you are playing the same tees and fairly easy to adjust if not.

It's working out what you might need to come down to a target that is more complicated.

 

[IanM]

Now you just play and it is what it is.....

Absolutely...or your head hurts too much to play

 

[jim8flog]

Which is in my view the big advantage of WHS - previously all qualifying rounds counted in a quite significant and easily understood way - so we knew what to score for specific outcomes. And somthe rounds mattered. With WHS it is so much e@sier to just play the round and Chuck it into my 20:round pot - and what will happen will happen - and most of the time that wont be very much.

This is very much my philosophy I pretty much know that in the next 5 rounds unless I produce something well below my handicap nothing is going to change.

However as far as I generally am concerned my may concern with any round is 'am I playing well enough to win'. I let the handicap take care of itself as even with the current system it is not going to change by more than a shot.

 

[rulefan]

Yes. I thought handicapping was about your general standard on good days. It you want to reduce it, play better more often.
Do players really go out an say 'I will play exactly 3 under net today, I don't need to play 4 under'?

 

[rulefan]

If your course is reduced to 14 holes during winter, can you put in general play scores (supplementaries) that will be used?

Guidance on the WHS Rules of Handicapping as applied within GB&I
For a score to be acceptable as an 18-hole score at least 10 holes of the measured course must have been played. Scores of between 10 and 17 holes are scaled up to an 18-hole equivalent gross differential in accordance with Rule 3.2.

 

[wjemather]

Yes. I thought handicapping was about your general standard on good days. It you want to reduce it, play better more often.
Do players really go out an say 'I will play exactly 3 under net today, I don't need to play 4 under'?

Of course not. But I can't imagine playing a competitive round without setting myself a target... and then adjusting it as the round goes on.

 

[jim8flog]

My last score input was in mid December and my handicap was adjusted accordingly.

In the past couple of days I've dropped 0.1 ?

WTF??

January honours list?

 

[jim8flog]

I would have preferred an increase ?

I know what you mean.

Funny thing for me 2020 was in the main a poor year golf wise for me. The last card I managed to get in before we had a run of non qs took me from 9.8 to 10.5.

Looking forward to 2021 no more committee and hassle for me so can work on my game without other players chasing me up on the first tee with their handicap problems .

 

[Lord Tyrion]

@rulefan ,one you may know about with your Yorkshire hat on. I'm going to be playing in a Rabbits open, hopefully, this year. The cut off is 16. One player in the group of us going down has a HI of 16, on course at our place 18. His on course handicap at the venue is likely to be 18 as well.

Are Rabbits taking the cut off as HI or on course for the venue? If HI then effectively they will have increased the cut off to around 17, not 16.

I've emailed the organisers to see their approach but I'm interested to know if you are aware of a county wide decision on this. The guy may not get cut before we go down but if it is based on HI then he is clearly on the edge right now.

 

[rulefan]

@rulefan ,one you may know about with your Yorkshire hat on. I'm going to be playing in a Rabbits open, hopefully, this year. The cut off is 16. One player in the group of us going down has a HI of 16, on course at our place 18. His on course handicap at the venue is likely to be 18 as well.

Are Rabbits taking the cut off as HI or on course for the venue? If HI then effectively they will have increased the cut off to around 17, not 16.

I've emailed the organisers to see their approach but I'm interested to know if you are aware of a county wide decision on this. The guy may not get cut before we go down but if it is based on HI then he is clearly on the edge right now.

The Yorkshire Rabbits Association (YRGA) is split into 6 Areas which don't directly correspond the the YUGC Districts. I am no longer involved in our club rabbits' committee or the area but my understanding is that the various areas are arranging meetings to form a common view for the county. I am not aware that any decision has been made but the vibes suggest it will be based on the Index probably set at 15.5. But I have no hard knowledge. I will do a bit of digging.

 

[2blue]

The Yorkshire Rabbits Association (YRGA) is split into 6 Areas which don't directly correspond the the YUGC Districts. I am no longer involved in our club rabbits' committee or the area but my understanding is that the various areas are arranging meetings to form a common view for the county. I am not aware that any decision has been made but the vibes suggest it will be based on the Index probably set at 15.5. But I have no hard knowledge. I will do a bit of digging.

Got this early Jan from our Club Rabbit Captain.
I guess Club's Opens should follow suit. Where are you playing?
“For the purpose of the Yorkshire Rabbit Golf Association, a Rabbit Golfer shall be a male playing member of the age of 18 years or over with a Handicap Index of 15 or greater”

 

[2blue]

Burrowing ?

Or Scraping??

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Got this early Jan from our Club Rabbit Captain.
I guess Club's Opens should follow suit. Where are you playing?
“For the purpose of the Yorkshire Rabbit Golf Association, a Rabbit Golfer shall be a male playing member of the age of 18 years or over with a Handicap Index of 15 or greater”

It was me who asked the question. Knaresborough in May.

Your post makes sense ?

 

[SammmeBee]

Got this early Jan from our Club Rabbit Captain.
I guess Club's Opens should follow suit. Where are you playing?
“For the purpose of the Yorkshire Rabbit Golf Association, a Rabbit Golfer shall be a male playing member of the age of 18 years or over with a Handicap Index of 15 or greater”

So the 14.9s are out?

 

[rulefan]

“For the purpose of the Yorkshire Rabbit Golf Association, a Rabbit Golfer shall be a male playing member of the age of 18 years or over with a Handicap Index of 15 or greater”

Interesting. Our Rabbit Sec hasn't had anything from the YRGA and there is nothing on the website that I can see

 

[2blue]

It was me who asked the question. Knaresborough in May.

Your post makes sense ?

Dooh..... fingers not working right.... good luck ?