3/4 handicap fourball

Codofwar

Competition today at my local club was a fourball and it was played using 3/4 of your handicap as thraed title suggests.
I was just wondering is this common practice in yere home clubs for a four ball comp or is it just club rules?
Cheers.

Trampas

standard

Codofwar

Cheers, Never thought to ask when I was out there. Was a lil bit curious.

PhilipMarlowe

It's standard alright... an odd time at my club they will run a "2-man team event" which is basically a way to have a fourball but with full handicaps. I think they have a couple in the year is all.

For fourball matchplay, the lowest player goes to scratch and it's three quarters of the difference in handicap for the remaining players... eg, A=4, B=10, C=6, D=12 handicap.
A plays off scratch, B gets three quarters of the difference between 10 and 4 so 4.5 so he plays off 5, C plays off 2 and D plays off 6

gaisce

As already said, standard practice. I cant help thinking though that it favors the low handicappers. They lose less shots than the high handicaps. I suppose that's the whole idea, or is it.

kingshankly

gaisce wrote: »

As already said, standard practice. I cant help thinking though that it favors the low handicappers. They lose less shots than the high handicaps. I suppose that's the whole idea, or is it.

Can be a bit harsh on the high handicappers alright a 28 h/cap could loose 7 shots while someone of 2 looses none

PhilipMarlowe

Someone off 7 loses relatively more off their handicap than someone off 22...
with the use of 3/4 and then rounding that is always going to happen.
I'd certainly prefer to play against two low guys in fourball matchplay than against 2 18's and giving away a brace of shots.

Codofwar

The two that won are playing off 11 and 13 (full handicap) so played off 8 and 10 for the day and finished with 47 points.
They must have played pretty well. It was good conditions on sunday too which helped.

gaisce

Licksy wrote: »

Someone off 7 loses relatively more off their handicap than someone off 22...
with the use of 3/4 and then rounding that is always going to happen.
I'd certainly prefer to play against two low guys in fourball matchplay than against 2 18's and giving away a brace of shots.

Not sure i agree with you on the first bit, using 3/4 and rounding the 7 handicapper goes to 5 and the 22 goes to 17.
I think the 7 handicapper has to be a lot more consistent with his golf than the 22 handicapper therefore he can afford to lose the 2 shots a lot more then the 5 of the 22 player. Having said that there is nothing better than to lower the flag of a low handicapper and listen to them grouse about the inequality of the handicap system. The reason they are playing off 7 is that they are good consistent golfers. If they are not playing competitive golf regularly and are playing to a higher handicap than listed then maybe they should bring in some correct scores and allow their handicaps to rise.

PhilipMarlowe

It's just the percentages... the 7 guy loses 28.5% of his handicap, the 22 guy loses 22.7%
That's all I meant by relatively more...
I would disagree with anyone being able to afford to lose shots better than anyone else. If your handicap is relatively right, then I don't see how it could be 'easier' for the low guy. Your comment about 'lowering the flag of a low handicapper' is crass too....

soundsham

Having said that there is nothing better than to lower the flag of a low handicapper and listen to them grouse about the inequality of the handicap system. The reason they are playing off 7 is that they are good consistent golfers. If they are not playing competitive golf regularly and are playing to a higher handicap than listed then maybe they should bring in some correct scores and allow their handicaps to rise.[/quote]


where did you dream up that vomit !!

gaisce

soundsham wrote: »

Having said that there is nothing better than to lower the flag of a low handicapper and listen to them grouse about the inequality of the handicap system. The reason they are playing off 7 is that they are good consistent golfers. If they are not playing competitive golf regularly and are playing to a higher handicap than listed then maybe they should bring in some correct scores and allow their handicaps to rise.

where did you dream up that vomit !![/quote]

gaisce

gaisce wrote: »

where did you dream up that vomit !!

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Apologies, I did not realise that you were the only person allowed to have an opinion or to respectfully disagree.

Happy golf.

soundsham

your welcome to your opoinion, hope you have many pleasurable days of lowering the flag...........the ultimate in being small minded imo..........thats all