Standard scr

heavyballs

was looking on the gui site for this but couldn't find it.Does anyone know how many players are needed to generate a sss,Also,do you have to have a certain amount in each cat.,remember reading that somewhere years ago.Ta

PhilipMarlowe

A "Scratch Score" system is used in the UK & Ireland in order to rate courses and be fair to golfers of varying ability, and to make allowances that courses may play "easier" or "harder" than par, overall, to the amateur field. For this reason, a Standard Scratch Score (SSS) is used as a baseline for how the course plays in practice (e.g. an SSS lower than par indicates a course which golfers find slightly easier, and vice versa).

Akin to the SSS is the Competition Scratch Score (CSS). Only scores gained in qualifying competitions or through the allowance of Supplementary Scores, are applicable the system (although general play, does allow corrections). The principle is the same, only the CSS describes how easy or difficult the course played during a given competition. It is against this CSS score that a player's handicap is adjusted by the club. Golfers with a handicap of 5 or lower are said to be Category 1 players. Higher handicap players are categorised as Category 2, 3, or 4 (ladies have a further category of 5). *For every stroke the Category 1 golfer's net score is below the CSS, their handicap is reduced by 0.1. For Category 2 golfers, this figure is 0.2, for Category 3 golfers it is a 0.3 reduction, 0.4 for Category 4 golfers, and 0.5 for ladies between 28 and 36.

Similarly, amateur golfers are allowed a buffer zone to protect their handicap on "off-days". For Cat 1 this is 1 stroke, for Cat 2 this is 2 strokes, etc. This means that if a Category 1 golfer's net score is one stroke higher than the CSS, their handicap will not increase. If a golfer's net score is higher than the CSS plus buffer zone combined, their handicap will increase by 0.1. This 0.1 increase covers all golfers and does not vary by category.

How is the CSS Calculated?

The CSS is a calculation based on the number of players in a competition. *Those players differing abilities are given a differing ‘weight’ dependant on their playing category. *Players who’s handicaps fall in to the higher group (4 for men and 5 for ladies) are disregarded for this calculation.

Firstly the number of golfers taking part on the day is divided in to home and visitor players. *If there are over 20 players in both groups, then two separate CSSs are computed.

Then the players are divided into categories, and the higher ones disregarded. *These numbers are then converted into percentages of the field and rounded to the nearest 10%. *Then we count up the players that have score 2 over or better than the SSS of the course. * This again is converted to a percentage. *These figures are then compared to a CONGU table, this table gives us the number that the CSS will move. *The CSS can only move one shot below the SSS but up to three above. *The calculation cannot be worse than three shots, if it would have done, then the CSS for handicap down adjustments is set at SSS +3, but handicap increases are not allowed. *This is called a Reductions Only Competition.

taken from howdidido

heavyballs

thanks licksy