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Handicap calculation?

  • 08-10-2015 1:55pm
    #1
    spoke2cun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 448 ✭✭


    How is this done? Enter 3 cards. Average score taken. Then, is it something to do with the course 'slope' ie, the max number of shots allowed depending on the course or something similar?


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  • #2
    Seve OB
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,118 ✭✭✭✭Seve OB


    spoke2cun wrote: »
    How is this done? Enter 3 cards. Average score taken. Then, is it something to do with the course 'slope' ie, the max number of shots allowed depending on the course or something similar?

    slop is american. not used here


  • #3
    Rikand
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,512 ✭✭✭✭Rikand


    spoke2cun wrote: »
    How is this done? Enter 3 cards. Average score taken. Then, is it something to do with the course 'slope' ie, the max number of shots allowed depending on the course or something similar?

    Enter 3 cards. Handicap sec discards your worst one and then uses the other 2 to assess your handicap. You'll be given one based on your expected ability rather than scores. So if you have 17 pars and then a 42 on one hole, you'd be given quite a low handicap ;)


  • #4
    Tommo 76
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    As Seve said slope is american system. Here any scratch is reduced to a double bogey, each hole the stableford points are worked out, gives them overall picture compared to par of the course. Few points allowance for I presume getting to know the course and improvement and also category you fall into. There is no set formula for what handicap you will get, it sits with the committee, they may take all the above into play... There's numerous threads here on new handicaps:

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=90295738
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=95644667


  • #5
    Seve OB
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,118 ✭✭✭✭Seve OB


    Thing about it is scorecards don't paint pictures. Eg I won a medal once and played awful. I scuttered balls along the ground that were heading for water only to hit something and jump over, held some monstrous putts, chipped in a few times........ In short I got lucky that day and my game didn't deserve the win.

    So to use 3 cards to determine your handicap is tough for a committee who don't know your game or ability.

    Take what they give you and don't dwell on it to much as regular play in comps will level it out over a few months to something that reflects your game.

    If they give you something way to low, they will either review it or you can request them to review, probably at the end of the year, as the most you would normally get back is 2 shots in a year. If you get something to high, you might get an extra cut on observation.


  • #6
    Montgolfier
    Closed Accounts Posts: 879 ✭✭✭Montgolfier


    Tommo 76 wrote: »
    As Seve said slope is american system. Here any scratch is reduced to a double bogey, each hole the stableford points are worked out, gives them overall picture compared to par of the course. Few points allowance for I presume getting to know the course and improvement and also category you fall into. There is no set formula for what handicap you will get, it sits with the committee, they may take all the above into play... There's numerous threads here on new handicaps:

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=90295738
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=95644667

    The also use slope in Europe mainland, no relevance but nice to know.


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  • #7
    Seve OB
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    Montgolfier wrote: »
    The also use slope in Europe mainland, no relevance but nice to know.

    I have played golf in Spain, Portugal, France and Italy. Never seen it.


  • #8
    PARlance
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    Seve OB wrote: »
    I have played golf in Spain, Portugal, France and Italy. Never seen it.

    You're probably not going to take much heed while on holiday.
    Mainland Europe uses the system that includes slope. It's only Ireland, UK, Oz (maybe NZ too) that don't use it.

    A few Irish courses will have the course slope on their card...mainly the ones catering for the tourist market.


  • #9
    Seve OB
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,118 ✭✭✭✭Seve OB


    PARlance wrote: »
    You're probably not going to take much heed while on holiday.
    Mainland Europe uses the system that includes slope. It's only Ireland, UK, Oz (maybe NZ too) that don't use it.

    A few Irish courses will have the course slope on their card...mainly the ones catering for the tourist market.

    In fairness, most of the time I probably had a few shandys the night before so the head could well have been a bit fuzzy :eek:


  • #10
    Myksyk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,550 ✭✭✭Myksyk


    H/c committee will consider your best card of the three as a starting point and then take other factors into consideration ... previous handicaps, current society handicaps, knowledge of your playing ability from observation etc. I'm sure they don't completely disregard your other two cards but they do not have to take them into consideration.


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