Your New WHS Index

I have just used the golf ireland app to date

I wouldn’t actually mind anyone who takes either closer to 70 strokes or 140. What would irritate me is someone at the upper end of that scale playing to a 40* handicap but following the YouTube/Instagram mannerisms. E.g. using shot scope on every shot, taking 3+ practise swings, walking over to one side of green with 60* wedge, duffing and then going back for putter…

if your not playing well, at least make an effort to keep the pace.

Some score!!

Handicap of 55, thought limit was 54?

55 would be his playing handicap. His actual index would probably have been 50.5 or something

That's the thing, with the CH and PH it's not just a max of 54, it's 60+

I was getting 21 shots off 19 whereas a PI of 9/10 was still a PH of 9/10. It's not really fair on the lower guys I think. Currently a low guy can't really win a standard stableford unless there is some adverse weather on the day or something and under 40 points has a chance.

With the current scores winning, a 7/8 has to shoot around level par to have a sniff.

Looking at a neighbouring clubs Captains... 53 points off 20.

I'd say the 50 points in second must have been fairly sick.

Great new system.

Our Captain's was won with a 67 nett off 14. Second and third were nett 71s. I'm sure there are similar stories around the country, but it's only the horror stories that get noticed.

Net 71 would have just about qualified you for the second round of Captains in our place, you would have qualified but you were just making the numbers. The horror stories are just stories around this neck of the woods, unfortunately.

Our winner had Net 63 off 17 on day 1 and managed to get himself out to 19 for day 2. I won't even go into the horror stories of the week in between the two rounds but other clubs got involved, cards were refused to be processed etc etc.... a complete disaster and a disgrace is putting it mildly.

It's great to hear some good news stories of sensible scores, all the same.

63off 17 and then got his handicap out to 19?

ah stop

Vice captains at my course was won with a net 63 by a 34 handicapper. I'd have had to shoot gross -1 to win. These handicaps are ruining things. midweek singles and weekend singles regularly won with 45+ points...I cant get to that off 7.6... and one bad hole in a medal means I am out of it

Amateurs. If they just played 9 holes they would be able to rack up nearly 20 rounds in the week

There's got to be serious questions asked of the handicap committee in that case. It's blatant handicap manipulation and should result in withdrawal of handicap.

Is there support from the GUI with regard to suspending peoples handicaps for manipulation like this. LIke, what if the committee suspended his handicap, what is to stop him coming at the club with a defamation of character lawsuit. Can the GUI protect the club in this instance or would they ?

In an unrelated matter, can anyone help me with this one ?

A member played a 9 hole qualifying round where he shot level par. The par for the front 9 in Athlone is 37 and he shot 37 gross. (5 pars, 1 eagle, 1 birdie, 1 bogey, 1 dbl)

Using the formula

9 hole score differential = (113 / 9 hole slope rating) * ( 9 hole adjusted gross - 9 hole course rating - (0.5 * PCC))

113/126 * (37 - 36.5 - 0)

0.89 * 0.5 = 0.44

We've emailed the GUI about it, but we normally have to wait ages before we get word back from them, I'm hoping someone here might be able to explain it :)