norcross golf society
handicaps
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HANDICAPS - RULES AND INFORMATION
Maximum handicap is 28 and there will be an 85% handicap allowance. All meetings will be scored via Stableford. Players will play off the lower of either their running Society handicap or their official CDH handicap (if they have one).
How Norcross Golf Society handicaps are calculated
Handicaps are split into four categories:
Category A - handicaps from 0 to 5.0
Category B - handicaps from 5.1 to 12.0
Category C - handicaps from 12.1 to 20.0
Category D - handicaps from 20.1 to 28.0
Competition Scratch Score system (CSS):
The total points scored by all players on the day of any meeting is divided by the number of players submitting a score card. The lowest scoring player will be removed to attain a good average. This number becomes the CSS. Players handicaps will be adjusted for every shot over or under the CSS based on the following handicap category rules, giving you each players handicap for the next game:
Category A - over lose 0.1, under gain 0.05
Category B - over lose 0.2, under gain 0.1
Category C - over lose 0.3, under gain 0.15
Category D - over lose 0.4, under gain 0.2
Let’s say you score 32 points off 18.2 (Cat C handicap) and the CSS for that event was 27. That is 5 points over the CSS with a reduction to the handicap of 0.3 per point, 5x0.3 = 1.5. The handicap is therefore reduced by 1.5 shots, in this case 16.7 will be the new handicap. If someone has had a bad round and scored 20 off 10.2 (Cat B handicap), that is 7 points under the CSS of 27 with an increase to the handicap of 0.1 per point, 7x0.1 =0.7. So in this case 10.9 will be the new handicap.
To level out the handicaps, scores will be rounded down with a 0.1 to 0.4 at the end and rounded up with a 0.5 to 0.9 at the end. So for example, 18.7 becomes 19 for the next game and let’s say 17.2 becomes 17 for the next game. This keeps it clean for ease of scoring. There is no additional penalty for 1st 2nd or 3rd place.
The CSS system hits the winning players with high scores and boosts those players with lower scores. This will tend to signify how the course has played on the day. So a player winning at a hard course with 30 points (well below the 36 par) will only drop points fairly. Also players who hit low scores will accrue more shots faster levelling the field more frequently.
How Norcross Golf Society handicaps are calculated
Handicaps are split into four categories:
Category A - handicaps from 0 to 5.0
Category B - handicaps from 5.1 to 12.0
Category C - handicaps from 12.1 to 20.0
Category D - handicaps from 20.1 to 28.0
Competition Scratch Score system (CSS):
The total points scored by all players on the day of any meeting is divided by the number of players submitting a score card. The lowest scoring player will be removed to attain a good average. This number becomes the CSS. Players handicaps will be adjusted for every shot over or under the CSS based on the following handicap category rules, giving you each players handicap for the next game:
Category A - over lose 0.1, under gain 0.05
Category B - over lose 0.2, under gain 0.1
Category C - over lose 0.3, under gain 0.15
Category D - over lose 0.4, under gain 0.2
Let’s say you score 32 points off 18.2 (Cat C handicap) and the CSS for that event was 27. That is 5 points over the CSS with a reduction to the handicap of 0.3 per point, 5x0.3 = 1.5. The handicap is therefore reduced by 1.5 shots, in this case 16.7 will be the new handicap. If someone has had a bad round and scored 20 off 10.2 (Cat B handicap), that is 7 points under the CSS of 27 with an increase to the handicap of 0.1 per point, 7x0.1 =0.7. So in this case 10.9 will be the new handicap.
To level out the handicaps, scores will be rounded down with a 0.1 to 0.4 at the end and rounded up with a 0.5 to 0.9 at the end. So for example, 18.7 becomes 19 for the next game and let’s say 17.2 becomes 17 for the next game. This keeps it clean for ease of scoring. There is no additional penalty for 1st 2nd or 3rd place.
The CSS system hits the winning players with high scores and boosts those players with lower scores. This will tend to signify how the course has played on the day. So a player winning at a hard course with 30 points (well below the 36 par) will only drop points fairly. Also players who hit low scores will accrue more shots faster levelling the field more frequently.
If you have any questions regarding Society handicaps please speak to a member of the Handicap Committee, Brian Ferguson and Brian McDowall.
SINGLES AND PAIRS KNOCK OUT HANDICAPS
For information and guidance on the handicap rules for the singles and pairs knock out comps please click on the relevant button below:
