Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about our handicap
system
Why
do our handicaps change or issued from week to week?
Our
local rules, which were approved by the membership, enables us to issue a
weekly revision of handicap. This enables the handicap to quickly reflect the
potential ability of a player more accurately. USGA allows such revision as
long as the handicaps issued are used local to the club. Official USGA
Handicaps are revised and issued every 2 weeks.
Why
does the Handicap and Peer Review Committee adjust our handicap?
Section
8-4 of the USGA Handicap System manual provides for the committee to adjust a
player’s handicap index. One of the common reasons is the exceptional
performance clause when a player had scored 3 strokes better than his/her index
at least twice in the last 20 games. This will automatically trigger a review.
Another
reason is when the player had a temporary disability and the player requested for a handicap adjustment.
Most
Recent Score on #1
|
A |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
|
B |
98 |
89 |
95 |
83 |
93 |
101 |
95 |
90 |
94 |
87 |
86 |
88 |
89 |
94 |
88 |
94 |
94 |
91 |
94 |
96 |
|
C |
24.1 |
17.5 |
22.7 |
15.8 |
24.1 |
27.3 |
24.7 |
16.4 |
24.4 |
22.4 |
15.9 |
21.5 |
21 |
24.1 |
17.8 |
24.4 |
24 |
21.6 |
25.9 |
26.2 |
|
D |
|
* |
* |
* |
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* |
|
* |
* |
* |
* |
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* |
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* |
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The
scores posted for handicap are your adjusted scores. These may not necessarily
be equal to your actual scores. Adjustments are made according to USGA Handicap
System (see section 4-3 equitable stroke control).
No.
The 2 games will be entered in column 1 and 2 pushing the scores to the right
which pushes out the scores in column
19 and 20 out of the table. As you can see the good games are still in the
table (marked with asterisk in row D). The worst 10 games are ignored
by the calculation. Every time a revision is made, the process always looks for
the best 10 differentials in your last twenty games.
The
differentials were calculated based on the courses’ difficulty or slope rating.
The formula goes as follows: After adjusting the score, subtract the course
rating and divide the difference by the course’s slope rating. Multiply this
number by the constant 113. The answer is rounded to the nearest 10th.
This gives you the standardized differential.
If
you have differentials better than the ones marked with an asterisk your
handicap will definitely change (lowered). Remember, the best games are taken
into account; the bad games, ignored.
Using
the example table, add up all the 10 best differentials. The sum is then
averaged (divided by 10). The result is then multiplied by 0.96. The final
result, to the tenth decimal (no rounding off), is your handicap index.
I
am confused, what is the difference between the handicap index and a handicap?
Your
handicap is based on your home course slope rating. At Tamaraw Golf Club our
home course slope rating is 116. If you divide your handicap index by 113 then
multiply the result by 116, rounding the result to the nearest unit which
yields your course handicap.
The
main function of the committee is to ensure equity in our handicap system. When
reviews are made, the player(s) handicap(s) in question are presented to the
committee for study. Committee members have access to the records of the
player(s). The members vote on the case(s) presented. Majority rules. The
Chairperson, votes only when there is a tie.
A computer program reviews the records of the players which flags a player for review. This is done for exceptional performance. For others, a formal petition must be made by the player for consideration.
If I have a complaint who do I talk to?
A player must communicate with the Chairperson of Handicap and Peer Review Committee or its members. It must be properly identified as to the source of the complaint. Complaints made outside the committee are discouraged and will be ignored.
Before I make a complaint, what should I do?
READ THE USGA HANDICAP SYSTEM MANUAL AND THE TAMARAW
PLAYERS’ MANUAL