| A player’s Exact Handicap is her handicap calculated
to one decimal place.
A player’s Playing Handicap is her Exact Handicap calculated
to the nearest whole number (0.5 is rounded upwards). The
Buffer Zone is the margin within which an exact handicap remains
unchanged.
Handicaps are divided into the following categories, each
with a Buffer Zone.
| Category 1: Handicaps 5 or less |
Buffer Zone 0 to +1 |
| Category 2: Handicaps of 6 to 12 |
Buffer Zone 0 to +2 |
| Category 3: Handicaps of 13 to 20 |
Buffer Zone 0 to +3 |
| Category 4: Handicaps of 21 to 28 |
Buffer Zone 0 to +4 |
| Category 5: Handicaps of 29 to 36 |
Buffer Zone 0 to +5 |
A Qualifying Competition is any competition
in which Medal Play Conditions prevail and a CSS is calculated,
subject to restrictions and limitations contained in the Scheme
or imposed by the Union. A Qualifying Score is any score including
a “no return” returned in a Qualifying Competition.
The Nett Differential is the difference
(+ or -) between the nett score returned in a Qualifying Competition
and the CSS after the application of Clause 19.8.
The Standard Scratch Score (SSS) is the
score allotted to an 18 hole golf course and is the score
that a scratch player is expected to return in ideal conditions
over a measured course.
The Competition Scratch Score (CSS) is the
adjustment that may be necessary to the SSS to take account
of weather and course conditions and must be calculated for
all Qualifying Competitions.
Clause 19.8
All holes completed – the players Nett Differential
is reduced by the number of strokes taken on any hole in excess
of nett double bogey.
Holes with no score recorded – A score of nett double
bogey is entered.
Alteration of Handicaps
If a player after the application of Clause 19.8 returns a
score with a nett differential
- Within the Buffer Zone the handicap is not changed.
- Above the Buffer Zone or records a “no return”
the exact handicap is increased by 0.1.
- Of less than zero the Exact Handicap is reduced by an
amount per stroke being determined by the Handicap Category
as follows:
| Category 1 = 0.1 |
| Category 2 = 0.2 |
| Category 3 = 0.3 |
| Category 4 = 0.4 |
| Category 5 = 0.5 |
General Play
Whenever the Handicap Committee of the player’s Home
Club consider that a player’s handicap is too high or
too low and does not reflect her current ability adjustment
must be made within the guidelines set out in Clause 19 of
the Handicapping Scheme.
Handicap Committees are required to conduct an annual
review of Handicaps.
The Player’s Obligations
- To have one handicap which shall be allotted and adjusted
by her Home Club and is applicable at all other clubs.
- If a member of more than one Affiliated Club to nominate
one as her Home Club and notify that club and the others
of her choice.
- Not to change her Home Club without appropriate advance
warning.
- To ensure that all competition cards in Qualifying Competitions,
whether or not complete, are returned to the organizing
committee, and make such computer entries as may be required.
- To report to her Home Club as soon as practically possible
all qualifying scores, including “No Returns”,
returned away from her Home Club advising date, venue, CSS,
gross score (par and stableford points if appropriate) and
such other information as her Home Club may require.
- In order to allow calculation of the CSS enter the playing
handicap on all cards returned even though the competition
may not be a handicap competition.
- To provide to the Home Club such information regarding
scores in Non Qualifying Competitions.
- Prior to playing in any competition at a club other than
the Home Club to ensure that any appropriate reduction in
Playing Handicap has been made.
- A Handicap may be suspended if the player constantly or
blatantly fails to comply with the obligations imposed by
the scheme.
- Failure to report scores returned away from home when
so required is likely to lead to suspension of handicap.
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