Is This handicap engineering?

Noshanking wrote:Doc, I recently shot nett 65 in a medal and did not get cut one iota..... neither did I make the top 10 which I found quite incredible... Moral of the story, if the course is playing easier for you then it will probably be easier for a lot of other players too and you will be less likely to get cut than by shooting low in more challenging conditions when the majority don't fair so well.

smithersjones wrote:Why would anyone go for the handicap option if others aren't? That just sounds mental.

CONGU UHS wrote:16. ALLOTMENT OF HANDICAPS
6. A handicap can be allotted only to aMember of an AffiliatedClub and after full consideration of his previous
playing history, including any handicap held previously at any other club or under another handicap system.
6.2 To obtain a handicap a player must submit such number of cards over 9 or 8 holes in such manner
as his Home Club requires,with an expectation that the norm will be three 8-hole cards.However,
any permutation of 9 and 8-hole cards may be submitted but must total a minimum of 54 holes at
his Home Club (preferably over a Measured Course). Each card must be marked and signed by a
responsible person acceptable to the Handicap Committee. The requisite cards should normally be
submitted within a period of six months.
6.3 The Handicap Committee has the following responsibilities and discretions in regard to the allotment
of handicaps.
(a) If a handicap has been previously held, refer to Clause 26 (Regaining a Handicap).
Otherwise:
(b) When reviewing the submitted cards, any score of more than 2 over Par for men and 3 over
Par for ladies at any hole must be amended to 2 [3] over Par respectively. After these
adjustments have been made an Exact Handicap shall, subject to the provisions of Clause
6.3(c), be allotted equivalent to whichever is the lower of:
the number of strokes by which the best of the submitted 8-hole rounds differs from the
Standard Scratch Score, or - the aggregate number of strokes by which the best two of the
submitted 9-hole rounds differs fromtheDesignated Nine-Hole Course Standard Scratch Score.
The player’s Playing Handicap shall equal the Exact Handicap allotted.
(c) The Handicap Committee must consider all the information available to them in relation to the
player’s ability and any previously held handicap before allotment of a handicap. After due
consideration, the Handicap Committee may allot a player an initial whole number Exact
Handicap less than the best adjusted score if it has reason to consider that a lower handicap is
more appropriate to the player’s ability. In exceptional circumstances a higher handicap may
be allotted than that indicated by the best adjusted score.
(d) The Handicap Committee should review the initial Qualifying Scores returned by all Members
to whom a handicap has recently been allotted. If the Handicap Committee determines that an
adjustment is required to a Member’s recently allotted handicap, this must be administered in
accordance with the provisions of Clause 23 (B).
(e) When a player fails to return cards to justify an Exact Handicap of 28.0 [36.0] he may, at the
discretion of the Handicap Committee, be given an Exact Handicap of 28.0 [36.0].
(f) A player must not be allotted a Category handicap without the authority of the Union or Area
Authority if so delegated.TheUnion should record allCategory Handicap allocations authorised.
6.4 The maximum handicap that can be allotted is 28 for men and 36 for ladies. (Maximum Exact
Handicap 28.0 [36.0]). The maximum Disability Golf Handicap, that may be allotted to a person
with a recognised disability, is 54 (Maximum Exact Handicap 54.0 [54.0]).
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In the context of the UHS the ‘Aff iliated Club’ is the club affiliated to a Union/Area Authority which
pays to that Union/Area Authority a specified per capita fee in respect of each eligibleMember i.e. a golf
club may have more than one ‘Aff iliated Club’, one affiliated to a Ladies’Union and another affiliated
to the Men’s Union in that country.
If a golf club has more than one Aff iliated Club and more than one Handicap Committee (Clause 6.3)
they, the Aff iliated Clubs/Handicap Committees, should seek to agree common criteria for the allotment
and review of handicaps.
16.3/1 Allotment ofHandicap LowerThanThat Calculated
Q. In what circumstances can a club allocate a handicap lower than that calculated by Clause 16.3?
A. The Handicap Committee may allot an initial whole number Exact Handicap less than the best
adjusted score if it has reason to consider that a lower handicap is more appropriate to the player’s
ability. Factors to be considered include:
• Previous playing history and any lower handicap previously held at the Home Club or at any
other club.This is of paramount importance.
• Time of year and prevailing weather conditions when cards submitted.
• Information from peers.
• A handicap held under another handicapping system.
Additional information is available in Blue Box 23/5 which gives guidance on ‘Adjusting Newly
Allocated Playing Handicaps’ in appropriate circumstances.
Decisions Relevant to Clause 16
8(a) Status of ‘Handicap Only’ or ‘Competition Handicap’ (or the like) Categories of Golf Club
Membership in the Context of Definition of a Member.


26. REGAININGAHANDICAP
FOLLOWINGSUSPENSIONANDLOSSOFHANDICAP
26. If the handicap of a player is to be restored within six months of the date on which his handicap was
lost, or suspended, it must be reinstated at the same handicap the player last held. In all other cases
the player shall be allotted a new handicap after he has complied with the requirements of Clause
6.
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26.2 When restoring a handicap which has been lost or suspended for more than six months the Handicap
Committee, in addition to proceeding as required by Clause 6,must give due and full consideration
to the handicap the player last held. A Category handicap must not be allotted without the approval
of the Union or Area Authority if so delegated.
ALTERINGTHE STATUSOF AHANDICAP
26.3 A player whose status of handicap has under the provision of Clause 25.
(a) not been marked as a ’Competition Handicap’, or
(b) has been marked as an ’Inactive Handicap’
can regain a Playing Handicap after he has complied with the requirements of Clause 6.2.
26.4 When a handicap is being regained in accordance with Clause 26.3, the Handicap Committee should
proceed as required by Clause 6 and in addition give due consideration to the handicap the player
last held, his age and potential playing ability.
26.5 A Category handicap must not be allotted without the approval of the Union or Area Authority if
so delegated.
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Doc wrote:I've done the deed and the situation is worse than I thought!!! I'm now playing off 13.9, so a whole 4 shot cut. I'm playing in an invitation this weekend at Vale Royal which is a toughie, where I've not had much luck in the past. So I should get an idea where I am after this.

Seems I'm going to be easy money with my mates