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- A: Scores will not expire. Your Handicap Index will only be valid if you are a member of an afiliated golf club.
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Will my WHS handicap index expire?
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How does the WHS handicap index work?
What is the World Handicap System (WHS)?
How do I get a new world Handicap System (WHS) handicap?
A: Scores will not expire. Your Handicap Index will only be valid if you are a member of an affiliated golf club. Q: Do I have to be a member of a golf club to have WHS handicap? A: Yes – a recognised Handicap Index is a benefit of being an affiliated member. Q: What will happen to my Handicap Index if I have a good round?
- Calculation of a Score Differential. A is calculated when either an 18-hole or 9-hole score is submitted and the method is determined, amongst other things, by how players’ hole scores are recorded.
- Calculation of a Handicap Index a For Fewer than 20 Scores. A is calculated from the lowest in the . If a contains fewer than 20 , the table below is used to determine the number of to be included in the calculation and any adjustment that may apply.
- Maximum Handicap Index. The maximum a player can obtain is 54.0. Note: Committees in charge of a competition have the discretion to set a maximum limit for entry.
- Frequency of Revision of a Handicap Index Update. A player’s should be updated no later than the day after a score was submitted, or as soon as possible thereafter.
Your Handicap Index no longer simply increases by 0.1; the available hole scores are still taken into account – even if the scorecard is not complete. On holes that have been started but not completed – the hole score is recorded as a Net Double Bogey.
- What will happen to my existing playing history when WHS comes into effect?
- What happens to your handicap if you are not a member of a club?
- Do I have to submit every score for every round I play?
- What is an acceptable score?
- What is the difference between a Supplementary Score and a Pre-registered Social Score?
- What happens if a player pre-registers a round for handicapping purposes but fails to return a card?
- How do I register and return away scores?
- Will Standard Scratch Scores be used in the new World Handicap System?
- What is a Slope Rating?
- Where do I find the Slope Rating for a Course?
- Will the Slope Rating be Reflected in the Handicap Calculation?
- How much will all this cost clubs? Will Scottish Golf help with the expense?
- Will we still need a Handicap Committee and Handicap Secretary?
- What restrictions will you be able to place on handicaps for club competitions?
- Who will we ask for support?
The scores you currently have in your record will be used to calculate your new WHS Handicap Index which will automatically transfer across for day one of WHS.
Your handicap can only be maintained and used if you are a club member.
No: you will have to submit all singles competition scores, and you will have the choice to submit social/recreational scores. All scores will have to be pre-registered.
This is the same as the current “qualifying score” under CONGU UHS. An acceptable score will be any singles competition score and any pre-registered social score returned from any tee that has a course and slope rating for your gender.
They are the same thing, just a new name. Under WHS Supplementary Scores will be known as” General Play”, “Social Play” or Recreational Play”
The score will be classed as a no return. However, should the score be known, it will be posted by the Committee. If unknown, the Committee has the discretion to apply a penalty score if no return was for the purposes of manipulating a handicap.
Through the sign-in system at the club you are visiting, you will be able to register before play and submit your scores on your return to the clubhouse How do the playing conditions affect the score? The system includes a playing conditions adjustment, known as a “Playing Course Calculation (PCC)”, and this will look at how players have performed ...
No, the new handicap system will see the end of SSS. The USGA Slope System will be introduced instead.
A Slope Rating is the difference between the course rating for a “scratch” golfer and the course rating for a “bogey” golfer multiplied by a factor. The Slope Rating indicates the difficulty of a golf course for the “bogey” golfer relative to the “scratch” player. Note: The R&A will soon publish a monthly article featuring key elements of the new W...
The Course and Slope Ratings for any course will be displayed at the club. Scottish Golf will soon be writing to every affiliated golf club with confirmation of their USGA Course Rating and Slope Rating.
Slope Rating is part of the system and will be used as part of the Course Handicap and Score Differential calculations. More information to follow soon.
It is hoped that the cost to clubs will be kept to a minimum; and we are working with the R&A to ensure this is the case.
Yes: the club will still need to appoint a Handicap Committee to manage and maintain members handicaps e.g. carry out handicap reviews, adjust handicaps where necessary, and ensure that scores are being submitted. Where possible, we would encourage clubs to try and maintain the same committee for the next two years. This will provide continuity for...
As with any competition, the Committee can have a set of Competition Conditions which may include a handicap limit. However, all players must have the opportunity to access competition golf.
Support for the new system will be provided by Scottish Golf.
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Oct 7, 2020 · If you have a current CONGU handicap, you won’t need to do anything to obtain a new World Handicap System (WHS) handicap on 2nd November. WHS software will provide your new “Handicap Index” by calculating the average of the best eight scores from your last 20 counting rounds.
The World Handicap System (WHS) is designed to give all golfers a Handicap Index. Here's some tips on obtaining and maintaining your handicap.
Nov 2, 2020 · Should I expect my handicap to change much with the new WHS? Not particularly. During testing, for example, England Golf discovered that the handicap index of most golfers stayed within one...
