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dont know if this subject has been brought up before...........


Is a US 10 handicapper better than a UK 10 handicapper or vise-versa???

Does anyone have knowledge of the two handicap systems??


Which is the fairer system and which is the better option???

uk handicap explained http://www.mygolfexperience.com/golf...f-handicap.asp

even though i dont understand fully the US system i like the sound of the course ratings but also like the UK system and the way it eliminates BANDITS etc ...maybe someone could devise a hybrid perfect handicap system

[MaraReenece]

The current golf handicap system that’s used in Britain & Ireland is known as the CONGU Unified Handicapping System. It’s published by the Council of National Golf Unions (CONGU). Fortunately for those in the UK/Ireland and some other parts of the world, the way in which the handicap is calculated is a lot less complicated than the one the USGA has in place. But without getting in to too much detail about the ins and outs of it all, the CONGU can give an unfair advantage to the lower handicapped player.
If you want to read all about the USGA vs CONGU Handicapping System then I recommend reading the British Vs USGA Handicaps article from Pope of Slope.
The CONGU system allows a player to take strokes off certain holes from their round. This system allows you a maximum of double bogey on each hole. So if you were to score a 10 on a par 5 you can score that hole as a 7 and not a 10. Doing this for each hole gives you your total net score for that round.

Quick google search

"source" http://www.golfingvalley.com/beginne...-usga-handicap

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The CONGU system allows a player to take strokes off certain holes from their round. This system allows you a maximum of double bogey on each hole. So if you were to score a 10 on a par 5 you can score that hole as a 7 and not a 10. Doing this for each hole gives you your total net score for that round.

That only applies to the initial handicapping process, which helps in the overall fairness:

FOR EXAMPLE: A golfer submits a scorecard with 4 birdies and 6 pars 4 bogeys and 4(5 over par holes ) on a course where the course handicap is 72 he would shoot 20 over par so 92-72 would give an handicap of 20 whereas with the two shot maximum on each hole he would shoot 80-72 that would give and handicap of 8

well thats how i understand it someone off 20 handicap shouldn't be capable of getting 4 birdies and 6 pars whereas someone off 8 should!!!!

[avaicavum]

i have a few european teammates and as far as i know it's harder to be a scratch over there than it is here in the states. for me growing up scratch or + golfers were a dime'a'dozen if you know what i mean.

[cinggooft]

CONGU (I'm in Ireland):

You are cut based on your score versus standard scratch. Not entirely sure how this is calculated but it relates to how easy/hard the course plays on that day. Eg par at my course is 69, CSS (comp standard scratch) is usually 68, sometimes 67.

I'm cut based on my score versus this 68 or 67. A reasonable number of good scores by high handicappers will push down standard scratch

A guy in the club last year was scratch. He'd to shoot 3 under to be cut 0.1 on certain days. Other days shooting level par saw him raised 0.1.

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well my season 2011 went quite well as you can see below (not all weeks scores are on there) but the handicap system was quite fair to me i think!! BTW I've highlighted my best round LOL

not sure what this season holds as I've been trying a few swing changes and have got new irons, from Big Bertha 2004 to Wilson Staff ci11 so time will tell i suppose

COURSE PAR 68
1/Oct/11 Saturday Medal Finals 80 - 10 = 70 (5th) new handicap 10.2 10/Sep/11 Autumn Meeting 81 - 10 = 71 (11th) new handicap 10.2 3/Sep/11 Saturday Medal & Rabbits. 75 - 11 = 64 (3rd) new handicap 10.0 27/Aug/11 August Saturday Medal 81 - 11 = 70 (10th) new handicap 10.6 30/Jul/11 Chris Hall Trophy 72 - 12 = 60 (1st) new handicap 10.6 23/Jul/11 Centenary Claret Jug 82 - 12 = 70 (14th) new handicap 12.0 2/Jul/11 July Saturday Medal 78 - 12 = 66 (1st) new handicap 11.9 11/Jun/11 June Saturday Medal & Centenary Quaich 77 - 13 = 64 (1st) new handicap 12.3 30/Apr/11 Spring Meeting N/R - 13 = N/R (31th)new handicap13.1 23/Apr/11 Bogey Bowl -3 (58th) new handicap 13.0 16/Apr/11 Saturday Tiger 82 - 13 = 69 (9th) new handicap 12.9 9/Apr/11 Saturday April Monthly Medal 86 - 13 = 73 (12th) new handicap 12.9 2/Apr/11 Vice Captains Competition 85 - 13 = 72 (12th) new handicap 12.8 26/Mar/11 Martyn Dale 28 (18th) new handicap 12.7