Unified Handicapping -System in detail
Unified Handicapping -System in detail
4. Alteration of Handicaps – Clause 20
Dec.4(a) Alteration of Handicaps In the Course of a Competition Over More Than One Round
In a Stroke Play or Match Play competition played over more than one round, the Committee in charge, in the Conditions of the Competition, are required to establish whether or not the handicap of a player at the start of the competition applies throughout the competition. In framing the conditions of a competition played over more than one round, the following guidelines are recommended.
1. In a competition such as a 36 Hole or 72 Hole competition played in the same day or over a number of days within a short period of time the handicap of a player applying at the beginning of a competition shall apply throughout the duration of the competition.
2. In a competition where individual rounds are over an extended period of time and there has been the opportunity to compete in other unrelated competitions between rounds, a player shall play from the handicap current at the time of entry for each of the individual rounds of the competition.
This would apply for example, in a competition where a prize is awarded for:
- (a) the best nett aggregate in the Spring, Summer and Autumn meetings each of which was a separate competition in its own right, or
- (b) the best nett aggregate in a specified number of Monthly Medal competitions.
3. In a Match Play competition in which the rounds are played on successive days to establish a winner the original handicap applies throughout the competition.
4. In a Match Play competition in which the individual rounds have a 'to be played by' date over an extended period of time, a player should play from the handicap current at the time of each match play round.