The 5 Things You Need to Know About the New World Handicap System (WHS) Beginning in 2020 a brand-new set of Rules for Handicapping will be introduced globally: Your Handicap Index may change. But that’s ok! Finally, players around the world will have an apples-to-apples handicap. Your new Handicap Index will be more responsive to good scores by averaging your eight best scores out of your most recent 20 (currently, it’s 10 out of 20 with a .96 multiplier). In short, your Handicap Inde will be determined by your demonstrated ability and consistency of scores. In most cases for golfers in the U.S., it will change less than one stroke. You need to know your Course Handicap. In the new system, your Course Handicap will be the number of strokes needed to play to par. This will result in greater variance in that number and presents a change, as historically it has represented the number of strokes needed to play to the Course Rating. This is a good thing, as par is an easy number to remember. Target score for the day? Par plus Course Handicap. The Course Rating will now be inherent within the calculation to be more intuitive and account for competing from different tees. Net Double Bogey. The maximum hole score for each player will be limited to a Net Double Bogey. This adjustment is more consistent from hole to hole than the Equitable Stroke Control procedure. Net Double Bogey is already used in many other parts of the world and the calculation is simple: Par + 2 + any handicap strokes you receive. Your Handicap Index will be revised daily. One way that handicapping is being modernized is a player’s Handicap Index will update daily (which will provide a fairer indication of a player’s ability in the moment), if the player submitted a score the day before. On days where the player does not submit a score, no update will take place. Safeguards in the new system. The new system will limit extreme upward movement of a Handicap Index, automatically and immediately reduce a Handicap Index when an exceptional score of at least 7 strokes...
Read MoreClub Officers for the 2020 Season
Per yesterday's General Membership Meeting, and last week's Women's Association closing dinner/meeting, our Club Officers for the 2020 season are: President: Dave Dewar Vice President: Mike McCarthy Secretary & Treasurer: Lyle Starkweather Women's Association: President: Laura Landers VP: Karen Heaney Secretary: Dione Harrington Treasurer: Judy Babbitt Thanks to all of our Officers for volunteering to lead our club into a bright...
Read MoreRich Luther earns 2019 RDGA Senior Player of the Year
Congratulations to Rich Luther for earning the 2019 RDGA Senior Player of the Yeartitle!! The following is copied from the RDGA website:
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