Lissy

Hi everyone, it’s super interesting to read about how the changes affect you from your perspective. Dave is right, I wasn’t playing for all that long before the stableford system was completely ingrained and while confusing at the beginning becomes second nature. At the end you don’t get any points for a score of net DB or above but I’m sure this can still be written on your card. The reason for picking up at this point is just to save time. Especially if you play the same course often, you’ll soon know where you can play 2 over paar and still get a point or when anything above 1 over is not enough.

Hey MacDutch, i get your point, and yes for many that’s true. As I play at least 1 tournament a month in the summer, sometimes 2/3 depending on the timing I wouldn’t put myself in that category. I was talking about weeks rather than months. Either way the current system we have doesn’t really allow anything different. Posting scores in a private round is seen as not quite legit, plus the fact that it costs extra and has to be registered at least a day in advance makes it impractical too. As much as anything I could see the interest in tournaments dropping as the incentive for many would disappear.

I would be so worried that my clubs would go missing. Also, how about how long they take to arrive back, although I guess if you are off on a cruise they should arrive back before you. Maybe it would be best to hire clubs while you are in Ireland?

Hi everyone, I’ve been reading through this forum for a while but have just registered as I wanted to get your take on the new WHS. i'm in Germany, and here regardless of gender everyone starts with handicap -54 and there are basically two ways to improve that handicap. Play in competitions or post an EDS (every day score) round either with a friend or a pro. Either way someone else has to count your strokes and sign your card. Therefore as this new WHS system seems to be closer to the US system than the one I currently know and most of you guys seem to be in the US i thought I’d ask.... if a handicap is based on the average of the last 10 out of 20 rounds, you can't directly improve (or worsen) after a tournament? Or how often is it updated? Are you then obliged to post every round you play? I haven’t been playing for that long, but joined a club last year and started to play at least twice a week, but see that as practice. So if I played and practiced on the DR for say 3 weeks and played in a competition, won it (in the net category) and improved my HC I see that as a reward for the hard work I put in. If someone does the same under this system, ie plays loads but never posts a private round are they seen as a sandbagger? woulde be really interested to hear your perspective.