Huge changes to the World Handicap System for 2024
Hi everyone!
Rently Announced 2024 check out https://www.randa.org/en/articles/world-handicap-system-revisions-announced-for-2024
The Playing Handicap is a crucial concept in golf used to ensure fair competition by adjusting players' handicaps for different formats of play. It aims to level the playing field, making it possible for golfers of varying skill levels to compete fairly.
The Course Handicap is converted into a Playing Handicap when participating in competitions, and this value can vary based on the specific competition format being used.
It's essential to keep in mind a few key points regarding the Playing Handicap:
- Fairness in Competition: The Playing Handicap is designed to promote fairness in golf competitions, allowing golfers to compete on an equal footing regardless of their Handicap Index.
- Format-Specific Adjustments: The Playing Handicap adapts to the format of play being used, ensuring that golfers have an appropriate handicap for different competition types.
- Simplified Guidelines: Golf associations often provide tables or guidelines specifying the mandatory handicap allowances for various competition formats, making it easy for golfers to determine their Playing Handicap.
The World Handicap System (WHS) prioritizes the enjoyment of recreational golf and encourages freedom in how golfers approach the game. While it's important to understand the concept of Playing Handicap, golfers should focus more on enjoying their rounds and less on the intricacies of their handicap calculations.
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Whs system is shocking!!!!
Paul,
Paul here how does this affect club pros . Ours is plus 4 but nowhere on the whs board does it cater for him .
PAUL ,
HOW DOES YOUR HANDICAP CHANGE THEN ,
Paul at Woolley park golf club the 9 holer has been a messured course since june of 2022 only off yellows though .
OH PAUL
Paul here also this WHS is crap take our pro currently +4 now if say he played tiger woods HE WOULD HAVE TO GIVE WOODS 4 SHOTS , YES WOODS , NOW I MEAN NO DISRESPECT TO EITHER BUT I THINK WOODS IS A +12 IF NOT BETTER PLAYER, AND AT OUR CLUB HE SAYS THERE IS NO HANDICAP LIST FOR HIM. I THINK THE BIGGEST CHANGE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE IS FROM 16.0 TO 16.9 IS 16.H/C SAME WITH REST 0.0 TO 0.9 THEN 01.0 SO ON . how 16.0 16.1 16.2 are 16. But 16.3 is 17 is stupid wherever it is in the world .
It works as long as people put a significant number of cards in. I would like to see people having to put in at least 10 cards gained in competitions a year to allow them to enter competitions the year after. There are so many sandbaggers out there it is hardly worth entering open comps as you know some high handicapper will come in with a ridiculous score.
Overall I like the WHS. What I'd really like to see is removing any differences between genders. Yes I know that typically men hit further than women, but surely that's exactly the kind of thing the handicap addresses. As for high handicappers getting an advantage in competitions, surely that's simply a case of reducing the playing handicap percentage.
How will it sort out the 9 handicap playing off 17 waiting patiently
Big fan ???? especially with 4bbb getting finally added. Should see the 15 handicapper shooting +3 for 15 holes get cut finally ???? #FairAtLast
Anything with 'World' in it – like the World Health Organisation – usually sucks. So far removed from reality it is laughable. Seeking to answer problems no one has. Jobsworths. WHS no exception. Why do 8 out 20 scores 'count'? Why not 12? 10? 6? The very concept of an 'average' (of this 8 counting scores) has no meaning for most golfers – the scoring spread for high handicappers is just and always will be too wide ('Hello officer, I was doing 30 mph then 70 mph so my average is 50 mph', so within the 60 mph speed limit.' ) The WHS removed the 'buffer zone', so the incentive to keep trying when you know you would not quite score your handicap; promotes worse play. And don't get me started ons the PCC, the playing conditions fiddle that is supposed to substitute the competition scratch score; a formula the English Golf Union will not share!, and since August 2022 (I think) made ridiculously more sensitive to bad overall scoring (caused say by a bad weather day). Amen.