Handicap List

HANDICAP LIST

The Main Handicap List was updated on 1st May 2013

Please note the following with immediate effect:
Handicap Adjustments, both upward and downward, will take effect immediately following the posting of the result of a Club Competition.

Please check for any mid month adjustments on the Club Noticeboards prior to playing in Club Competitions.

All New Issue Handicaps and Mid Month Handicap Adjustments are shown immediately below. These overide the handicap shown in the main list. All Mid Month adjustments will be cleared down into the main list at the end of each month. At the bottom of this page, after the main men's list, are the new guidelines for Active/Inactive Handicaps which will come into effect from 1st January 2010. Please read them.

In line with new EGU/CONGU regulations for the maintaining of a Handicap, all players with Handicaps are required to submit at least THREE cards per year in order for that handicap to remain active. All completed rounds in singles strokeplay/stableford competitions will count, pairs or matchplay events do not qualify. In addition, all players with Handicaps can submit cards through the SUPPLEMENTARY SCORES system. To submit a card for a supplementary score, players must sign the Supplementary Score Entry Book which is kept in the Pro Shop BEFORE the round is played, mark the card SUPPLEMENTARY SCORE and sign it and leave it in the competition entry box on completion of the round. The card must be marked and and signed by another player. There is no fee to be paid.

The Main Handicap List will next be updated on or just after 1st June 2013

Other Club sections may have more recent updates, see section heading for latest date

Mid Month Handicap Changes (effective immediately):

First Handicap Awards

	Handicap	Award Date
Graham Davison	9.0	03 May 2013 (Stockwood Park)
Alan Janes	23.0	06 May 2013
Aaron Wiltshire	21.0	06 May 2013
Adrian D’Arcy	26.0	14 May 2013
Rory Purkiss	28.0	14 May 2013
Jason Young	17.0	14 May 2013
Barrie Archer	25.0	22 May 2013
Paul Forder	22.0	22 May 2013
Michael Wilkinson	27.0	22 May 2013
James Yiend	25.0	22 May 2013
Rob Stillie	8.7	23 May 2013 (Caddington)

Handicap Changes

	Adjustment	Handicap	Date
Stuart Iles	Gen Play	14.8	08 May 2013
Roger Howson	Supp Card	17.5	09 May 2013

Handicap Changes Competition Play

Changes to Handicaps:Chairmans Cup 19th May
Playing Handicaps for the following HOME Club members have changed:
	Previous Handicap	New Handicap
Bob Albery	13	12
Tim Bevan	6	7
Matt Dennis	15	14	Promoted to Div A
Steve Emmett	14	15	Relegated to Div B
Ricky Kent	12	13
Hari Singh	16	14	Promoted to Div A
Graham Taylor	22	23
Anthony Turney	19	20

Changes to Handicaps: Ladies May Stableford 12th May
Playing Handicaps for the following HOME Club members have changed:
	Previous Handicap	New Handicap
Alison Savage	20	19

Changes to Handicaps: Senior Medal 7th May

Playing Handicaps for the following HOME Club members have changed:
	Previous Handicap	New Handicap
Chris Burrows	14	13
Alan Janes	23	22

Changes to Handicaps: May Medal Sat 4th and Sun 5th May

Playing Handicaps for the following HOME Club members have changed:
	Previous Handicap	New Handicap
Francis Collier	22	21
Vijay Mistry	15	14	Promoted to Div A
Barry Simpson	27	25

The Full Handicap Lists can be viewed as a .pdf file. Please click on the links below:

May 2013 Handicap List - Ladies Section

May 2013 Handicap List - Mens Section

ACTIVE / INACTIVE HANDICAPS

From 1^st January, 2010, handicaps will be defined as either ACTIVE or INACTIVE (i). Players will be required to submit 3 qualifying scores* during the calendar year 2009 to maintain an active handicap for the playing season 2010.

Players whose handicap has become inactive (i) will be required to return three qualifying scores before the indicator is removed. Qualifying scores of less than 3 are not permitted to be carried over to the next year – all three scores must be submitted in one calendar year.

An inactive handicap (i) may still be used for social golf, however, players may be prevented from entering another Club’s Open Competition, where an active handicap is a condition of entry.

To provide as much opportunity as possible for the removal of the inactive (i) handicap, Chalgrave Manor Golf Club will allow members with an inactive(i) handicap to participate in Medals. However, they will not be eligible to win. Scores from players with inactive (i) handicaps will be used in the calculation of CSS.

*Qualifying Scores - single competitions

Strokeplay
Stableford
Par/Bogey
Away competition scores (organised with CONGU authorisation)
Supplementary scores – see separate sheet
9-hole Qualifying Competitions
NR’s will not be accepted as part of the 3 qualifying scores. Medal scores should be entered on the computer even if incomplete and the card returned.

The following returns are NOT acceptable as Qualifying Scores

4 Ball better ball competitions
Foursomes or Greensomes
Scores returned in a competition played with less than full handicap allowance
Scores returned in an event run by a Society
Scores where only a limited amount of clubs are used.

If a member has a valid medical reason for not returning the required number of qualifying scores during a calendar year, they should write to the Handicap Secretary explaining their personal circumstances.

Exemption will be given to transferring members who have submitted scores, albeit at another Club, and to golfers new to the game who are being issued with their first CONGU handicap.

The requirement of 3 qualifying scores will be reviewed by EGU/EWGA during 2010 to consider if this should be increased for the following year.

Supplementary scores

Submission of Supplementary Scores is available for players, who for various personal reasons, are unable to participate in Club competitions. This will provide information on the playing ability of members, where information is otherwise sparse.

Suggested format is Stableford but may also be strokeplay
Can only be played at the Home club
Will be recorded in the player handicap record
Will be discounted if the player has returned six or more qualifying scores (excluding Supplementary Scores) in the previous year

A player intending to submit a Supplementary Score, is required to inform the Pro Shop of his/her intention to submit a card BEFORE playing. After the game, they must put their card into the competition box in the Clubhouse foyer (headed Supplementary Card, with the date and handicap, and duly signed by both player and marker).

EGU Central Database of Handicaps

The EGU Central Handicap Database is being launched during 2009. All Clubs are required, through their current CONGU Licensed Handicap Software provider, to complete certain tasks following a home or open qualifying competition.

Every golfer will have their own unique ID number. Information held on the database will be player’s name, year of birth, golf club and handicap – this will be accessible for clubs, players, County and EGU.