HANDICAPS AND HOW WE SCORE EVENTS
Our Handicaps are run and managed by Craig Evans [Handicap Sec] and overseen by the rest of the committee.
Automated software has been produced by Craig Evans to provide accurate and fair
scoring systems and the workings of such are explained below.
Automated software has been produced by Craig Evans to provide accurate and fair
scoring systems and the workings of such are explained below.
Handicaps last updated 23/10/2017
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Bunkers Handicaps Explained
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We appreciate that some golf terminology takes time to understand, and handicaps and scoring as a rule are quite complex to appreciate. Therefore, if you CLICK HERE you can see a glossary of terms/words used.
What is a Golf Handicap and why is it used?
How do you like the scorecards completed?
You can see a working example on THIS LINK
But the basics are as follows:
Bunkers Golf Handicap System
The Bunkers system currently calculates golf handicaps for the UK and Ireland similar to the specifications used by UK golf clubs and for the US using an similar system to the USGA. All other countries use our UK method.
Calculation of the Intitial Golf Handicap
The following requirements are needed to allow our system to calculate your golf handicap :
• The round played must be 18 holes.
• The course/tee played must have a SSS (Standard Scratch Score) stored on the Golfshake.com system.
• A golf handicap will only be set once 3 rounds have been added, based on the above criteria.
• Once the first 3 rounds are added, the handicap will be calculated as an average of these rounds.
• Your golf handicap will be adjusted accordingly for each round thereafter.
The handicapping system we use is based on your current game performance. Your last round score will generally affect your golf handicap.
How We Calculate the Golf Handicap
1. Each individual hole score is first adjusted to remove any bad holes.
Unlike The ESC under USGA , the UK system allows (nett +2) maximum for men and (nett +3) for women, sometimes known as the nett double bogey rule, on any hole.
For example if a male player of handicap 17 shoots 8 on a par 4 SI (stroke index) 1, the maximum score allowed for that hole is 7. Another way to understand the adjusted score is to think of it as the first score where no stableford (britsh format) points are earned.
2. Adjusted score is compared to the SSS (Standard Scratch Score) with playing handicap
Standard scratch for the course somewhat resembles Course Rating in the USGA system. ( 70,71,72 etc.) although the SSS system is not a stringent application of a course review/rating system.
The gross score is adjusted, based on the first point (max nett double bogey), to become an adjusted gross score.
The Adjusted Gross Score less playing handicap less Standard Scratch then provides the basis of the golf handicap system. A negative value is playing below your handicap and postive would indicate above your handicap.
The calculation of the Competition Scratch Score is a procedure employed on the day of the competition to quantify the influence of course and weather conditions on the scoring ability of the field and regulate adjustments to handicaps accordingly.
The object is to bring the improved pattern of scoring resulting from playing conditions more
favourable than average, or the inferior scoring pattern resulting from conditions more difficult than average, into line with the expected scoring pattern established for golfers in each of the Handicap Categories in normal mid-season playing conditions.
We appreciate that some golf terminology takes time to understand, and handicaps and scoring as a rule are quite complex to appreciate. Therefore, if you CLICK HERE you can see a glossary of terms/words used.
What is a Golf Handicap and why is it used?
How do you like the scorecards completed?
You can see a working example on THIS LINK
But the basics are as follows:
- The player and markers name must be noted at the top of the card along with their handicaps
- A letter "P" or "C" must be written on the top of the card to denote if a player represents the Captain or Presidents Team.
- Keep your "Gross Score" - the number of total shots from tee to hole. If players can keep a Stableford Points tally alongside this [if playing this formats] then that would be ideal.
- Both players should check and mark their cards. Once signed, you have agreed to that round and the gross score indicated. If its wrong after you sign and submit, your card may be disqualified.
Bunkers Golf Handicap System
The Bunkers system currently calculates golf handicaps for the UK and Ireland similar to the specifications used by UK golf clubs and for the US using an similar system to the USGA. All other countries use our UK method.
Calculation of the Intitial Golf Handicap
The following requirements are needed to allow our system to calculate your golf handicap :
• The round played must be 18 holes.
• The course/tee played must have a SSS (Standard Scratch Score) stored on the Golfshake.com system.
• A golf handicap will only be set once 3 rounds have been added, based on the above criteria.
• Once the first 3 rounds are added, the handicap will be calculated as an average of these rounds.
• Your golf handicap will be adjusted accordingly for each round thereafter.
The handicapping system we use is based on your current game performance. Your last round score will generally affect your golf handicap.
How We Calculate the Golf Handicap
1. Each individual hole score is first adjusted to remove any bad holes.
Unlike The ESC under USGA , the UK system allows (nett +2) maximum for men and (nett +3) for women, sometimes known as the nett double bogey rule, on any hole.
For example if a male player of handicap 17 shoots 8 on a par 4 SI (stroke index) 1, the maximum score allowed for that hole is 7. Another way to understand the adjusted score is to think of it as the first score where no stableford (britsh format) points are earned.
2. Adjusted score is compared to the SSS (Standard Scratch Score) with playing handicap
Standard scratch for the course somewhat resembles Course Rating in the USGA system. ( 70,71,72 etc.) although the SSS system is not a stringent application of a course review/rating system.
The gross score is adjusted, based on the first point (max nett double bogey), to become an adjusted gross score.
The Adjusted Gross Score less playing handicap less Standard Scratch then provides the basis of the golf handicap system. A negative value is playing below your handicap and postive would indicate above your handicap.
The calculation of the Competition Scratch Score is a procedure employed on the day of the competition to quantify the influence of course and weather conditions on the scoring ability of the field and regulate adjustments to handicaps accordingly.
The object is to bring the improved pattern of scoring resulting from playing conditions more
favourable than average, or the inferior scoring pattern resulting from conditions more difficult than average, into line with the expected scoring pattern established for golfers in each of the Handicap Categories in normal mid-season playing conditions.
Working example;
• Work out the Rounds Adjusted Score ie Gross score with 'nett double bogey' adjustments
• Determine the Rounds Net Score. e.g. Adjusted Gross Score - Current golf handicap
• Determine what Category this Golfer falls into based on current handicap.
• If Net Score is greater than Golfers Category Buffer Zone then simply add 0.1 to Golfers Handicap
• If Net Score Ranges from 0 to Buffer zone handicap is then unchanged.
• If Net score is negative then for each shot less than 0, the Golfers Handicap is reduced by the amount specified by the category he/she is currently in.
Your starting handicap of 24 puts you in Category 4. The following are the adjustments made to your handicap based on subsequent rounds submitted :
• Work out the Rounds Adjusted Score ie Gross score with 'nett double bogey' adjustments
• Determine the Rounds Net Score. e.g. Adjusted Gross Score - Current golf handicap
• Determine what Category this Golfer falls into based on current handicap.
• If Net Score is greater than Golfers Category Buffer Zone then simply add 0.1 to Golfers Handicap
• If Net Score Ranges from 0 to Buffer zone handicap is then unchanged.
• If Net score is negative then for each shot less than 0, the Golfers Handicap is reduced by the amount specified by the category he/she is currently in.
Your starting handicap of 24 puts you in Category 4. The following are the adjustments made to your handicap based on subsequent rounds submitted :
Many Thanks to Craig Evans for the above and for producing the software used by Bunkers.