An indication of how the World Handicap System may be versatile, or simply one other fast repair?
You’ve definitely had loads to say since we reported how almost 60 per cent of golf golf equipment in Eire had opted to not alter handicap allowances of their competitions.
Golf Eire are piloting a World Handicap System scheme that’s set to roll out to the remainder of Nice Britain & Eire subsequent yr.
Since April, golf equipment in Northern Eire and the Republic of Eire have been in a position to decide on their very own handicap allowances for competitions.
However the governing physique revealed that 59.6% of golf equipment who responded to a survey had not made any adjustments to the earlier allowances.
We requested to your suggestions on that call and on WHS on the whole and you bought in contact in numbers.
Our postbag has been brimming along with your views and we’ve had so many responses we’ve been printing a choice of them throughout a collection of items.
We’ve already featured your views on easy methods to enhance WHS and revealed your ideas on normal play scores.
This time, we’re sharing your reactions to the Irish pilot scheme. Why have golf equipment determined to not implement it? What are the ideas of people who have? And can it make any distinction to competitors outcomes? You could have your say…
What have you ever been saying concerning the Golf Eire WHS handicap allowances pilot scheme?
Joe emailed to say: “At my membership, we recognized a state of affairs the place post-WHS, decrease handicapped gamers weren’t that includes within the prizes.
“We rectified this by structuring the prizes outcomes by way of the usage of classes to present a light bias to and assure the decrease handicapped gamers, albeit a smaller cohort with the membership, alternatives to characteristic within the prizes for our weekend competitions.
“That is working very properly, we due to this fact determined to not alter the established order when this variable in handicap allowances was made out there.
“My very own view on issues corresponding to these is to maintain issues easy. The WHS is just too complicated and the overwhelming majority of members are bewildered with it.
“The introduction of the Course Score minus Par is an instance of including one other layer of complexity.”
Paula added: “Our membership modified to 85% [for] each women and men and it has settled down rather well and most of the people are glad.”
Anne mentioned: “I’d think about most golf equipment determined to depart properly sufficient alone, till the matter could possibly be put to their members for dialogue and views to be expressed earlier than being put to a vote at their AGMs.”
However Harry responded: “The boys’s membership committee at my membership determined to introduce this trial with out consulting all members in April this yr.
“They’ve launched a blanket 85% in fact handicap throughout all competitions in our membership.
“On account of this, since April mid to low handicappers have gained all of the medals and golfer of the yr competitions thus far. So you might say it has happy the decrease handicappers at my membership.
“Now to flip the coin, I’m a 24-handicap golfer in my 60s, I really like my golf, I’ve all the time tried to enhance however discover it’s not as simple as one will get older.
“I and plenty of extra members like me on the membership have requested that this trial be ceased as it’s unfair to all golfers.”
He added: “I really feel the entire WHS will not be working. They’ll tweak it a technique or one other, but it surely doesn’t work. It’s inflicting issues amongst members the likes I’ve by no means seen in my 45 years taking part in membership golf.”
And Robert wrote: “It doesn’t shock me that some Irish golf golf equipment have determined to not make any adjustments.
“If my golf membership is something to go by getting extra members in is extra necessary than the sport itself. Statistics present that almost all golfers have excessive handicaps so the straightforward choice is to do as this huge group of gamers demand.
“Many golfers on this class have false handicaps, which is borne out by wanting on the scores that commonly win competitions.
“The few low handicap gamers that trouble to enter can all the time be discovered in twelfth or decrease positions, whereas returning scores of gross 70 to 75. The principle board competitions have grow to be the area of the bandits.
“Personally, I don’t enter and solely take a look at outcomes to see the place the ‘good’ gamers have completed. I really feel very unhappy that it has come to this and surprise how for much longer these gamers will waste their time and entry cash.
“Tinkering with 95%, 90%, 85% or no matter is not going to change something. Till somebody or some {golfing} physique has the heart to drag the plug, golf will proceed to be what it has grow to be – a social cross time and can’t be referred to as a sport.”
Now have your say
What do you make of the pilot on handicap allowances? Would you welcome some flexibility or, as lots of golf equipment in Eire have determined, ought to issues simply keep as they’re? Let me know by emailing s.carroll@nationalclubgolfer.com or by commenting on X. In case you’re taking a look at our new web site, you can even go away a remark on the backside of the web page.
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