CONGU Unified Handicapping System

2012 CHANGES  

·         CSS procedure – amended to SSS + Buffer Zone rather than SSS +2

·         9 Hole Qualifying Competition scores can be returned at all clubs at which a player is a member.

·         9 Hole Qualifying Competitions - no restriction upon the number a club may stage.

·         Scores over 9 or 18 holes are now permitted for the allotment and regaining of a CONGU® handicap. Scores for a total of 54 holes must be returned.

·         Small fields’ rules have been introduced to cover competitions with less than 10 players. If one player returns a score within their buffer zone or better, the CSS will be equal to the SSS. Where no player has returned a score within their buffer zone or better a secondary table is used in conjunction with the lowest score above buffer zone to determine the CSS.

·         Annual Review process will include all players who have returned 3 or more qualifying scores during the calendar year.

·         Supplementary Scores – available to all handicap categories with the restriction removed on the number of qualifying competitions returned the previous year to qualify for the return of Supplementary Scores.

·         Exceptional Score Reduction mechanism has been introduced. Scores of players returning a Nett Differential of -4 or lower will be monitored and a further score of -4 or lower will trigger a recommendation for a further reduction in handicap which a Committee has the option to reject.

·         Inactive players will no longer be identified with an ‘i’. Formerly ‘Active’ players, i.e. those who returned 3 qualifying scores between Annual Reviews, will be identified by a ‘c’ to identify them as ‘current / competitive’. Players who did not reach ‘c’ status at the Annual Review will re-attain their ‘c’ status when they have returned 3 qualifying scores during the current calendar year.

January 2012