Like all other golf clubs, at Cheltenham we use the Australian Handicapping System, which has been implemented by Golf Australia and handicaps are calculated from your golf scores using:
- best 8 scores from the last 20 games are used to calculate your handicap
- an "anchor" is now used to stop handicaps from deviating greatly
- handicaps are updated immediately on Golflink, and
- No lapsed handicaps
- Daily scratch rating
- Slope
- Stableford handicap adjustment
- Handicapping of four-ball scores, and
- 9-hole games
Our club handicapper is Janet Tyler.
When the current handicapping systems was implemented at all Australian golf clubs, there were a number of policy issues and options that each individual club had to resolve. The decisions that were made by the Cheltenham Golf Club are as follows:
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Do we allow the members of our club to return Social Scores? |
NO |
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Do we handicap 4- Ball Scores (subject to the prescribed conditions)? |
YES |
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Do we handicap 9-hole scores (and any other scores made over 8-17 holes)? |
YES |
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Do we handicap scores returned in Aggregate Teams events? |
NO |
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Do we handicap scores returned in Pro-Am events? |
NO |
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Do we handicap scores returned in Corporate/Trade days? |
NO |
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Do we handicap scores returned in a competition declared null and void? |
YES |
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Do we handicap scores returned in events such as Bisque Par and 3-Ball competitions? |
NO |
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Do we handicap a player who plays in a competition field but does not enter competition? |
NO |
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Do we handicap competitions which limit the number of clubs to less than 14? |
NO |
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Are members flagged as having provisional handicaps eligible to win prizes? |
Yes in “ordinary” competitions but not in Board or special events. |
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What determines the grades for competitions? GA or Playing handicap? |
Playing Handicap |
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Can players pick up during a stroke round but continue to play the round? |
They are disqualified from winning prizes but the score will be used for handicapping. |
