PSC GOLF HANDICAPS

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The Pattaya Sports Club’s on-line handicap service. You may obtain your latest handicap by clicking on the USGA link above and then scroll down to your name.

The Pattaya Sports Club realizes the need for most members to have a handicap regardless of his or her level of skill. Membership in the PSC entitles each member to be handicapped under the USGA system. To obtain a new handicap, a player has to have played in 5 recognized P.S.C. Golf Venues and have their card signed by the ‘Event Organizer’ – Venues: 3 Sisters, Café Kronborg, McAllisters, Mulligans, Sugar Shack, The Bunker, Tropical Bert’s, The Splinter Group, Oosa’s Bar, Peacock’s place, Diana Inn, Bowling Green, Jamesons, Shenanigan’s & all recognized IPGC venues.

Players are not eligible to win any PSC tournament until 20 cards have been submitted or a current recognized handicap card is produced from elsewhere.

It should be noted that due to the great number of members in the PSC, it is necessary to suppress the “printing” of members who have not submitted a score in over 3 months. It is incumbent of all USGA members to submit their scorecards after every round – including competition and non competition rounds Home or Abroad (USGA Handicap System 2002- 2005, Section 5.1)

Failure to do so may incur penalty shots being deducted from their last handicap.

The Pattaya Sports Club maintains only USGA handicaps for its members. The PSC is recognized by the United States Golf Association (USGA) and, as such, has authority to issue USGA handicaps. Members with a USGA handicap, who require proof of their handicap for outside competitions, may request a “Handicap Card” by contacting the Pattaya Sports Club Clubhouse at (038)361-167 or by e-mail: psca@loxinfo.co.th or fax: (038)361-929.

Scores can be submitted as follows:

1. By putting your dated and legible scorecards in the drop boxes at either:

a. The PSC Clubhouse on the 3rd Road next the Pattaya Driving Range

b. The Café Kronborg on Soi Diana

c. The Diana Inn on the corner of 2nd Road and Soi Diana

d. Sugar Shack on Soi Pattayaland 1

e. Three Sisters Bar on Soi Batman

2. If you are on the USGA System, by faxing or emailing your scores to the PSC Clubhouse. When submitting in this manner you must include the following:

a. Your name and PSC number

b. Course played (identify which two nines if course has more than 18 holes
(i.e. Laem Chabang, A & C)

c. Tees played from (i.e. yellow)

d. Date

e. Score and Adjusted Score (for adjustment rules, see below)

USGA Adjusted Scores:
Hcp 9 or less – no hole score in excess of a double bogie;
Hcp 10-19 – no hole score in excess of a 7;
Hcp 20-29 – no hole score in excess of an 8;
Hcp 30-39 – no hole score in excess of a 9
Hcp of 40 or more – no hole score in excess of a 10.

PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT A GIVEN SCORE TWICE (i.e. by putting your card in the drop box and e-mailing the same score to the PSC Clubhouse.) REMEMBER: THE TOURNAMENT ORGANIZERS SUBMIT YOUR SCORES IN PSC COMPETITIONS DIRECTLY TO THE PSC.

USGA HANDICAP UPDATES

Updated revisions of USGA Handicaps are posted on the weekend every two weeks. This is the minimum frequency allowed by the USGA. However, players will be reviewed every week under Rule Section 10-3 with regard to "Handicap reduction based on exceptional Tournament Scores". If a player's handicap has been reduced under this rule, his adjusted handicap will be posted immediately. I cannot stress strongly enough that all scores must be returned. Failure to do so will result in a member being declared ineligible for competition until such deficiency is cured.

USGA GUIDELINES

Outline of USGA System – It is looking at your last 20 scores only and is calculating your handicap from, essentially, the lowest ten scores of those twenty. You must submit the score from every round of golf you play. As you enter a new score, the score that was 20th previously drops off, and so on. In summary, USGA is rating you on your current form (i.e. your last twenty scores).

If you need any additional information on the above, or have any other questions regarding handicaps or golf in Pattaya please do not hesitate to contact the Pattaya Sports Club, and either I, or another member of the Golf Committee will respond to you. E-mail (psca@loxinfo.co.th) is the best way to ensure a prompt response.

USGA Handicap Requirements for PSC
1. U.S.G.A. Handicap Requirements for Pattaya Sports Club.

General.

“A player must earn a U.S.G.A Handicap Index. No Player has an inherent right to a Handicap without providing full evidence of his ability to the Handicap Committee at the Sports Club.” (Rule 8.4a U.S.G.A. Handicap System Rules).

The Handicap Committee has the responsibility of making certain that a player’s U.S.G.A Handicap reflects his potential ability, and the Handicap Committee will make fortnightly adjustments as they deem necessary.

“A USGA Handicap shall be adjusted up or down if a player does not observe the spirit of the U.S.G.A Handicap System in that he fails to post all his scores. The Handicap Committee shall determine the amount of the adjustment.” (Rule 8.4 iv)

a. Visiting golfers to Pattaya who are members of P.S.C. and have a Home Golf Club Handicap.

It is a requirement that they provide a valid Handicap Certificate to the P.S.C. or any of their affiliated Golf Venues, for inclusion in golf competitions. The provision of this proof of handicap will enable full participation in all P.S.C. tournaments & competitions (subject to any additional tournament qualification requirements).

b. Golfers who only have a U.S.G.A. handicap issued by the P.S.C.

Players must provide, to the handicap committee, scores from all rounds played (Section 5-1 b. of the U.S.G.A Handicap handbook), if they want their handicap maintained during any absence from their Home Club ie.P.S.C. The submit scores facility should be used on the P.S.C. web page HYPERLINK "http://www.pattayasports.org" www.pattayasports.org to keep their handicap profile up to date.

c. Golfers who do not have a Home Club handicap.

Players wishing to establish (or re –establish) a U.S.G.A. handicap for Competition or Social play through the P.S.C. are required to provide the following;

Submit to the Handicap Committee, Five (5) cards from any of the approved P.S.C. golf venues, or other venues as may be decided from time to time by the Handicap Committee. Score cards MUST be signed by the event organizer or a member of the golf committee.

d. Eligibility for P.S.C. Tournaments.

Golfers who are unable to provide a valid Handicap certificate (as per 1a) must have 20 scores recorded on their P.S.C. handicap list, 5 of which must have been approved venue scores (as per item 3).

e. Golfers who have more than 1 handicap (e.g. USGA, CONGU, IPGC)

Golfers who have 2 or more handicaps MUST play off the lower/lowest handicap in ALL competitions.

f. Failure to post scores when away from P.S.C.

A requirement of the U.S.G.A. Handicap system (Rule 8:4 iv) is that players post all their scores even when back home. Should a player fail to do so he will be placed on the Inactive List. Upon return to P.S.C. golf the handicap will be re-activated (subject to the Handicap Committee being satisfied that all rounds have been posted). If this is not the case his previous handicap will be adjusted.

g. Handicap Codes.

Players who have an ‘M’ after their handicap have had their handicap adjusted by the handicap committee. The adjustment is reviewed at every fortnightly handicap meeting, and any player who feels the adjustment is incorrect can speak in the first instance to the handicap committee or Handicap Secretary, Mr. Tony Oaks (07-144-5224).
Players with an ‘R’ after their handicap have had their handicap adjusted by the Scorekeeper system. This adjustment is regulated by tournament scores in the last 12 months or within the players current 20 score history. It is based on the average of the 2 lowest tournament sores differentials subtracted from the players current handicap. If the difference is 3 or more the handicap is adjusted.

2. How the Handicap system works.

The U.S.G.A. Handicap Index formula is based on the best handicap scoring differentials in a players scoring record. If a player’s scoring record contains 20 or more scores, the best 10 scores of the most recent 20 scores are used to calculate the U.S.G.A. handicap Index. The Handicap Index is then calculated on 96% of the average of the best scoring records based of number of acceptable scores.

Number of Differentials
Acceptable Scores. To be Used.
5 or 6 Lowest 1
7 or 8 Lowest 2
9 or 10 Lowest 3
11 or 12 Lowest 4
13 or 14 Lowest 5
15 or 16 Lowest 6
17 Lowest 7
18 Lowest 8
19 Lowest 9
20 Lowest 10

Adjusted Scores (Equitable Stroke Control).

Golfers who score greater than their Handicap Equitable Stroke Allowance will have their scores adjusted downwards. E.g. handicap 12 scores 9 on a hole will be have his overall gross score adjusted by 2 shots.

Handicap Maximum Number of shots.
9 or less Double bogey
10-19 7
20-29 8
30-39 9
40 or more 10.

3. Course and Slope ratings.

Each course and each set of tees has a rating and the harder the course the higher the rating. E.g. White Tees Phoenix O & L Course rating 68.7 and Slope 113, White Tees Burapha A&B Course rating 71.8 and Slope 123. Slopes and Course ratings affect handicap differentials as follows;

a. Calculating a Handicap differential:

A handicap differential is computed from 4 elements: adjusted gross score, U.S.G.A. Course Rating, U.S.G.A. Slope rating and a figure 113 which is the standard Slope Rating figure for a course with standard difficulty.

Formula: Adjusted Gross score minus USGA Course rating *113 / USGA Slope Rating

e.g. Gross score 95 made on a course Rating of 71.5 and Slop rating of 125

Adjusted Gross score - USGA Course Rating: 95-71.5 = 23.5
Difference multiplied by Standard Slope: 23.5 * 113 = 2655.5
Result/ Slope rating: 2655.5 / 125 = 21.24
Differential (rounded) : 21.2

So for a golfer with a Handicap of 23 scoring level Par he has done better than handicap, due to the course rating and slope difficulty.
The same golfer with the same gross score playing an easier course, Course rating of 68.5 and a slope of 115 would in fact not have played to handicap due to the Course and Slope rating as follows:

Adjusted Gross score - USGA Course Rating: 95-68.5 = 26.5
Difference multiplied by Standard Slope: 26.5 * 113 = 2994.5
Result/ Slope rating: 2994.5 / 115 = 26.03
Differential (rounded) : 26.0