DAGGS GOLF SOCIETY
[ Handicap Committee Guidance Notes - Amended 26/4/2022]
 
The Handicap Committee shall consist of a Chairman (Steve Davey) & members Harry West, John Bowling & Clive Ramsey
The Committee will convene (if deemed necessary) following each event at
which DAGGS members participate.In the event of a dispute the Chairman will arbitrate and he will have the ‘casting vote’.
The Reason Why:
DAGGS handicap calculation rules have changed to more closely align with normal golf club arrangements whereby
adjustments are based on the standard scratch for the day, utilising a buffer zone principal and handicap categories.
We hope to more quickly recognise changes in a player’s scoring ability, not only those who are improving but also
those who are going backwards – for whatever reason, be it lack of practise, a purple patch that led to consecutive
cuts, illness or injury.
Standard Scratch (Average Score):
For DAGGS - standard scratch will be deemed to be the average stableford score for the day i.e. total points scored divided
by the number of players completing the round. However, if this average is below 30 it will be increased by two points.
Buffer Zone:
This is the range within which no adjustments will be made, up or down. The range to be +/- 2 shots either side of
the average score
Categories:
Cat 1 – Handicaps  0.00   to 5.49     = 0.1
Cat 2 -- Handicaps  5.50   to 12.49   = 0.2
Cat 3 -- Handicaps  12.50 to 20.49   = 0.3
Cat 4 -- Handicaps  20.50 to 28.00   = 0.4
Cat 5 -- Handicaps  28.01 to 36.00 - Ladies  = 0.5
Application:
The following process for adjustments will be applied after each competition.
1) The SSS (average score) for the event will be calculated (to nearest whole number). 
2) The buffer zone will be applied to all players’ scores.
3) All players inside the buffer zone will maintain their current handicap.
4) All players outside the buffer zone will be assessed and adjusted using the following :-
Reductions - Players scoring above the average and outside the buffer zone will lose the appropriate decimal number
for their category for each point scored above the average.
e.g. an average score of 30, a cat 2 player scoring 38 points will lose 8 x 0.2=1.6 shots.
Increases - Players scoring below the average and outside the buffer zone will gain 0.2 shot for each point scored below the average.
e.g.  an average score of 30, a cat 3 player scoring 22 points will gain 8 x 0.2 = 1.6 shots.
5) The handicap committee reserves the right to make other adjustments for ‘exceptional’ circumstances or ‘observation’
as deemed appropriate. Ⓐ 
6) Players who are club members with active handicaps will be expected to declare club reductions and reduce their
DAGGS handicap to their club handicap if that is the lowest.
7) A player who feels they are playing better than their handicap would suggest may elect to play at a lower handicap –
but that handicap would be binding and not be reversed other than under calculation from these rules.
8) New DAGGS members without an active club handicap will play their first event off maximum 18, unless they have
another society handicap which is lower – when that lower handicap will apply. Their DAGGS handicap will be
recalculated to reflect their first score before their second event.
9) New DAGGS members with an active club handicap will play their first event off three quarters of that handicap.
Their DAGGS handicap will be recalculated to reflect their first score before their second event.
10) All DAGGS events, currently four a year, will be qualifying events.
11) The DAGGS aim is to have a maximum handicap allowance of 28. [Except for any Ladies who may join the Society]
To that end no new Mens upward revision will go beyond 28. Players currently above 28 will remain with their handicap until such time that playing reductions bring them down to 28 or below.  # 
12) The decision of the handicap committee is final.
 
These Rules will be reviewed & re-issued as required following each change of Captains.
Note:- Players voluntarily taking a reduction -  P