Golf Issue Please Help

[kai]

Is it possible for a club to drop a handicap by 11 shots based on a competition?

Is there any rules out there stating they cannot do this?
The matter in hand is a 45 stableford score = 27 handicap then down to 16 after winning?

 

[JohnnyG]

They've done you on General Play as well as the competition cut and they have to cut you on GP if they "consider that a player’s Exact Handicap is too high and does not reflect his current playing ability".
If the SSS was 36 points for instance you were 9 under so the cut from the competition would only be around 3.5 shots.
7 more shots is a bit much though if you ask me but if they believe 16 to be your ability it's tough I'm afraid

 

[kai]

A commitee meeting is going to be held regarding the matter for the player involved. The player who i am siding with in question is looking for a certain ruling to stop this.

Looking at the general play it states by ruling bodies that ” The Handicap Committee may adjust the handicap of any member on general play if it is considered by them that his current handicap is unfair compared to the rest of the society”

This cannot be their reasoning as recent submitted cards suggest otherwise and the comp in question resulted in another player who scored 42 points only being dropped 2 shots when his handicap was 24.

 

[JohnnyG]

Where are you getting the ruling mentioning 'the society' from?
If his score was an isolated one then they have no reason to believe his current ability is less than what it would be after the statutory cut, if he regularly plays way below his handicap or they believe he's manufacturing his handicap then they can cut him.
These should help:

B) GENERAL PLAY ADJUSTMENT

23.7 In exceptional circumstances the Handicap Committee may adjust the handicap of a player in the period between Annual Reviews if there is compelling evidence that his Exact Handicap does not reflect his current playing ability. Appendix M should be consulted for guidance.

23.8 General Play Adjustments should be made in accordance with the provisions of Clauses 23.2 to 23.6.

23.9 The Handicap Committee or other body organising a competition at a club which is not the player’s Home Club may, if it considers that his handicap is too high, reduce that handicap. Any reduction made under this clause shall apply only to the competition for which it is made.

Note: If the handicap of any player is reduced other than to the extent required by Clause 20 or by the correct application of Clause 23, the player’s handicap will not be a CONGU® Handicap and must not be used in any competition for which a CONGU® Handicap is required.

23/3 Arbitrary General Play Adjustments

Q. My club routinely reduces the handicap of players who play more than five shots under their handicap by at least one shot more than the reduction applied by the UHS. They call this a General Play cut. Is this acceptable?

A. Absolutely not, if the score is just one isolated score. An extra reduction on the basis of just one exceptional score cannot be justified in any circumstances. A General Play Adjustment is exactly that - a reduction/increase based on the general play of the player. However, if there is a pattern over time that indicates the player is playing better than expected for his Handicap Category then a Committee would be justified in applying a General Play Adjustment.

General Play Adjustments are merely reactions to exceptional situations that can occur through the season. Any adjustments should be made under the same criteria used in the Annual Review. It would not be expected, on other than medical grounds, for a General Play Adjustment to be used to make an upward adjustment of handicap. Any such adjustment should be applied at the Annual Review.

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