Handicap Notes

BY JORDAN WEINSTEIN CHAIR, HANDICAP SUBCOMMITTEE

As we all brave winter and look forward to spring, please remember that there are certain scores we should still be posting right now:

Warmer-Climate Rounds:

When you play away in Florida, Arizona, and other warm-weather states (including the DMV!), what happens there does not just stay there! You should post the rounds you play there as long as:

• The course you are playing has a valid course and slope rating (either the course name shows up on the GHIN app or the slope and course rating are printed on the course’s scorecard);

• You played at least 14 holes for an 18-hole round, or 7 holes for a 9-hole round, that didn’t have temporary greens; and

• You play the round according to the Rules of Golf. For example, you played with at least one other person, always played your own ball, and were not accompanied by a coach.

Winter Rounds at Springfield:

• As of this writing, a score cannot be posted for play on holes 1-9 as three of these holes have temporary greens. However, a 9-hole score can be posted for holes 10-18.

• Currently, an 18-hole score cannot be posted at Springfield because more than four holes have temporary greens and/or tee boxes.

• Because hole 15’s tee box is under construction, players should enter a score of net par for this hole (par of 5, plus your handicap strokes for hole 15), regardless of the actual score you made on the hole.

For those of you who are just picking up the game and are interested in establishing a handicap, welcome! You need only to talk to the Golf Pro Shop to have a Golf Handicap and Information Network (GHIN) number set up for you, and then play three 18-hole rounds (or six 9-hole rounds), post your scores or have the Pro Shop post them for you, and you will have a handicap! For more detailed information, please see the Handicap Committee articles in the February and March 2021 issues of Club Life, archived on the Club’s website. 