CheckYour Handicap

Abbeyleix Golf Club

Check Your Handicap

• 18.1 If the handicap of a player is to be restored within six months of the date on which his handicap was lost, or suspended, it shall be reinstated at the same handicap the player last held. In all other cases the player shall be allotted a new handicap after he has complied with the requirements of clause 15.
• 15.3 To obtain a handicap a player shall submit such number of cards over 18 holes in such manner as his Home Club requires, but not less than three, at his Home Club (preferably over a Measured Course) each of which shall be signed by a responsible person acceptable to the Handicap Committee.
• 18.2 A player whose handicap has lapsed under the provision of clause 17.6 can regain a Playing Handicap in such manner as the Union shall decide subject to the provisions of clause 18.3.
• 18.3 When restoring a lapsed handicap or a handicap which has been lost or suspended for more than six months the Handicap Committee shall give due and full consideration to the handicap the player last held. A Category 1 handicap shall not be allotted without the written approval of the Union or Area Authority if so delegated.
  

The player shall:

13.1 Have one handicap only which shall be allotted and adjusted by his Home Club and, if so required, produce a Handicap Certificate. That handicap shall apply elsewhere including other clubs of which the player is a Member.

Note: In Ireland (GUI) a player's HOME CLUB is the club at which a member plays most of his competitive golf.

13.2 If he is a Member of more than one Affiliated Club, select one as his Home Club and notify that club and the others of his choice.

13.3 Not change his Home Club except by giving advance notice of the change which can take effect only at the end of a calendar year unless he has ceased to be a Member of his Home Club or both clubs agree to the change taking place at an earlier date.

13.4 Report to his Home Club the names of all other Affiliated Clubs of which he is, becomes, or ceases to be, a Member and report to all other Affiliated Clubs of which he is a Member:
(a) The name of his Home Club and any changes of his Home Club and
(b) Alterations to his Playing Handicap made by his Home Club.

13.5 Ensure that before competing in a Qualifying Competition his entry has been inserted in the competition entry list, manually or by computer as required.

13.6 Ensure that all competition cards in Qualifying Competitions, whether or not complete, are returned to the organising committee, and make such computer entries as may be required - (see Decision 17).

13.7 Report to his Home Club as soon as practicable all Qualifying Scores (including No Returns) returned away from his Home Club advising the Home Club of the date of the Qualifying Competition, the venue, Standard Scratch Score and the Competition Scratch Score together with the following:

(a) After a Stroke Play Qualifying Competition the gross score returned and such further information as shall be required by the Home Club.
(b) After a Par Qualifying Competition the par of the course and the score versus par.
(c) After a Stableford Qualifying Competition the par of the course and the number of points scored
And the Par of the course.

Note 1: Players are reminded that failure to report scores returned away from their Home Clubs (including No Returns) when so required by the System is likely to lead to the suspension of offending players' handicaps under the provisions of clause 17.
Note 2: In the event of a Qualifying Competition being declared abandoned or scores returned being deemed by clause 20 to be for Reduction only, the player must report the above information.

13.8 If so requested authorise his Home Club to provide the Union with such information as his Union shall reasonably require establishing a National Handicap Database and also sign any relevant document which may be required to comply with or satisfy Data Protection legislation.

13.9 Prior to playing in any competition ascertain whether all appropriate reductions to Playing Handicap have been made or alternatively comply with the obligations set out in clause 16.11.

13.10 Enter his current Playing Handicap on all cards returned in a Qualifying Competition even though the event may not be a handicap competition. This is to allow for the calculation of a Competition Scratch Score.

13.11 Provide to his Home Club information regarding scores in Non Qualifying Competitions if so directed by a Union

Note:
In Ireland (GUI and ILGU) players and clubs must report to the Home Clubs:
(a) All qualifying and non-qualifying scores including team events, and
(b) All scores which equal or better the Standard Scratch Score from Society golf played over a Course for which the Union has allotted a Standard Scratch Score, together with notification of the relevant Standard Scratch Score.

Summary
Confirmed by Pat Finn GUI re CHD (Central Handicap Data Base.) 1st June 2005

• It is the obligation of every player to return scores to the Handicap secretary
• It is the obligation of each club, to return away scores, to the home club of a player.

A player should not take for granted, that if you use your swipe card, your score will be automatically sent to the GUI’s CHD. Scores must be returned to the Handicap secretary with the previously mentioned information. (Date, Venue, SSS, CSS Par). By the Player and the Club, the competition was played in.
In some cases away scores can be sent back to your home club via the internet.
If this takes place the GUI in turn will send this information back to your home club. This only occurs, if the vending software company the club is using can send away scores to the GUI.
If not Away scores have to be posted manually by the Club to the Home Club of the player.

After playing in a competition Check Golfnet to see if you’re Handicap has been adjusted www.golfnet.ie and that your score has been entered.
Key in your ID Number: and Password:
Your ID number is found on the back of your swipe card. The password when using your card for the first time is golfnet. This can be changed by yourself.

If the Club that you were visiting has not sent your Away Score to your home club, it is the onus of the player to ask the club he was playing in, to return the score to his Home Club.

If all the above for mentioned is adhered to there should be no problems with point ones and handicap adjustments.

Members please note if your Swipe Card is not working i.e.
• You are coming up as an Away Player
• Your H/C is 28
You are not using the swipe card of your Home Club (A player should have one and only one swipe card.)
Your swipe card has not been activated and needs to be returned to the office to be activated.

It is the onus of each player
• to use his/ her swipe card correctly
• to use his/ her swipe card when playing in Qualifying or Open Competitions at home or away.
• If damaged/ Lost to find a replacement from the GUI or to order one from the office, there is a fee.