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2013 Guide to the Golf Croquet Handicapping Systems

Golf Croquet Handicaps are in the range 0 to 12 as set out in Law 16(see also Handicap Range Change below). Each player bears the final responsibility for playing at the correct handicap. Each player records every qualifying game on their handicap card to maintain automatically their correct handicap as described below.

Club Handicappers assign an initial handicap to players who do not have one, using table 3 or 4 below.

A player’s index is changed after each qualifying game by increasing it after a win and decreasing it after a loss. For handicap games the winner’s index increases by 10 and the loser’s index decreases by 10. It should be noted that Table 1 is non-linear due to the points exchanged being calculated on the number of handicap steps not on the handicap difference. The number of handicap steps between handicap levels is shown in Table 2 below. The mathematics of the system is identical to the previous system used in England except for a change of 4 in the quoted handicap. A player’s index cannot go below zero.

 

Table   2: Handicap, Steps and Trigger Points

Handicap

Trigger Point

Steps Difference

Points Change

0

1000

   
   

4

200

1

800

   
   

3

150

2

650

   
   

3

150

3

500

   
   

2

100

4

400

   
   

1

50

5

350

   
   

1

50

6

300

   
   

1

50

7

250

   
   

1

50

8

200

   
   

1

50

9

150

   
   

1

50

10

100

   
   

1

50

11

50

   
   

1

50

12

0

   

 

Qualifying games – Qualifying games are all singles games in CA Calendar Fixtures, Federation Leagues, inter-club contests (including friendlies) and internal club competitions played in accordance with the laws of the game. Friendly club games, walkovers and abandoned games are specifically excluded from the system. If a player reaches or passes through the trigger point for a particular handicap in either direction that player adopts the handicap for that trigger point as set out in Table 2. Depending on the player’s existing handicap this may or may not involve a handicap change.

However, handicap changes do not become effective immediately. They only become effective at the end of the tournament if the tournament is a CA Calendar Fixture or any other tournament lasting no more than four days. In all other cases handicap changes become effective at the end of the day. In each case the handicap change should be implemented as if the player’s index had moved in only one direction during the tournament or day in question. For instance a player’s handicap remains unchanged if the player goes through a trigger point and returns back through the same trigger point during a tournament.

Allocation of Initial Handicaps – It is the Club Handicapper’s duty to allocate a fair handicap for players who are new to golf croquet or who do not have an existing handicap. Tables 3 and 4 are provided as an aid to this process. This does not absolve the Club Handicapper from the need to watch new players carefully and adjust their handicap if necessary. Table 3 can be used for Association Croquet players with a handicap of less than 10.

Table   3: for Association Croquet players with handicap below 10

Association Croquet Handicap

Golf Croquet Handicap

Lower than -1 or extremely   proven record in golf croquet

1

-1 to 0 or reasonable proven   record in golf croquet

2

0.5 to 1.5

3

2 to 3

4

3.5 to 5

5

6 to 9

6

   
Table 4 below can be used for   players new to croquet or for Association Croquet players with a handicap of   10 or more. The player starts from corner four and counts the number of strokes   required to run hoops one to six inclusive, completing the exercise three   times to the best of the player’s ability. Table 4 is then used to convert   the aggregate number of strokes taken for the three exercises into an initial   handicap. If the player’s aggregate is less than 50 the player’s  handicap should be separately assessed

Table   4: for players new to croquet or Association Croquet players with handicap   10+

Strokes taken

Handicap

Index Awarded

50 – 54

7

250

55 – 60

8

200

61 – 64

9

150

64 – 70

10

100

71 – 78

11

50

>79

12

0

         

 

Comments

  1. John baker says

    10 June 2021 at 19:54

    Come on!I,m new to golf croquet.Should be a basic guide to this very technical system and how it is used in a game

    Reply
    • Tony Thomas says

      12 June 2021 at 22:45

      Take a look at the Croquet Association website -https://www.croquet.org.uk/?p=games/golf

      Reply

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