27 ladies all seemed to enjoy the Tri-Am today, in spite of the temporary greens. The lovely autumnal weather and shortened holes certainly led to some fabulous scoring.
Winners: Pamela MacKenzie, Louise Cooper, Alison Templeton - 57 pts !!!!
Runners-up: Evy MacGregor, Karen Binning, Kate Scott - 54 pts
We have been advised that due to the maintenance programme there may be some temporary greens tomorrow (23rd).
As it is a non-counting tri-am, I have said we will go ahead and this will not be a problem so long as the conditions are the same for every team. Eunice is passing this message on to Craig.
Jan
Here is the Draw for Wednesday's Tri-Am
Green course (remember to use green stroke index). One Stableford Score to count at each hole. Three Scores to count at 18th hole.
I have tried long and hard to make this competition work on the new Scottish Golf system without success. Please take a card and send me a photo when you finish your round.
Thanks, Jan
9.10 | Pamela MacKenzie | Louise Cooper | Alison Templeton |
9.20 | Vivien Howe | Mary Hardie | Cynthia Keanie |
9.30 | Denise Cowan | Eleanor Cannon | Vickie Rennie |
9.40 | Sheila Biggart | Pat Pennel | Chris Minto |
9.50 | Jan Macnab | Rosemary Ogilvie | Karin Mackenzie |
10.10 | Anne Robinson | Rosemary Reedie | Gillian Donaghy |
10.30 | Marion Munro | Helen Abram | Morag Cunningham |
10.40 | Nancy MacGadie | Lilias Snodgrass | Eileen Walker |
10.50 | Evy MacGregor | Karen Binning | Kate Scott |
Congratulations to Eleanor Cannon (20) who had the best score of the day on Wednesday 16 September with 34 pts (bih) off the Green Tees. CSS 76 (R/O) 11 ladies played.
And to Pauline MacEwan (36) who had the best score on Saturday 19 September with 37 pts off the Green Tees, resulting in a 2 stroke handicap cut - well done! CSS 76 (R/O) 6 ladies played.
Dear Ladies
Saturday the 19th September will see the trial of tee-time booking using the SG App.
NEW HANDICAP INDEX
1) On 2nd November, every player will have their Handicap recalculated to produce their new HANDICAP INDEX.
2) This will be done "as if by magic" by Scottish Golf in a black box calculation which will take into account all the scores that are available in the CDH database attached to YOUR CDH NUMBER.
This is why it is very important to have any outstanding issues resolved immediately regarding registering your details with the Scottish Golf App/linking and having only one CDH number.
Please let me know if you have any outstanding problems with this.
3) In calculating your new Handicap Index, scores going back as far as 2017 will be taken into account.
If you have a full handicap record of scores, your Handicap Index will be the AVERAGE of your BEST 8 scores out of your LAST 20 scores.
If you have less than 20 scores in your record, there is a sliding scale of how many will be used and how it will be calculated.
Here is a useful table for anyone with a low number of scores.
[Please remember, you don't actually have to understand all the maths (and there will be a lot more maths to come in future posts!) - it will all be worked out for you]
WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW
As it is currently not possible to have a meeting and presentation about the new World Handicap System, I am going to put up a series of Blog Posts covering what we need to know in bite-sized chunks.
Once the series is complete I will invite questions by email to answer any outstanding concerns or puzzlement.
Post 1 - Introduction
1) The new system will start on Monday 2nd November 2020
2) It is a myth that going forward you have to put in a score every time you play, even in bounce games
3) Most people's opinion (including mine) is that (once we get used to it) the new system will be better and fairer and encourage people to play more competitions (no more threat of "up point one" each time you play).
We are hoping for some nice autumn weather to enjoy some competitive golf in what will probably be the final month of this weird and curtailed season.
Upcoming dates for your diary:
Wednesday 9th and Saturday 12th September - Strokeplay competitions
Wednesday 16th and Saturday 19th September - Stableford competitions
Wednesday 23rd September - Ladies Tri-am
NOTE:
Entry for all these competitions will be through the Scottish Golf App (including the Tri-Am).
After some detailed discussions and emails with David Kernohan from Scottish Golf, I am optimistic that the handicap counting competitions have been set up and can be played from both the Red or the Green tees, as the player chooses, and that the Tri-Am can be entered and scored using the Scottish Golf App.
More instructions on that nearer the time.
There will be 24 places available for the Tri-Am and entries open on Saturday (5th September). Draw will be done and blogged by Monday evening 21st September. If you are trying to enter after there are 24 names down, please email Jan to be put on the Reserve List.