Some of you might have noticed your handicap for 2020 is NOT the handicap that you finished 2019 with and wondered why. The reasons are twofold:
In the past we have calculated your handicap by using the best 8 of your last 16 rounds. For some of you, that may encompass a number of years’ scores. As of January first of every year we drop off the oldest year considered. So on January 1, 2020, we dropped off all scores from 2017 and kept only 2018 and 2019 scores. Those two years will be utilized throughout 2020 to amass your 16 latest scores. For most of you this should have no impact.
The second reason is the has to do with the new Handicap system from the USGA. There are a number of items that will be discussed at the March meeting, but the one that affects your handicap as of 1/1/2020 is that we now consider the top 7 scores of the 16, no longer the top 8 scores of 16.
So please come to the Annual meeting on March 24 at 1:00 and I will briefly go over the new handicap rules. After the meeting, myself and the entire Handicap committee will be available for more questions. That committee is:
– Division 1 – Dave Wicks
– Division 2 – Chris Schuster
– Division 3 – Bob Roussin
– Division 4 – Joe Lerch
– Division 5 – Ron Platt
Thank you and I look forward to seeing you at the March Meeting
Bob Zaruba
Handicap Chairman