
(iv) NATIONAL TOURNAMENT
(a) A player's starting handicap shall be determined
approximately three weeks prior to the commencement of
the National Tournament
by averaging his last six allocated handicaps to the nearest whole number (0.5
goes up to 1) subject to a maximum handicap of two below his last published club
handicap. It shall be the
Club Handicap Executive's responsibility to
produce the starting handicap of his Club's Members entered
for the National
Tournament and to submit these together with the Member's corresponding club
handicap,
to the National Coordinator not less than two weeks prior to the
commencement of the Tournament.
(b) A player shall not play off a handicap greater than 25 or
his current club handicap, whichever is the lower,
subject to the maximum
starting handicap as in (a) above. Should a player's club handicap be
adjusted
prior to the commencement of the National Tournament, he shall notify
the National Tournament
Handicapping Executive in writing duly certified by
a competent official from his club. Any alterations to
club handicaps
after the commencement of the National Tournament shall be ignored.
(c) There shall be three handicap divisions, namely
'A' Division - up to 8
'B' Division - 9 to 14
'C' Division - 15 to 25
The National Tournament Handicapping Executive shall be empowered, at his
discretion, to adjust the
aforementioned divisions and the par rating for the
course on which the National Tournament is being held.
(d) Handicaps shall be based on a par of 30 points with a
cumulative neutral zone of one point either way per
round. Handicaps shall be
adjusted daily in accordance with the attached chart. Such adjustments being
based on the starting handicap. A player's handicap shall not be adjusted
upwards by more than 5 points,
but there shall be no limit as to the number of
points a player's handicap may be adjusted downwards.
(e) A player's Eclectic handicap shall be obtained by taking
his average handicap over the period less 4, less
20% of the balance.
(v) ANNUAL AND OTHER COMPETITIONS
Refer to
rules of play governing such competitions. In the absence of any specific
procedure being laid down,
the procedure as set out in Rule 10(i) above shall
apply.
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