HANDICAP RULES

ROLLS-ROYCE PTF GOLF SOCIETY
HANDICAP ADJUSTMENTS

THE 6 x ‘ORDER of MERIT’ INDIVIDUAL STABLEFORD EVENTS CAN RESULT IN
HANDICAP ADJUSTMENTS AS BELOWPRIZE WINNER’S HANDICAPS WILL BE REDUCED ACCORDING TO THE DIVISION INWHICH THEIR HANDICAP FALLS,IRRESPECTIVE OF THE PRIZE OR STABLEFORD POINTS SCORED :-

HANDICAP DIVISION HANDICAP REDUCTION
DIVISION 1 ZERO - 12 - 1 STROKE
DIVISION 2 13 - 19 - 2 STROKES
DIVISION 3 20 - 36 - 3 STROKES
IN ADDITION PRIZE WINNER’S WITH A STABLEFORD SCORE ABOVE 36 POINTS
WILL ALSO HAVE THEIR HANDICAP REDUCED:-

STABLEFORD POINTS HANDICAP REDUCTION
37 - 38 - 1 STROKE
39 - 40 - 2 STROKES
41 - 42 - 3 STROKES
43 & ABOVE - 4 STROKES

THERE IS A BUFFER ZONE ON 25 POINTS WITH A HANDICAP INCREASE FOR 24 POINTS OR LESS
STABLEFORD POINTS SCORED:-

STABLEFORD POINTS HANDICAP INCREASE
24 & BELOW 1 STROKE
12 & BELOW 2 STROKES

NOTE - OTHER HANDICAP REDUCTIONS CAN BE IMPLEMENTED BY THE HANDICAP
SECRETARY FOR GENERAL PLAY AND/OR EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCES.

A MEMBER’S ‘SOCIETY’ HANDICAP WILL BE RESET TO THEIR CURRENT ‘CLUB’
HANDICAP AFTER PLAYING 12 x ‘ORDER of MERIT’ EVENTS WITHOUT RECEIVING A
HANDICAP REDUCTION FOLLOWING A PRIZE MONEY FINISH.
THIS WILL BE MONITORED BY THE HANDICAP SECRETARY FOR THE APPLICABLE
‘ORDER of MERIT’ EVENTS FROM THE START OF THE 2021 SEASON ONWARDS.