Scores for an initial handicap
These can be submitted from any measured course, and at Mapledurham this means play from the Yellow or White or Red distance plates
Complete 9 hole or 18 hole rounds must be played and 54 holes of golf must be completed by way of 6x 9holes or 3x18 holes or a combination of both.
There is no need to preregister prior to playing a round for the initial handicap adjudication.
Scores must be marked by a person acceptable to the handicap committee, ie another member with a handicap or a member of another club with a handicap noting his/her name and affiliated club.
Maximum score for new golfers is par + 5 and holes not completed or scoring above this will be adjusted to par +5
Make sure please that you mark which tees you have played from !!
Players and markers must sign the card and place in the handicap box next to reception.
Time frame for submitting a score.
A player should submit their score as soon as possible on the day of play, after completion of their round, and before midnight (local time)
Handicap Committees are required to conduct an annual review of Handicaps.
General Play Cards on Home Course. (previously Supplementary cards)
These cards must be pre registered on the reception computer or the IG app PRIOR to playing the round. The round must be played on a measured course (whites or Yellows or reds) see above.
When the round is completed, enter your score on the reception computer or IG app dependant on which you registered your game, photograph the scorecard and put the card in the competition box.
All rounds intended for inclusion as a Supplementary Card must be entered on the Reception computer or IG App. Please remember to mark your card with the tee that you played from.
NO CARDS USING THE ENGLAND GOLF APP ARE PERMITTED
General Play at AWAY COURSES please register on the England Golf App and complete the exercise, if not able to do so send a copy of the card to the handicap secretary by email on the same day.
For more information on Handicaps please contact Kym Kennedy (Handicap Secretary) kym_kennedy@msn.com or Martin Feltham (Golf Ops Manager) m.feltham@theclubcompany.com
World Handicap System (WHS) - Members Toolkit
With the new World Handicap System (WHS) launching in England on Monday 2 November,
this educational resource will give golfers access to all the information they need to understand and appreciate the new WHS.
Click here for access to the digital toolkit
World Handicap System
Our Mapledurham Slope Rating Table arrival is imminent, however it might not be here before the WHS launch on 2nd November
Until it is up and positioned by the 1st tee, there are temporary tables in the golf corridor
You can also click here to view all tables too
Want to find out more about the World Handicap System?
In the run up to the launch of WHS in England on 2 November 2020, England Golf are providing weekly updates for golfers on each aspect of the new system, which you can find below.
If you want more information on any of these areas, you can contact your club who will have been provided educational training and resources to help with your transition.
Click here for more information on the new WHS
World Handicap System (WHS) Frequently Answered Questions (FAQ’s)
Click here to view
These are split into four sections:
1. General Questions on WHS
2. Your Handicap Index and How it Works
3. Golf Club and Committees
4. Competition and General Play