RIDGEFIELD GOLF CLUB

 HANDICAP POLICY

POSTING SCORES

Members are required to post scores for all valid rounds played.  This includes Home and Away Scores.  The RGC, through the Handicap Committee, will do random audits to insure Members are posting scores properly.  The Handicap Committee will follow USGA guidelines to insure Scores are available for Peer Review.  Repeated Violations of the Posting Policy can result in Penalties being assessed.

The following items will be reviewed during Handicap Committee Audits:

1. Posting Of Scores In A Timely Manner.  The USGA recommends that scores be posted the same day the round is played.  This is not always possible. At a minimum, all scores must be posted prior to the next Handicap Revision in order that your Handicap Index remains valid.

2. Posting the Correct Score.  All scores must be downward adjusted, prior to posting, using Equitable Stroke Control, “ESC”. An explanation of ESC is available on the Club’s website.

3. “T” Tournament Scores:  Periodically, Club Tournaments will require you post your score as a “T” Tournament Score.  Designation of “T” Tournaments will be made one or two ways, either on the Tournament Rules Sheet and or by signage at the GHIN computer.

4. Posting Scores Higher Than Played.  Posting scores higher than actually played is never allowed and will be viewed as an attempt to manipulate your Handicap Index.

The assessment of Penalties to your Handicap Record will vary depending on the severity of the violation. In general, prior to the assessment of a Penalty, you will be given notice that Penalties can be assessed if repeated violations occur.  “Penalties” can include the posting of Penalty Scores to your record, modification of your Handicap Index, and ultimately for repeated violations, the suspension of your Handicap Privileges.

Posting scores late (after a Handicap Revision takes place) at a minimum, will result in a Modification of Your Handicap Index to reflect the correct Index had the score been posted on time.  

In all situations, the assessment of a Penalty and or the Modification of one’s Handicap Index can be appealed. Appeals are made to the Handicap Committee in writing, (email is the preferred method).  After Committee review, you will be notified of the Committee’s decision.

HANDICAP INDEX MODIFICATIONS DUE TO ILLNESS OR DISABILITY

An individual may request his Handicap Index be modified due to a newly incurred temporary or permanent physical limitation. All requests for modification must be sent in writing to the Handicap Chairperson, Al Fazi. 

Additional Handicap Information

 

The game of golf is based on the premise that a player will play as well as the player can play. Under the USGA Handicap System, each player is required to record a hole score for a hole not finished, not played, or not played under "The Rules of Golf," and to reduce any hole score when it is higher than the maximum number allowed under Equitable Stroke Control.

"Equitable Stroke Control" (ESC) is the downward adjustment of individual hole scores for handicap purposes in order to make handicaps more representative of a player's potential ability. ESC sets a maximum number that a player can post on any hole depending on the player's Course Handicap. ESC is used only when a player's actual or most likely score exceeds the player's maximum number based on the table below.  Note, the player should use their Course Handicap and not their GHIN Handicap.  Click here for the USGA's Course Handicap Calculator.