Golf
Are you interested in playing golf equally with everyone in your foursome? Do you ever feel out of place when competing against golfers who outscore you every hole? If you answered yes to these questions, it is time to start understanding golf handicaps for beginners. Once you have found your handicap, you will be on an equal playing field against everyone who also has a handicap. Whether you have a good golf handicap or an average golf handicap, the system is designed for fairness and equality. The handicapping system allows golfers of all abilities to compare their expected abilities. A proper and legitimate handicap can be used for a variety of tournaments and fun rounds of golf, so make each stroke count. Purpose The purpose of a golf handicap system is to make the game of golf more enjoyable by enabling players of differing abilities to compete on an equitable basis. The System provides a fair handicap for each player, regardless of ability, and adjusts a player's handicap up or down as the player's game changes. At the same time, the System disregards high scores that bear little relation to the player's potential ability and promotes continuity by making a handicap index continuous from one playing season or year to the next. Two basic premises underlie a handicap system, namely that each player will try to make the best score at every hole in every round, and that the player will post every acceptable round for peer review . The player and the course/club’s handicap committee have joint responsibility for adhering to these premises. Outdoor Resort Palm Springs Golf Handicap System The ORPS golf handicap system is a standalone system, and not in anyway associated with the USGA/GHIN handicap system. The ORPS golf handicap system will provide the player with a handicap once at least 5 scores are entered. The ORPS handicap index compare’s a player’s scoring ability relative to the ORPS 18-Hole course par of 54 strokes. Scores from the back-9 short course are NOT to be recorded. The ORPS handicap system reflects a player’s potential because it is based upon the best scores posted for 10 of the last 20 rounds. As new scores are entered, the oldest scores drop off. It is imperative to establish & maintain a true representative handicap for a number of reasons. There are a number of organized events at ORPS where having a handicap record is necessary to participate – ORPS Match Play, the ORPS Sweetheart Tournament and the ORPS Golf Club Championship to name a few. Most all organized Tuesday, Thursday and monthly Saturday tournaments are based on forming teams of equitable playing abilities based on posted handicaps.
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2018/2019 Tournaments Saturday, December 8 - Orange Ball Saturday, January 12 - String Tournament Saturday, January 26 - Owners Hole-in-One Sat/Sun February 9 and 10 - Sweetheart Friday, February 22 - Can-Am Saturday, March 2 - Three Club Fri-Sat-Sun March 15-16-17 - Club Championship Saturday, March 23 - Farewell Tournament OPEN TO ALL! Tuesdays we have a mixed scramble. Thursdays men and women are on separate teams with each member playing his or her own ball. Formats vary from week to week. On both days teams are handicapped as evenly as possible. All low and high handicappers are encouraged to play. Guest averages will be based upon your home course handicap. Register at ES between 8AM and 8:45 AM, play starts at 9AM Bring $5 and join us Hole In One $300
LADIES’ PUTTING CLUB Sign up Wednesday mornings 8:45AM at ES
Bring your putter, a ball and 4 quarters and have FUN!
2018 - 2019 Golf Committee
D ON R ENOE :
Chair
A LLEN G AYKEN :
Vice Chair, handicaps, new owner/renters sign-ups & tournament entries Treasurer, tournament entries
G REG R OSE :
B RENDA G OORTS :
Secretary, & handicaps
G AIL P OLLACK :
Hospitality, & teams, HOI tags
M ICHELLE M OORE :
Hospitality, & teams & tournament entries
If your posted handicap is not representative of your true playing ability and potential, that may certainly affect your team’s scoring results, which is not fair to your teammates, and fellow competitors. It is important that golfers not manipulate the handicap system by recording only their casual-round high scores so that they can better their handicap scoring in tournament play – also known as ‘sandbagging’. And secondly, and less frequently, recording only their casual-round low scores to maintain a lower, or vanity, handicap. Players should reliably be able to play within a 2-3 strokes of their posted handicaps. The ORPS golf committee reserves the right to adjust a player’s posted handicap should a player continually best their posted handicap by upwards of 4 plus strokes.
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