The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-27

EFFORTS Of the Indianapolis
L. District Golf Association to
bring about a uniform handicap
ping system for all clubs that are
members Of that organization have
been successful, Cliff Wagner,
secretary, said today. The new sys-
tern will be put in effect at once.
All players who compete in the I.
D. G.. A. tournament, otherwise
known as the city tournament, to
be played within the next six weeks,
will have a handicap determined
by the new system.
Difficulty encountered last year in the
city event. because some players turned in
net scores around 60, was the basis on
which the district association made its
drive for, uniform handicapping system.
Earlier this season some of the private
clubs spoke of adopting the district plan
for their own clubs. but at least one of
tm S it SaSg doubtu Fl the Municipal Fir links
CLUBS voluntarily would adopt the system.
,Wnen tne olSIIicG association let u pc
known that all players who take part in
the city tournament would not win a net
score prize unless he did so with a handi-
came a different story.
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THE district association will
4 swing into action for the
season with the annual banquet to
be held at the Columbia Club, Mon
day night, May 4, at $50. Custo-
mary election of officers, business
session, entertainment and a dis
play of latest golf equipment by
local dealers, will be a part Of the
show. Ed Lennox, president, will
preside. He will announce this
years tournament dates, and the
courses over which it will be played.
Part Of the entertainment viii be
sound motion pictures of Bobby Jones'
new talkies, sPutting." There will be 8
slow motion film of Jones making his
favorite shots. A prize will he awarded
the out-of-town club having the largest
delegation at the dinner.
The handicapping plan adopted
by the district association and
which each player in the city should
study carefully, because it will be
the basis on which his club handi-
cap will be figured, follows:
D., Handicaps will be computed by taking
the average of the best five scores, re-
CARELESS OF when made during the year,
oedUcting the par Of the course. and tax
ing 80 per cent Of the difference. Frac-
tions in the handicap Will be adjusted by
advancing to the next highest figure if
the. next lowest figure If the fraction is
under Il.
No handicap will be assigned which will
be more than i've strokes greater than the
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the lowest score made BY the player dur
ing the season.. Players viii post their
weed Tor the purpose. thus maintaining
in some manner a record of the players
low flve scores for the season Ter the use
q the hanalcap committee IN computing
Dute their own handicap.
Handicaps will be revised at the frst
OF each month during rYle season BY the
committee and the official handicap for
that month viii be ade UP On the above
basis. At the beginning OF the season,
the hanoicapS OF the previous year VIII be
all handicaps viii be arbitrarily raised as
Handicaps II and under-Two strokes.
Eandicaps II TO 17-Three strokes.
Handicaps Is and over-Four strokes.
Han6icapS thus assigned will be good
until thirty DAYS aver ne Official opening
similar date which may be convenient.
4 PLAYER who has been unable to post any
removed from the official handicap list
until such time as he has been able to
post scores and thus be assigned a handi-
cap. After, said date. the PLAYER who has
been unable to post tive representative
scores viii have his handicap figures as
follows:
With only four scores posted a handicap
based on the average less one stroke.
With only three scores posted q handicap
based on the average less two strokes.
With only two scores posted 8 handicap
based on the average less four strokes.
With only one score. posted g handicap
based on the average. LESS seven strokes
IN stroke competition. full hen6icaps
shall Be allowed. In match competition.
seven-eighths Of the difference between
handicaps shall be allowed II this diff
ference develops a fraction advance 10 the
next highest figure II the fraction IS one
half or over and reduce q the next lowest
figure II the fraction is under one-haf.
The maximum handicap under which &
PLAYER will be allowed to participate in
inter-club handicap events will be IS. re-
gardless Of individual club regulations. a
PLAYER belonging to two or more clubs must
use the. lower. Official handicaps in any
club OF tnter-club handicap events. regard
less OF where played.