b'COURSE HANDICAP THE ROLL UPSBefore playing a round of golf, you will need toThese are incredibly popular events which take convert your Handicap Index to a Course Handicap.place on most Friday and Saturday mornings. This will change from course to course, dependingTheres an ongoing competition for the Roller of on the difficulty of the course. When you play onthe Year but you can play as often or as rarely as a more difficult golf course, your Course Handicapyou like. may be higher than your handicap Index. HandicapContact one of the organisers and theyll add you Index conversion tables are available online and atto the email list and relevant WhatsApp group.all courses to enable you to calculate your Course Handicap. At Tandridge when you sign in to play aFriday morning Roll ups:competition or pre-register to play a casual roundGavin Marshfor handicap purposes, your Course Handicap willgmarsh1554@aol.comappear on the app alongside your Handicap Index. Saturday morning Roll ups:PLAYING HANDICAP Alan Hodge When playing in a competition, your Coursealanhodge@ntlworld.com Handicap may be further adjusted depending on the type of competition you are playing in. ForSPACES ON THE TEE TIMEexample, in a singles stableford or stroke playBOOKING SYSTEMBefore you Play competition your Playing Handicap will be 95% ofAny member is welcome to join any group at any your Course Handicap. Your Playing Handicap willtime. If theres space, its a great way of meeting new be given to you by the competition organiser orpeople. Of course, In your early days if you have a will show on the app when you sign in. relatively high handicap, you may not want to join a party of three playing off scratch. If in, doubt, have a chat with one of the Pro staff. They will also Getting a Game - a note know of people who would welcome a game.Your Handicap for new membersAs a member at Tandridge you will be expectedOnce you have submitted cards covering 54 holes,Some people who are new to the Club already to have already reached a certain level of golf.these scores will then be made into 3 x 18-holeknow lots of members, but most dont. Dont However, it is worth reiterating the recent changesscores to allow a Handicap Index to be calculated.worry, there are lots of ways of meeting new to the World Handicap System. This will be based on your score for the lowest 18people and getting a game. Youll find Tandridge is holes, minus 2 shots. a friendly place with a welcoming crowd. HANDICAP INDEX Your Handicap Index will be calculated by computer A Handicap Index allows you to play golf onusing the WHS (World Handicap System), operated an equal footing with everyone else who has aby England Golf. You will be given a unique CDH handicap, regardless of your ability or the course(Central Database of Handicaps) number which will you play on. stay with you for life.Once you have a Handicap Index you can submit HOW TO OBTAIN A more scores for handicap, either by playing in a HANDICAP INDEX competition or by playing a casual round.To obtain a Handicap Index you need to play andHOW TO DEVELOP YOURrecord scores from a total of 54 holes. This can beHANDICAP INDEXfrom any combination of 9 or 18-hole rounds (for example, 3 x 18 holes, 6 x 9 holes etc). You canYour Handicap Index will continue to develop until you enter your round as casual golf on the Club app. have 20 scores recorded. The more cards you submit, Your card should be marked by a full member andthe quicker you will get a fully developed handicap both yourself and your marker should sign the card. index that is a more accurate reflection of your ability.'