We had one of those 'law of unintended consequences' moments last week. In the am/am on Saturday, one of the teams put in a fantastic 96 points, only to be docked 14 of them as one of the team had an inactive handicap. It's a shame, especially in a team game, because of course all the team members suffer because of the one 'inactive' one. This instance was a particular shame because the guy in question only joined late last year and so didn't play in enough qualifiers last season, then played all winter in the non-qualifiers and was caught out very early in this season because he didn't realise his situation. It's a good rule in general, it makes sure that everyone is playing off a genuine handicap.
Just to clarify: It is a condition of entry for all Mapperley Golf Club competitions that members should have an active handicap. Members without an active handicap (at least three cards from qualifiers during the previous season) can play in qualifiers, but they won't be charged a competition entry fee and they won't be eligible to win prizes until they have put in three cards. Also, you can't carry over a card from the previous season - putting in one from last year and two from this, you have to put three cards in within a single playing season.
We have more than 100 members with inactive handicaps. If you are one or know one - lets get three in!
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