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Virginia Golf Club Policy On Returning Scorecards |
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| From 1 June 2010, the Club's policy where a player has not completed their round or not returned a scorecard (otherwise known as NCRs) is as follows: |
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If a player doesn’t complete their round because they’ve had a bad day (e.g. they miss a hole because they pick up in a stroke comp) and they still hand in their card in, they receive their worst score from their last 19 rounds for handicapping purposes. |
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If a player doesn’t complete their round for a legitimate reason (e.g. rain, called out to work), then they receive no score for handicapping purposes. |
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In all other cases, the player receives their best score from their last 19 rounds for handicapping purposes. |
| The suggested policy as per Golf Australia guidelines is that a player should receive their worst score from their last 19 rounds if they do not submit a scorecard. However, the Match Committee felt this gave players an opportunity to artificially inflate their handicap by simply not handing in a scorecard if they had a good score. |
| The Club is therefore exercising its powers (in accordance with Golf Australia guidelines) to give players their best score from their last 19 rounds if they do not return a scorecard. |
| If a player is found to be using the Club's policy to deliberately lower their handicap (by not returning cards) then their handicap will be reviewed and adjusted accordingly. |
| The point we wish to emphasise is that a player should ALWAYS return their scorecard following their round. This is regardless of whether all holes were completed. By not submitting a card, the Club is unable to determine how well or how badly the member played. Thanks for your cooperation. |
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