When the hardest stroke holes, aren't

[Jon Wiggett]

Tom,


I understand what you are saying but in the end it has the same flaws (if they are flaws) that you see in the current system. Maybe the most equitable system would be for a player who is receiving shots to designate the holes they wish to receive shots on at the start of the round.


Jon

[Sean_A]

Jon


Interesting you say that.  When I lived in the US this was often what we did rather than go through the process of figuring the handicap at a particular course.  We just played off indexes and allowed the person who received strokes to take them when they wanted so long as it was announced before teeing off on the hole.  Everybody seemed happy with this.  Of course, these days, I much prefer Sunningdale Rules: no shots until a player goes two down and shots given until the player is back to one down.  This keeps things friendly and competitive. 


Ciao