Further Updates

Changes

The NEC are introducing changes to the Handicap System for the start of the 2022 season: -

A player will be allowed 3 NRs, if a Senior player has 4 NRs their Handicap will be increased by 0.4, if an Intermediate or Junior have 4 NRs they will have their Handicap reduced by 0.4. This will be continuous, 3 more NRs and the same will be applied on the 4th.

Remaining in the Grade, if a player drops down a Grade after a reduction in their Handicap, they will remain in that grade for 4 weeks, e.g., an Intermediate Gent playing off -3.6 receives a reduction of 0.3, their new Handicap is -3.3 (Senior Grade)
(i) Week 1 receives an increase of 0.1, Handicap -3.4
(ii) Week 2 receives an increase of 0.1, Handicap -3.5, they do not receive this 0.1 as this would bring them back to Intermediate Grade, instead they stay 4 weeks in the Senior Grade before being eligible to return to the Intermediate Grade
(iii) If they continue to play well they can still be cut

All Clubs must enter at least 5 Competitions into the Handicap System otherwise there will be sanctions applied at the end of the year. The Club must submit the 5 Competitions they are going to enter to the NEC

Scratch Cup scores are to be recorded after the first eighteen holes and entered into the system even if the card is not returned after the second eighteen holes. When a player is added to a competition, if they do not have the required number of rounds played, a button will appear on the system saying, “Mark as NR”, click this button to officially log the player as an “NR”