http://www.ncga.org/2006/01/03/new-kid-on-the-block/ Northern California Golf Association Fri, 16 May 2008 10:11:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 http://www.ncga.org/2006/01/03/new-kid-on-the-block/#comment-164 Jim Cowan Wed, 03 Oct 2007 21:47:07 +0000 http://www.ncga.org/2006/01/03/new-kid-on-the-block/#comment-164 John Edwards, I apologize for the delay in responding but I just recently was made aware of this new feature within our website. One, the NCGA is limited in what we can do and 2) we are doing a lot. The USGA Handicap System does not permit an outside party to adjust the Handicap Index of a golfer. The one and only entity that can is the club that the golfer maintains his handicap at. So fuss and fume as some might, the NCGA cannot take any action to adjust a golfer's official Handicap Index. That being said, we have kept track of all the scores that golfers have recorded in our own events at handicap and have taken action against hundreds. It is a huge undertaking keeping track of tens of thousands of golfers and in excess of 100,000 scores, but we do track them and require golfers that have played too well too often to play to a lesser number in our own events. We also notify the club that the golfer belongs to with the hope that they examine the member's record and take penalty action if they feel it is warranted. Such a program does not prevent a net 58 from time to time, but the same golfer will not be able to reproduce such rounds over time in our tournaments. Thanks Jim Cowan John Edwards,
I apologize for the delay in responding but I just recently was made aware of this new feature within our website. One, the NCGA is limited in what we can do and 2) we are doing a lot. The USGA Handicap System does not permit an outside party to adjust the Handicap Index of a golfer. The one and only entity that can is the club that the golfer maintains his handicap at. So fuss and fume as some might, the NCGA cannot take any action to adjust a golfer’s official Handicap Index. That being said, we have kept track of all the scores that golfers have recorded in our own events at handicap and have taken action against hundreds. It is a huge undertaking keeping track of tens of thousands of golfers and in excess of 100,000 scores, but we do track them and require golfers that have played too well too often to play to a lesser number in our own events. We also notify the club that the golfer belongs to with the hope that they examine the member’s record and take penalty action if they feel it is warranted. Such a program does not prevent a net 58 from time to time, but the same golfer will not be able to reproduce such rounds over time in our tournaments. Thanks Jim Cowan

]]> http://www.ncga.org/2006/01/03/new-kid-on-the-block/#comment-100 john edwards Fri, 24 Aug 2007 20:42:35 +0000 http://www.ncga.org/2006/01/03/new-kid-on-the-block/#comment-100 When is ncga going to crack down on cheats. Recently local members attended ncga event where qualifier net was 58 from 16 index. Not much of a competition as a result. locally club has clamped down on inflated indexes but must admit members are at terrible disadvantage at ncga level. makes one not wish to participate. When is ncga going to crack down on cheats. Recently local members attended ncga event where qualifier net was 58 from 16 index. Not much of a competition as a result. locally club has clamped down on inflated indexes but must admit members are at terrible disadvantage at ncga level. makes one not wish to participate.

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