Yea that sounds about right. Usually anything between 34 and 38 is on handicap. If you do better you will get cut if you do worse you will go up 0.1 depending on standard scratch.

If you shoot par for your handicap then you would really only score 36 points anyway. You can do worse score wise but still score ok because the worst you can do is a double bogey which is zero. But a 12 is still zero points and if you get a couple of good holes, maybe birdie-ing on a stroking hole for a net eagle and 4 points you can still score 36 points. Thats what saves you in ordinary stroke play when you have one nightmare hole and 17 decent ones. You might still score 3 or 4 outside the buffer zone but your stableford score saves you. Thats why if you score a 7 or 8 or worse you should still try to score well the rest of the day cos you may save your handicap or even still get cut if the other 17 are good enough.

The whole thing was brought in to stop bandits that play off 15 shooting 75 for 17 holes but "accidentaly" taking a 12 to get their score back to handicap levels.

D.

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