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Originally Posted by bdbl  Not so Neil, or at least not according to the SGU "Myths & Misconceptions" article from which the following extract comes..... Myth ….. “It is unfair in singles match play to require the lower handicap player to concede full handicap difference to his opponent. Three-quarters of the difference was more equitable.” Numerous researchers and golfing bodies including the United States Golf Association, English Golf Union and Scottish Golf Union have investigated the relative merits of full versus three-quarters difference in handicap. All of these independent pieces of research have come to a single conclusion – full difference between the handicaps of the two players is clearly the more equitable allowance. A Scottish Golf Union survey covering 4000 handicap singles matches showed: ¾ Diff. Full Diff. Matches won by lower handicap player 61% 55% Matches won by the higher handicap player 39% 45% From the above it can be seen that even when conceding full difference the lower handicap player retains an advantage. To further explore the significant advantage given to the lower handicap player by limiting the handicap allowance in match play to ¾ of the difference in handicaps, a handicap match play event with a large entry was analysed in detail. The following table tracks the representation, and hence performance of players in respect to Handicap Category at various stages of the competition.
Err due to my inability to insert the table here's the link to the full article. http://www.scottishgolfunion.org/ind...TOKEN=95724346 |
I stand statistically corrected!
I think my issue comes out of the specific guy I'm playing. He's been playing off 17 but had tons of lessons and practice over winter so he's starting the new season playing off about 10, with a handicap of 15.
Ringer!
Still, his ar$e is mine when we play "proper golf" off scratch!
