Posting Scores
In order to be clear the following page outlines which
scores must be posted. Basically anytime you play assume you will be
posting.
You must post:
Posting is Mandatory When Playing 9 Holes
Just a reminder, as of July 1999 posting 9-hole rounds is
mandatory. The NCGA has abolished the consecutive 9-hole round requirement for
posting. Anytime you play 7 holes on an 18 hole course or on a 9-hole course you must adjust for 9 holes
and
post. Anytime you play 13 holes you must adjust and post an 18-hole
score. The Posting terminals located on every course now make it very easy to
post 9 hole scores. Every 18 hole course is divided into front and back 9
slope and rating, so when you post you simply select which tee you played and
which 9, front or back, you played. The following excerpt is from an article located on the NCGA
Site at:
http://www.ncga.org/handicap.htm
"Nine-Hole Score Posting It is now mandatory that nine-hole scores be posted to handicap records. The requirement that nine-hole scores must be consecutive to post has been abolished.
There are two ways to post nine-hole scores as follows:
If you are posting the score on the PC of a club that you a member of, you enter your six or seven-digit
NCGA/GHIN number as usual at the Score Posting Screen. In order to activate the nine-hole posting feature, you enter a 9 followed by the nine-hole score at the point that you normally enter an 18-hole score. For example, a score of 45 would be entered as 945. You then select the appropriate nine-hole rating based upon the set of tees you played (i.e. F9-Blue, B9-White, etc.).
Establishing a handicap in Northern California just became easier for those golfers unable to always play 18 holes at a time. All three associations are pleased to offer our members this option."
Match Play - Posting scores is Mandatory
You must post
your Eddie Reed match play scores, as "T" (tournament) scores. Yes, even in match play you must
post. Also, read about adjusting conceded
holes. Below is an excerpt from
NCGA's website:
Conceded Putts and Incomplete Holes: Use "Score Most
Likely" In stroke play, a player is required under Rule 3-2 to hole out at every hole. However, in some special forms of stroke play (see Rules 31-32) there are instances where holing out is not a requirement. When a player fails to hole out, in either stroke play or match play, the Handicap System requires data that is reflective of what transpired that will help in predicting potential ability. Section 4-1 of the USGA Handicap System Manual states: "If a player starts but does not complete a hole or is conceded a stroke, he shall record for handicap purposes the score he most likely would have made. The most likely score consists of the number of strokes already taken, plus, in his best judgment, the number of strokes that the player would need to complete the hole from that position more than half the
time.
Unfinished Holes: Use par + handicap strokes on unfinished
holes. If all 18 holes are not played, use par plus any handicap strokes on
unplayed holes to figure out what score to post. Example: A match is completed
at the 17th hole and a player decides not to play the 18th hole. His score
after 17 was 90. He was to have received a stroke on the par 4 18th, so he
posts a 95, 90 through 17, and par + 1 for the 18th. A recent NCGA
article also re-emphasizes their requirement that match play scores be posted.
Penalty for not posting scores. The handicap committee has the authority to impose penalties on players posting incorrect scores or not posting at all. At tournaments a special sheet will be provided by the handicap
committee (usually Steve) for the purpose of posting tournament scores. It is the responsibility of each member to become knowledgeable of NCGA rules regarding scorecard adjusting and posting. All tournament scores must be posted by each member in the official posting sheet after each tournament round. Failure to do so may, at the discretion of the handicap committee, result in a score of even par being posted.
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