The Boss wishes to get your views on potential changes to Swindle procedures noting that the Monday Swindle is in the process of establishing an event on the HDID system, enforcing every player to register on it before playing, enter their scores, and using the HDID calculated handicaps.
The first question is: should we follow the Monday Swindle or stick with our own IT processes with Keith setting handicaps as now ? The Committee's recommendation is the latter. If we stick with the current system the following tweaks are offered for debate.
- Set Swindle handicaps at start of year (Yellow tee course handicaps ) with +/- for age and previous 3 year’s winnings ratio. No change.
- Permanent in year cut 1 to 5 shots based on the existing handicap band ‘cut’ table for coming 1st : 1 shot cut for 4 weeks retained for coming 2nd.
- Currently there are no cuts for Team Comp's, although scores do count towards averages. Should we change to include handicap cuts for Team Comps ? The best individual Stableford only, or winning team members also ? Bearing in mind that the highest individual Stableford can be less than winning team members' scores.
- 1, or more, shots permanent cut for failure to put card into HDID after scoring 41 points or more - over and above handicap adjustment in 2 above. Proposed due to failure of some members to put in cards in accordance with Swindle regs.
- Any other burning issue you wish to raise ?
If you are not attending the Dinner you can email your views, succinctly please, to Keith or myself.