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5Gs of A
Handicap Policy Amendment
Title: Transfer
of External League Information for Use in Determining a 5Gs Handicap Index
Introduction
In the
past the 5Gs of A Golf League (5Gs) has only considered other Motorola league’s
handicap/play data in determining
a
handicap index (HI) to be used in 5Gs tourney play, if requested by a
member. Currently, with many members joining 5Gs
that
have no Motorola league play history, there is a need to change our policy to
allow the use of other leagues’ handicap and
play
data to determine an equitable HI for a member to be used in 5Gs play, if
requested by that member. This policy addresses
that need.
5Gs
League Participation Limitation
5Gs will
consider applying this policy, when requested by the member, only
for members who have less than 5 rounds played
with the
5Gs during the previous rolling 12-months, and who have less
than 10 total rounds played with the 5Gs as posted on
the 5Gs website.
Acceptable
External League Requirement
5Gs will
consider handicap/play data from any league that falls into the following
categories:
a.) Any
league that uses the official “USGA Handicap System” to determine a golfer’s
HI.
b.) The 6Gs
of A (6Gs) Golf League.
c.) If
multiple league data is requested for consideration, only data from the league
with the lowest HI will be considered.
Acceptable
External Data Required for Determining a 5Gs HI
At the
time a member requests that the 5Gs Golf League use external data to determine
an HI, the member shall request that
their
most current 20-game play history be sent to the 5Gs handicap chairman by the
external league’s handicap authority.
5Gs will not accept any history that cannot be
verified by the external league supplying the information and this includes random
unverified
play outside of an organized golf league or golf club venue. Final
determination of whether externally supplied data is
valid
and can be used is solely up to the 5Gs handicap chairman, who will make a
reasonable, good faith effort to determine validity.
Methodology
to Determine 5Gs HI from External Data
Externally
supplied HI/play data will be subjected to the following procedure, in
the order shown, in determining a 5Gs HI:
a.) Determine
and/or verify that the externally supplied data is acceptable and verify the
accuracy of the externally supplied HI.
b.) Apply
the “5Gs Rule Factor” to the external HI, (see Table 1 below).
This step will not be used for history supplied
by the
6Gs Golf League.
c.) Apply
the “5Gs Participation Factor” to the result of step b.), (see Table 2
below).
Table
1: 5Gs Rule Factor
If
external HI is Subtract from External HI to Give Adjusted
External HI
0.0 –
4.9
0.0
5.0 –
9.9
0.5
10.0 –
14.9
1.0
15.0 –
19.9
1.5
20.0 –
24.9
2.0
25.0 –
29.9
2.5
30.0 –
34.9
3.0
35.0 –
39.9
3.5
40.0 –
44.9
4.0
The 5Gs
Rule Factor adjusts for the fact that 5Gs rules do not require full compliance
to the USGA rules of golf with the resulting
5Gs HI being marginally lower than an
equivalent USGA HI, and for the fact that this has a larger impact on players
with a higher HI.
Table
2: 5Gs Participation Factor
Last
rolling 12-month 5Gs play Multiply Adjusted
External HI by to Give 5Gs HI
0
0.90*
1
0.92*
2
0.94*
3
0.96*
4
0.98*
5
1.00*
>5
1.00*
* -
Result will be rounded down to the nearest tenth of a point (0.1).
The 5Gs
Participation Factor penalizes a member with very little or no play with 5Gs
within the last rolling12 months.
Example: History
Supplied by Golf League Using the Official USGA Handicap System
History
supplied by XYZ Golf League is verified to give an official USGA HI of 14.9 for
a member who has played 1 time with 5Gs
in the
last rolling12-month period.
Applying
the “5Gs Rule Factor” from Table 1 would give 13.9 (14.9 – 1.0).
Applying
the “5Gs Participation Factor” from Table 2 would give 12.7 (13.9 x 0.92 =
12.788, rounded down to 12.7).
The
resulting 5Gs HI would be 12.7.
If the
same verified information had come from the 6Gs Golf League then the “5Gs Rule Factor”
would not be applied, since 6Gs plays
by the same rules as the 5Gs. The
external HI, in this case, 14.9, would just be adjusted by applying the 5Gs
Participation Factor from
Table 2 to give a 5Gs HI of 13.7 (14.9 x 0.92
= 13.708, rounded down to 13.7).
Default
5Gs Handicap Index
The
default 5Gs Handicap Index for any member not requesting an HI adjustment will
be the HI that is posted on the 5Gs website for
that
member and which conforms to the normal 5Gs handicap procedure also posted on
the 5Gs website.
Drafted:
November 7, 2007 by J. Chruma
Approved:
November 9, 2007