RANCHO PARK GOLF CLUB - HANDICAP POLICY
POSTING OF SCORES
Rounds within the club will be posted by the handicap committee. Rounds outside the club must be posted by the player immediately after the round. Failure to post immediately after your round will result in a Penalty Round (P) on your scoring file. No exceptions.
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CLUB INDEX
Rancho Park Golf Club members play to their Current Index or Club Index (whichever is lower) for regular tournaments. For Major Tournaments, players play to their Low Index or Club Index (whichever is lower). The Club Index is derived using the average of a player's lowest three differentials from his last six RPGC tournament scores. For example, if a player's last six RPGC differentials were:
7.5, 7.5, 11.7, 10.2, 9.2, 11.1
We would keep 7.5, 7.5, and 9.2 and throw out the 11.7, 10.2. and 11.1.
We then add these three differentials together and divide them by three. When the math is done, this player's Club Index is 8.0.
Here's the formula for any nerds out there:
(7.5+7.5+9.2)/3 = 8.0
If a player doesn't have six posted rounds from which to derive a Club Index, we then use the following method:
| No GHIN index. | Play to a zero. |
| GHIN index but no RPGC scores | Play to 1/2 your handicap. |
| 1-3 rounds with RPGC | The lowest differential will determine your Club Index. |
| 4-5 rounds with RPGC | The lowest two differentials will determine your Club Index |
| 6 Rounds with RPGC | The lowest three differentials will determine your Club Index. |
| No RPGC scores in the last year | Play to 1/2 your handicap. |
If you've been a member of another club, you may have noticed that the same guys seem to win every tournament, but their indexes never go down. This is why we use a Club Index. If a player is shooting in the mid-90s outside of RPGC tournaments but in the low 80s within club events, we ignore those outside scores. Scores within the club are what matter most to us.
The Club Index calculation is done manually, so occasionally, we may have an accounting error. If you think there's been a mistake, please email us with your questions. Before you do that, please click here to determine which rounds count towards your Club Index.
WHEN ARE TOURNAMENT INDEXES FINAL?
Tournament indexes are final once the tournament is fully set up in Golf Genius (except for Major Tournaments, where indexes can be adjusted anytime). Because indexes are set up well before the tournament takes place, your Current Index may not match your tournament index. For example, if the tournament was set up on Monday for a Thursday tournament - the rounds you post in between will not affect your tournament index. For this reason, your index for any given tournament may be below or above (if you're lucky) your Current Index.
WHAT IS MY CLUB INDEX? CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT.
Please get in touch with handicap@rpgc.org with any questions.