We get plenty of questions daily on behalf of our registered clubs so we would like to answer some of them here. If your question is not anwered, please refer to your club. Click on the question you would like answered.

FAQs TO BE DISCUSSED. BELOW IS A SAMPLE FAQ.

1. How are Handicaps calculated?
2. My previous NGN scores are not on your system, how can I get them loaded?
3. How do I login?
4. How do I register games with The Golfers Card?
5. I can't delete a game that I mistakenly entered, what can I do?
6. How do I receive my new handicap card?
7. How does this new Handicap system affect clubs that are on the NGN system?
8. Clubs don't recognise me as an affiliated member, whats the problem?
9. Do I still receive Discovery Vitality points?
10. I am not able to see my name and handicap on DSTV
11. When adding a game, the drop down box does not appear giving me options to choose the club. Whats up?

How are Handicaps Calculated?

If one has entered 20 or more games, the lowest 10 differentials of the last 20 games must be used.

If one has played less than 20 games, the following table applies:-

For example:-

If one has played only 3 games, just 1, the lowest differential, must be used.
If one has entered 15 games, only the lowest 7 differentials are taken into account.
The maximum handicap one can have is 36.

Please note !

Some competitions and/or clubs will insist on lower maximums, say 29 for Ladies, 24 for Men.
The Golfers Card Handicapping system will only start registering handicaps once 5 games have been played.

NEW SAGA rule 9.2.2 Interim Revisions

A player's handicap shall be recomputed each time a player achieves a net score of 3 less than Par for the course or better. For a course with a standard Par of 72, this figure would be 69 net or lower.

The handicap to be used to calculate a net score shall always be the player's full handicap, irrespective of the format of competition.

If the calculation results in a lower handicap, such handicap shall become effective immediately. If the calculation results in a higher handicap, no change in handicap shall be made.