{"id":317904,"date":"2009-12-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-12-01T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/casadecampoliving.com\/handicaps-really-really-by-josh-cupp-casa-de-campos-golf-professional\/"},"modified":"2022-10-21T17:54:12","modified_gmt":"2022-10-21T21:54:12","slug":"handicaps-really-really-by-josh-cupp-casa-de-campos-golf-professional","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casadecampoliving.com\/es\/handicaps-really-really-by-josh-cupp-casa-de-campos-golf-professional\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00abHandicaps; Really? Really.\u00bb By Josh Cupp, a Casa de Campo Golf Professional"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/casadecampoliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/h_golf_dyefore.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/casadecampoliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/h_golf_dyefore.jpg?resize=572%2C283&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"h_golf_dyefore\" class=\"wp-image-2951\" title=\"h_golf_dyefore\" height=\"283\" width=\"572\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/casadecampoliving.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/golf-2\/dsc03248.jpg?resize=288%2C216&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"                               \" height=\"216\" width=\"288\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/casadecampoliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/h_golf_dyefore.jpg\"><\/a>Love \u2018em or hate \u2018em, handicaps are part of the amateur golf existence. &nbsp;The governing body for golf in the United States is the United States Golf Association.  The USGA was founded in 1894 and shortly thereafter in 1911, it was deemed necessary to establish a system that created an even playing field for amateurs of all skill levels.  For nearly 70 years the handicap process was an inexact science to say the least.  For the most part individual golfers just issued their own handicaps to themselves.  Improprieties and abuse were policed by golf professionals and local golf committees.  Widespread discontent with the established \u201csystem\u201d led to a decade long review that commenced in 1979.  The new handicap method took into account new variables.  The slope rating now examined the difference in difficulty level among different golf courses.  Also, the difference between casual and tournament rounds were studied and calculated in the new arrangement.  The result is the current system that requires a PhD in Astrophysics to understand in its entirety.  Let\u2019s just break it down like this; a golfer\u2019s actual 18 hole score minus his or her handicap should roughly get the number back to the 18 hole par for the course.  If you have a bumper sticker on your car that says you\u2019d rather be driving a Titleist, then you might be scoffing at my oversimplification of the handicapping system.  Let\u2019s put the slide rulers and Stimpmeters away for a moment and reexamine handicaps with a more amusing and entertaining approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>I get the jist of this \u201chandicap\u201d thing.  In a nice, neat, perfect world it\u2019s a beautiful thing to have all golfers begin from the same starting block.  I get that.  I can shoot 2 under from the tips and some chump can fire 98 from the mortal tees and I can owe him drinks after looking for his wayward tee shots in the shrubs for four and a half hours.  Hmmm\u2026IS this fair?  Genetics, advanced motor skills and an ample amount of eye hand coordination for the most part dictate your ability to achieve low scores in golf or any sport for that matter.  My dad can get a golf ball in the air once in a while and my Mom is the best athlete that never was.  I also have hit 8.2 million range balls between the ages of 12 and 27.  Do these factors coupled together relegate me to forever be locked in death matches with 74-year old seafood wholesalers?  Can there never be separation in a match based on ability alone?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[singlepic id=2580 w=320 h=240 float=left]Let\u2019s venture outside the world of golf for a moment.  In a pickup basketball game at the local YMCA can I tell the other team that I\u2019m 35, slow and have no left hand so that they\u2019ll spot me 6 points on the way to 11?  On Christmas Eve can I say to the woman that stood in line for the 7 hours to be the first to get her hands on the deeply discounted waffle iron that I would like to get in front of her because I overslept?  Was the German army allowed to appeal to the allied troops that they were fighting a war on both east and west fronts during the later portion of World War II?  Could Hitler say, \u201cGeez guys, I\u2019m a touch shorthanded, can you only invade Normandy with 50,000 troops?\u201d  Maybe these are silly examples and if I was the guy shooting 108, I would more than likely be the biggest proponent of handicaps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The system has provided us three distinct characters that have evolved from the creation of this equal playing field scenario.  First, and most dubious, is the sandbagger.  The sandbagger obviously chooses to falsify his scores and error on the high side or omit good scores to pack on extra strokes to his\/her handicap.  The motivation is obvious.  The sandbagger wins more matches.  I never understood this creature because being a proud individual, I would never want someone to see that I was an 18 when I was a legit 12.  Would you tell a potential date on Myspace\u00a9 or Facebook\u00a9 that you tipped the scales at 275 when you were really go 210?  C\u2019mon, folks.  How about a little pride and integrity?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next is the anti-sandbagger.  This individual enjoys cruising the locker room and driving range telling fellow golfers that he\/she is a four when the last time they broke 80 was off the red tees at an executive course in Myrtle Beach.  I get it.  You are searching for approval from your peers, but is it worth losing every bet before you tee it up on the first hole?  Oh, and by the way, those of us with a golf IQ over 100, the gig is up.  We have always known you can double you posted handicap to find a true measure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lastly, is apathetic golfer guy.  This person shows up in the pro shop and explains to me that he needs a form signed validating his handicap for a scramble in Vegas that is rapidly approaching.  Usually this person plays an ample number of rounds but can\u2019t be bothered to put the scores in the book.  He pleads his case to me that he is a 14 when he is really a 10 or so.  Apathetic golfer guy also usually fits into the sandbagger mold.  How do I handle the situation being a golf professional?  I tell the individual that we settle on 14 and then I mail him in as a 9.[singlepic id=2606 w=320 h=240 float=right]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What have we concluded from the rants and raves of a grumpy golf professional about the good, bad and the ugly of golf handicaps?  Not much I suppose.  Low handicappers will always grumble about giving two shots to a hack on a par three and dudes that can\u2019t get the ball in the air will always be battling for more juice on the first tee.  Handicaps do keep the game interesting and allow for blaze battles between golfers that can hit 300 yard drives on a rope and folks that make divots while putting.  I think that the 74-year old seafood wholesaler understands the difference between our skill sets, so after a little perspective, I think I\u2019m happy to buy him a Bacardi and Diet Coke after our round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong>Thank you to <a href=\"https:\/\/casadecampoliving.com\/2009\/11\/welcome-maite-and-josh-casa-de-campos-new-golf-professionals\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Josh Cupp \u2013 Casa de Campo\u2019s newest Golf Professional <\/a>for contributing this article.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Love \u2018em or hate \u2018em, handicaps are part of the amateur golf existence. &nbsp;The governing body for golf in the United States is the United States Golf Association. 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