All players please note the following Rule change for 2016: Clause 4.5(c) has been amended.
The maximum increase in handicap permitted in a calendar year will now be one shot above the lowest handicap achieved in that year. i.e. A player whose handicap starts at 10.4 may only increase to 11.4. If that player’s handicap is reduced at any time during the year (say from 10.4 to 10.0), the handicap may then only increase to 11.0.
Due to some problems with our new software a small number of handicaps have inadvertently been allowed to increase beyond this limit and we are currently working with the provider to rectify the same. In the interim we would ask players to be aware of your correct playing handicap, making the Handicapper aware if it has increased by more than 1 shot within the year.
If anyone requires further clarification, please do not hesitate to contact the Handicap Committee.
Brian McGuigan
Handicap Convenor County Armagh GC
11 June 2016