Any golfer
who is unable to complete their round or successfully post their score back to
the CDH, should approach their golf club as soon as possible to make the
Handicap Administrator aware of the situation. As a player it is your
responsibility to inform the golf club of the reason for not returning your
score. You should also provide the player with proof of your actual score. It
is then the responsibility of the golf club to determine whether the
non-submission is for a valid reason or not.
In
exceptional circumstances (such as player injury or illness) the club reserve
the right to delete the score intent. However, should the reason for not
submitting the score be deemed invalid by the golf club, a Penalty Score should
applied to the handicap record.
Similarly,
if a player does not inform the club of the reason for not returning a score,
the club are entitled to apply a Penalty Score to the handicap record.
The
Penalty Score can equate to one of the following:
·
Actual
Score from the Round of Golf;
·
High
Penalty Score: equivalent to the highest Gross Score listed in your most recent
20 scores.
·
Low
Penalty Score: equivalent to the lowest Gross Score listed in your most recent
20 scores.
Where a player repeatedly pre-registers their
intent to return a score for handicap purposes and fails to properly sign off
the score, the club entitled to withdraw the Handicap Index for a defined
period of time or consider alternative disciplinary action.
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