Category: Handicap

Tournament Points System – Charts

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The following chart assigns points for “in-the-money” finishes for all PCGC tournaments (T-flagged, home or away tournaments), for all flights, individual tournaments or team tournaments.

Points Assignment
1st 2
2nd 1
3rd 1
4th 0
5th 0

The following chart determines if index reductions are warranted:

Stroke Reduction Based on Points Accrued in Two-Year Rolling Schedule
# Tournaments >>> 8 or less 9-15 16-22 23-29 30-36 37+
-2 strokes 7 pts. 10 pts. 13 pts. 15 pts. 17 pts. 19 pts.
-3 strokes 9 pts. 12 pts. 15 pts. 17 pts. 19 pts. 21 pts.
-4 strokes 11 pts. 14 pts. 17 pts. 19 pts. 21 pts. 23 pts.
-5 strokes 13 pts. 16 pts. 19 pts. 21 pts. 23 pts. 25 pts.
-6 strokes 15 pts. 18 pts. 21 pts. 23 pts. 25 pts. 27 pts.
-7 strokes 17 pts. 20 pts. 23 pts. 25 pts. 27 pts. 29 pts.
-8 strokes 18 pts. 21 pts. 24 pts. 26 pts. 28 pts. 30 pts.

Examples:

  • Player has played in 18 events with 10 points = no reduction
  • Player has played in 6 events with 9 points = 3 stroke reduction
  • Player has played in 32 events with 17 points =  2 stroke reduction

Tournament Points System – Quick Facts

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Quick Facts At A Glance
Program Name Tournament Points System
Aliases that may be used

TPS (Tournament Points System)
Pope (Pope of Slope)
Knuth (Dean Knuth)
Board Approved September 19, 2013
Official Start Date January 1, 2014

 

Break In Period
Break In Period October 1, 2013 thru December 31, 2013
Purpose of Break In Period To acclimate the membership to the new system for a three-month informational period so they can see how they may be affected while they play the tournaments during this period.
# Tournaments during Break In Period

6

First tournament = Point Par Stableford, 10/5/13
Last tournament = Santa Ball, 12/14/13
Are handicaps reduced during the break in period?

No.

The Tournament Points System is informational only during the break in period.

 

Basics of Tournaments Point System ("TPS")
System is based on The Tournament Points System developed by Dean Knuth aka, Pope of Slope (www.popeofslope.com) which is in use by over 1,000 golf clubs.
Purpose of this system

Make tournaments fair and equitable for all members.

The old system was to subjectively look at the player's posting history and their scoring performance in our tournaments.

The new system does not look at handicap history, posting history or scoring performance but instead looks at how many times the player cashed in tournaments over a period of two years.  The new system is completely objective, mathematical and looks purely at the player's "in the money" performance.
Basics of this system

Players accrue points based on placing "in the money" in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd positions in their flight.

Mathematical calculations are made taking into account how many points the player earn in how many events which will then determine if a stroke reduction is warranted into a "Tournament Index".
# of years of data used in this system

24-month rolling period

As a new tournament enters the system, the tournaments older than 24 months are dropped off and are no longer part of the calculations.
Tournament Index applies to

All PCGC tournaments (individual, team and NCGA qualifiers).

Duration is as long as the player continues to meet the parameters outlined in the Charts tab.
Tournament Index does not apply to

The player's other clubs, other tournaments and casual rounds.
Tournament Index is reported to the NCGA

No.

The tournament index is used only for PCGC events.

However, the Handicap Committee can take further steps to reduce the player's NCGA index if they determine that circumstances warrant a reduction.
How long does the player play to their Tournament Index?

As long as the player continues to fall within the parameters outlined in the Charts tab.

A player's status can change from tournament to tournament and if a tournament drops out of the 24-month rolling period.

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Tournament Points System – Feedback

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Tournament Points System Feedback

Use this form to send the board your thoughts about the new system.

Tournament Points System – Letter to All Members

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This letter was emailed to all existing members on September 29, 2013.

Members,

After many meetings, discussions and countless hours of reviewing and modeling tournament scores, the Board of Directors has voted unanimously on September 19, 2013 to adopt the Dean Knuth Pope of Slope Tournament Point system.  In direct consultation with Dean Knuth, we will be adopting a hybrid of his original point system for clubs who have many flighted tournaments annually.

This system was developed by Dean Knuth, past Senior Director of USGA who also developed the USGA Slope system and the USGA Course Rating system.  This system has been adopted by over 1000 golf clubs to date as well as many USGA Associations as their defacto standard for tournaments in order to make tournaments fair and equitable for all players.

In essence this system will create tournament handicaps for a small percentage of the membership. In this system, the top-3 net finishers in every flight will accrue points; 2 for 1st, 1 for 2nd, 1 for 3rd in all team and individual tournaments.  Based upon the points accrued and the number of tournaments played, a member’s tournament index may indicate a reduction.  The USGA Handicap Index is not changed.  The system examines a 24-month “rolling” performance in which a tournament is added and the oldest tournament is dropped.  Points and tournaments played are then recalculated and improvements or reductions may occur for the next tournament a member plays.  Reductions stay in place until the # of points and/or the # tournaments played changes, based upon the tables you will see on our web site.

The system will begin October 1, 2013 incorporating a three-month break-in period to allow members to view and understand the system.  During the break in period, we will publish results on our web site after every tournament indicating all tournament player stats and any reductions. No reductions will be made during the break-in period.  However, results calculated after the 12/14/13 tournament will be in effect for the first tournament in Jan 2014 and any index reductions will also be in effect at that time.

Please be aware if you are not reduced, you will play to your current NCGA handicap index.  If you happen to be reduced, you will play to a lower handicap index.  As always, course handicaps will then be calculated using the normal slope system on this lowered index.

Certainly, with the adoption of this point system members will have many questions and will want to review more information about how the system works.  Members should visit our web site at www.pcgc.net/tps.html to read the information about this program. Everything you need is there including an FAQ, Quick Facts, tables, player’s stats, reductions, feedback survey etc.

We urge you to review the information carefully and please take a moment to complete the brief Feedback survey.  Your feedback is important as this new system is rolled out.

The Board of Directors believes this system will create a fair and equitable opportunity for all tournament participants to compete in our tournaments.

Regards,
PCGC Board of Directors