What handicap allowances must our club competitions use?

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GolfRSA has determined that the Appendix C allowances must be used for all club handicap competitions, and recommends them for other competitions too. A committee may choose a lower percentage, but is not allowed to set a higher one for club competitions. Format Allowance Individual stroke play, Stableford, Par/Bogey, Maximum Score 95% Four-ball stroke play / four-ball Stableford 85% Four-ball Par/Bogey 90% Individual match play 100% Four-ball match play 90% Foursomes 50% of combined team handicap Greensomes, Pinehurst/Chapman 60% low / 40% high Best 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 of 4 stroke play 75% / 85% / 100% / 100% Scramble (4 players) 25% / 20% / 15% / 10% (low to high) Scramble (3 players) 30% / 20% / 10% Scramble (2 players) 35% / 15% Field make-up: the 95% figure is designed for medium fields of 30 to 100 players. If a large share of the field are higher-handicap players, a lower allowance such as 90% can be used instead. State the allowance in the Terms of the Competition. In match play, the lowest Playing Handicap plays off zero and the others get the difference. Sources: Rules of Handicapping (2024), Appendix C and Clarification C/1; GolfRSA Rules of Handicapping 2024 club training (Appendix C).

Format	Allowance
Individual stroke play, Stableford, Par/Bogey, Maximum Score	95%
Four-ball stroke play / four-ball Stableford	85%
Four-ball Par/Bogey	90%
Individual match play	100%
Four-ball match play	90%
Foursomes	50% of combined team handicap
Greensomes, Pinehurst/Chapman	60% low / 40% high
Best 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 of 4 stroke play	75% / 85% / 100% / 100%
Scramble (4 players)	25% / 20% / 15% / 10% (low to high)
Scramble (3 players)	30% / 20% / 10%
Scramble (2 players)	35% / 15%