I suspect the crucial shift here could be an extra shot for Juice on Saturday and Sunday…

As I type this as 07:28 on the Saturday of the Jug, it has just started to hammer it down out there – possibly putting the morning Greensomes at risk

• Noz managed to score exactly one point less than he needed to avoid hitting the ‘no increase zone’ – getting ready for the Jug Weekend again?
• Ron – not that we’ll be seeing him in Kent – is up to 3, when he’s scratch in ‘real life’
• Rob will be joining Bruce off 15 for the weekend
• My three wins this year see me getting 4 shots less than I did at the start of the season
• Our president needs to score more than 32 points in the Amy Austin to avoid the clear and present data of Category Z golfing – he won’t get there at the Amy, but he’ll be off 28 for the Jug unless he weighs in
• Very notably, for the first time since I have been keeping the records, and since we retired Spike from the system, Adam is no longer the player with the highest handicap – he’s now half a shot ‘better’ than Pete, but maintains his advantage of never having been lower than 28

Here we are – the playing caps for the start of events in Kent

After much debate and despite some heavy petitioning, the 2014 caps are a direct read across from the end of 2013.

After 12 months of waiting for Ron to do his calculations on the equivalent of a fag packet, Noz has created a fully functional spreadsheet that takes care of the whole process, including the new single shot cut for winner rule. I’ve looked at the formulas in the cells – there’s wizardry in that boy.

Enough jabber – here’s what you really want to see, how many more shots you get for the Gibbon.

Clicky=Biggy

Updated as per the word of the Captain on email. Hopefully he will be able to address any issues before Sunday. (Also Noz, I don’t know how Ron’s magic system works, I can find out, but as we stand, post event handicapping is an activity performed by the Skipper).

2012 Pre-Season Handicaps

Next year, with the Allsopp anomaly resolved, should be interesting, unless someone goes on a Noz-style burn.

Player	Cap
Captain	2.4
Idiot	12.2
Campo	14.7
Coops	15.8
Huge	18
Players Representative	18.4
Web Donkey	18.9
Aust	19.5
Millers	20.0
Curt	22.5
Noz	22.6
Tour Director	23.1
Bacon	23.7
Pal O Onions	24.9
President	26.4
Pedro	28.2
Ads	36.0

I like to note that Huge is now seen as a proper golfer in the updated handicaps.

 

PLAYER	Starting H/Cap March 2011	Current Playing Hcap	S/Forth Matches Played	Total S/Forth Points	Average S/Forth Points	H/Cap Adjustment	New H/Cap	Category
PRES	21.5	22.9	4	118	29.5	1	23.9	C
RON	-1.5	0	4	120	30	1	1.0	A
TD	20.4	21.8	3	81	27	1.5	23.3	C
BRUCEY	15.4	17.2	4	117	29.25	1	18.2	B
DONK	15.4	16.8	4	126	31.5	0.5	17.3	B
PAL O	19.4	21.4	4	86	21.5	3	24.4	C
COOPS	15	15.5	1	27	27	NO CHANGE	15.5	B
ADS	36	36	3	91	30.3	NO CHANGE	36	D
BACON	25.4	22.6	4	142	35.5	NO CHANGE	22.6	C
AUST	16.4	18.2	4	119	29.75	1	19.2	C
NOZZER	18.4	19.9	4	122	30.5	1	20.9	C
CAMPO	12.6	13.6	2	50	25	2	15.6	B
HUGE	16	16.5	1	18	18	NO CHANGE	16.5	B
PEDRO	26.9	27.4	1	19	19	NO CHANGE	27.4	C
IDIOT	8.4	9.4	2	47	23.5	2	11.4	B
CURNIPS	22.5	22.5	0			NO CHANGE	22.5	C
MILLERS	16	17.3	3	89	29.6	1	18.3	B

Oh, and the image for this post is taken from the member who has been stalking Campo to see what he’s been doing with his Saturdays.

From the Desk of the Skipper – I don’t know what the bold and not bolds mean!