AMITEE 50th ANNIVERSARY

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WORLD HANDICAP SYSTEM UPDATE

Implementation of the World Handicap System (WHS) will take place next week.  In summary the changes will have little effect in Australia with the main points being:
1) A new 'soft cap' at 3 strokes, meaning it will be more difficult for your handicap to go out to the maximum of 5 strokes above your anchor.
2) Daily handicaps will now incorporate the difference between the Scratch Rating and the Par. In simple terms, this means that 36pts in Stableford will be the exact measure as to whether you've played to your handicap or not. 
3) There will be an automatic additional reduction to a players GA handicap if the return an 'exceptional' score.

In addition, please note Ranfurlie will retain maximum handicaps of 36 for men and 45 for women.

Members may have received a text or email late last week in regards to a reminder about the World Handicapping system aligning worldwide from Thursday 30th January. Most of the transition for Ranfurlie will be automatic however special dates and points to take note of:

Monday 27th January - Golf Australia Handicap system will go down for Handicap lookup as part of the upgrade process until Midnight Thursday 30th when the system will be up and running.

During the downtime members can view their handicaps on the timesheet only and Handicaps shown will be what you were off as of Sunday evening. 

Member competitions from Monday 27th to Wednesday 29th will not be handicapped.

New Maximum Handicaps for both Men and Women will go out to 54.0 GA with individual clubs opting to set their own Maximums. Ranfurlie has made the decision to remain at a maximum of 36 for the Men and 45 for Ladies.

Thursday 30th Competition there should be some adjustment to members handicaps with no dramatic change being forecast. This being the first handicap competition for Ranfurlie with the new handicap system.

We trust this transition will be a smooth one.

RYAN McCARTHY GAINS TOUR STATUS

Congratulations to Ryan McCarthy who has has successfully qualified to play on the Australasian PGA tour. The qualifying event, or tour school as it is commonly known, was conducted at Moonah links (Open Course) on January 14-17. Ryan shot rounds of 69, 70, 73, 73 to finish at -3 and in a tie for 14^th. The top 25 players earned the rights to compete in all events on the Australasian calendar. 

This means we will see him competing in State opens & PGA's, a handful of national opens within the oceanic region and the odd pro-am during the 2020 season. Ryan will need to continue playing well to improve his rankings now in order to get a start in the major Australian summer events such as the Australian Open and Australian PGA. He is extremely excited and would like to thank all the Members and fellow staff members at Ranfurlie for their continued support.

Well done to Ryan flying the flag for Ranfurlie and we wish him the very best for the future. Lucky for us Ryan will still be a regular in the Pro Shop as he also continues to complete his PGA Bridging Course. 

TITLEIST FITTING DAY

Next Thursday 30th January on the Ranfurlie Range between 4pm and 7pm. Simply turn up on the night between these times, or you can book a 30min session with the fitter via the Ranfurlie Pro Shop 97888288.