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Last week i shot nett 72 which is 2 over par from a 18 handicap in a qualifying compertition my normal handicap is 27. Had to play off 18 as that was teh max for the compertition. Thought id get cut 2 if not 3 shots. Go in yesterday to find my handicap still the same 27. Asking to make sure get told that with it been a qualifying compertition they cant cut you?

I'm a bit surprised about that too Matt, although good result bearing in mind you played off 9 less???

Anyone have an answer???????????????

What was the CSS for the Qualifying Competition Matt?

Chances are the Competition Secretary has overlooked the fact you played off 18 rather then 27, but the CSS may have been something like 69 which means you'd have played to the buffer zone for an 18 handicap. What he needs to do is re-work it with your handicap of 27 and then adjust your handicap by 0.4 for every shot you are under the CSS.

Matt,

Are you sure they said it was a qualifying competiton and not a NON qualifying competetion.

I think with a non qualifying competition you'll find that you won't get cut.

They normally only tell you when its NON qualifying 

Sometimes at my club if weather conditions dictate and they have to play us off the ordinary mens tees as opposed to the competition tees, or if there are temporary greens etc then the competition is then termed a NON qualifying competition for handicap purposes, although you may still qualify for the next stage of a sponsored competition.

Sounds like you may have confused the two types of qualifying, Handicap qualifying and Sponsored event qualifying 

Found this, the last part may explain it in Qualifying competitions

 http://www.congu.com/template2.asp?pid=37&parent=37

Chances are then it was a Non-Handicap Qualifying Event. However in this day and age that should never happen as we are all playing measured courses with SSS calculated. The excuse of winter tees or temp greens can't be used anymore or at least thats what I was told at the CONGU seminar earlier in the year. They say that every competition unless in really exceptional circumstances should be a qualifer. If not a Qualifier to the exact terms then it should be a 'Reductions Only' competition. So those who do play well can have their handicaps adjusted.

Since the outlawing of General Play Adjustments why would any club run Non-Qualifiers as this restricts golfers chances to get cut.

Matt some more info for you after posing the information to CONGU and the Handicapmaster Organisation:

It is possible to run Stableford competitions, where players do not receive full handicap allowance, as handicap qualifiers within the CONGU Unified Handicapping System.

However, for the competitions to be valid, players must use their FULL handicap when playing and scoring. The reduction in handicap may only be a recalculation of points by the committee AFTER the scores (using full handicap) have been returned and handicap adjustments processed accordingly.

The competition in the format you describe is not valid as a handicap qualifier and making handicapping adjustments based on scores where players are likely to have picked up ‘early’ is flawed. So to reiterate competitions should be played with full allowance for handicapping purposes and the committee should make the reductions afterwards for result purposes.