Okay, so I saw this thing online about figuring out divisions for golf tournaments, and it mentioned “NYT” so I figured it was from the New York Times, sounded legit. I wanted to organize a little tournament with my buddies, and we’re all wildly different skill levels, so I needed a good system. Here’s how I tackled it.
Figuring Out the Basics
First, I dug around for some general info about golf tournament divisions. It seemed like most places use handicaps, which makes sense. We kinda knew our handicaps, or at least, we had a rough idea. I’m, like, a 15, and my buddy Dave thinks he’s a 5 but he’s definitely more like a 10 on a good day.
Making it Work for Us
So, the “official” way is to use handicaps to create, like, flights or divisions. But, we just wanted something simple.
I decided to just group people based on their approximate handicap ranges. Something like this:
- Division 1: “Scratch” to 9 handicap (These are the guys who actually know what they’re doing).
- Division 2: 10 to 18 handicap (This is where I’d be, and most of my friends).
- Division 3: 19+ handicap (For the, uh, enthusiastic golfers. No offense, Bob!).
I figured make it simple, it’s just me and the group, not like a PGA stuff going on.
Keep Track of it ALL!
Then. I use Excel to keep track of the score. I am pretty good at it.
At last, I got a simple system. I didn’t spend too much time messing with complicated formulas, it worked.
It is much easier than I thought!
