Equitable Handicapping in Golf
Previous studies on handicapping have suggested that in matches between two golfers, the better golfer has an advantage. This article considers medal play between two golfers when they are both playing well. The study uses the new slope system for handicapping. In this context we argue that it is ac...
| Veröffentlicht in: | The American Statistician. - American Statistical Association, 1947. - 54(2000), 3, Seite 170-177 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | The American Statistician |
| Schlagworte: | Data Analysis Order Statistics Statistical Modeling Health sciences Behavioral sciences Mathematics Law Physical sciences Applied sciences Information science |
| Zusammenfassung: | Previous studies on handicapping have suggested that in matches between two golfers, the better golfer has an advantage. This article considers medal play between two golfers when they are both playing well. The study uses the new slope system for handicapping. In this context we argue that it is actually the weaker golfer who has an advantage. The conclusions are based on both the analysis of actual golf scores and the analysis of theoretical models. We suggest an alternative scoring formula which leads to "fairer" competitions. |
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| ISSN: | 15372731 |
| DOI: | 10.2307/2685586 |