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Each golf club has nominated competition days and you may be welcome to enter as a guest depending on the club's policy on accepting guests into their competitions.

You will need to ask the golf club if their competition days are open to guests generally and to Golfer Social Club Members specifically.

You may also seek to play in Open Tournaments and other Open events

Many people are surprised with how low their initial GA Handicap is. There are a few reasons for this:

• The system is calibrated for the handicap to sit at the low end of what a golfer is capable of - it is intended that a player only plays to or beats their handicap when they play well.
• Many golfers without an official handicap believe the handicap represents the scoring average but this is not the case. Statistically, an Australian golfer plays better than their handicap only once in every eight rounds.
• Initial handicap calculations are made from the adjusted hole scores from the best of the three submitted rounds with reference to the Scratch Rating of the course and multiplied by .93.
• The GA Handicap is referenced to the Slope Rating of a Course to generate the Daily Handicap that a golfer plays from in a competition. The formula is GA H/cap x Slope Rating / 113. Hence, on a course with a slope rating of 130, a player with a GA Handicap of 15.8 will play from a Daily Handicap of 18.

In late 2025 Golf Australia transitioned from the Golflink handicapping system to the DotGolf system. 

Under the Golflink system:

• The old 10-digit GOLFLink number was split into club ID (first 5 digits) and member number (last 5 digits).
• When you joined a new club, the system issued a new number, even though your playing history and handicap carried over.

However, under the current Golf Australia Connect / Golf ID system (post-2025):

• Your Golf ID is now permanent and unique to you, not tied to a club.
• You keep the same Golf ID when moving between clubs.
• All your handicap history, scores, and records remain linked to that Golf ID.
• You can now select which Club will be your home club (and thus manage your handicap), however this selection doesnt change your Golflink number. 

So essentially, the old statement about “getting a new GOLFLink number at a new club” no longer applies — your Golf ID now follows you for life, across all clubs.

Each golf club has nominated competition days and you may be welcome to enter as a guest depending on the club's policy on accepting guests into their competitions. You will need to ask the golf club if their competition days are open to guests generally and to Golfer Social Club Members specifically.

Your monthly $10 monthly credit is automatically placed directly into your Crazy Golf Deals Account and apllied on checkout, when available.

It is to be used within 30 days and does not accrue. It can be used on any deal on crazygolfdeals.com.au including Golfer Tour events and Stay and Plays, as well as Golf Market.

If you're a Premium Member, you can find your special credits in your account under the category "Member Special Credits". These require you to copy and paste your voucher code on checkout.

Yes. The handicapping rules require that you inform a new club if you have ever held an official handicap at another club.

When you join a new club and you wish it to be your Home Club where you maintain your handicap, you are required to submit your most recent GOLF Link number.

In late 2025 Golf Australia transitioned from the Golflink handicapping system to the DotGolf system. 

Under the Golflink system:

• The old 10-digit GOLFLink number was split into club ID (first 5 digits) and member number (last 5 digits).
• When you joined a new club, the system issued a new number, even though your playing history and handicap carried over.

However, under the current Golf Australia Connect / Golf ID system (post-2025):

• Your Golf ID is now permanent and unique to you, not tied to a club.
• You keep the same Golf ID when moving between clubs.
• All your handicap history, scores, and records remain linked to that Golf ID.
• You can now select which Club will be your home club (and thus manage your handicap), however this selection doesnt change your Golflink number. 

So essentially, the old statement about “getting a new GOLFLink number at a new club” no longer applies — your Golf ID now follows you for life, across all clubs.

If you previously held a handicap and/or GolfLink number prior to 1 January 2010 and have not been a member of a golf club for some time, it is likely your handicap lapsed. In this case, you will need to submit a total of 54 holes to obtain a new handicap. These can be played in any combination of 9- or 18-hole rounds (they do not need to be three full 18-hole rounds).

From 2 January 2010, handicap records no longer lapsed. Instead, they became inactive when a player was not a club member. Once the player joins a new club, the handicap is simply reactivated.

In summary:

If you held a handicap before 2010 and were not a member of any club: you will need to submit 54 holes to receive a new handicap.

If you gained a handicap after January 2010: your handicap is likely inactive and can be reactivated upon joining a club.

You can retrieve your old Golf ID (formerly known as a GolfLink number) by contacting your previous club or Golf Australia.

Under Golf Australia (GA) / World Handicap System (WHS) initial handicap cards and conforming social round requirements, a marker is the person who attests (verifies) your score. GA is clear about who can and cannot act as a marker.

Who can act as a marker

A marker must be an acceptable golfing companion, meaning they can be:

• A member of an affiliated golf club (any club, not just yours)
• A golfer who holds a GA Handicap or a recognised overseas handicap
• A golfer who is capable of understanding the Rules of Golf
• Someone who played with you for the round (or at least observed your play)

They do not need to:

• Be a member of the Golfer Social Club (but we encourage it)
• Have the same handicap level as you
• Play in the same competition (for social rounds)

Who cannot act as a marker

• Yourself (self-marking is not allowed)
• Someone who did not play with or observe you
• A non-golfer with no understanding of the Rules of Golf
• Someone who only joins for part of the round and cannot reasonably attest to the score
• A person who refuses or is unable to sign or attest the score

Marker responsibilities

The marker must:

• Keep or verify your hole-by-hole gross scores
• Confirm the round was played:
• Over at least 9 holes
• Under the Rules of Golf
• In acceptable playing conditions

Sign the scorecard (physical or electronic attestation)

·    Your name & signature
·    The score for each hole
·    The date of the game
·    The marker's signature
·    The marker’s Golf Link Number
·    The name of the course
·    The tees you played from
·    The Scratch Rating or DSR