Deutsch Dish Tour 2025 - Handicap Requests with initial responses
PLAYER	(A) Official WHS handicap (if applicable)	(B) DD handicap at end of 2024 tour (if applicable)	(C) Requested handicap for DD 2025	(D) Reason if C is greater than A or B	(E) Handicap Chairman's comments	(F) Provisional handicap for DD 2025, TBC Weds 17th Sept
Andy Marples	15.2	18.4	16	A generous roundup plus I have to travel from one end of England to the other to get to Southport!	Poor geographic knowledge re location of Southport…   might have to penalise
Al Donaldson	18.4	20	anything upwards from 20	Perennial underachiever who will struggle to keep ball in play on tight Lancashire courses hence leading to a profusion of blobs	As if the "tight Lancashsire courses" will only apply to Al
Bobo	25.5	30	30	Can't imagine my handicap was cut during the tour last year - and nothing has changed since!	Despite late submission, I am tempted to be lenient for such a lovely chap!!
Herr Doktor	9.2	10	9.2	Entirely at your discretion Hock, of course.	Nice touch to confirm willingness to leave it to my discretion…   is is it just a little bit crawling??
Hock	15	16	15	As Chair of the handicap committee, I thought I should at least play a straight bat (or driver?!) with my own handicap! (To start with anyway)	No comment
JA	23.1	28	24	Claims that the handicap given will make no difference, but has pointed out the home advantage this year!	Might have to review current form on day 1 before considering the home advantage reduction on the rest of the tour!
Hursty	10.3	9	12	Pleading IT illiteracy compensated by sponsoring your cycle ride; Suspect I will be a Eurob and have to partner Hammy again - surely worth a shot or 2?  Feels like a dozen to me Gooner	Pleading to "a Gooner" is a bit too obvious….   (and wouldn't happen with Nick H), but then he is the organiser!
Peter Noble	8.9	n/a	8.9	n/a	Very simple…  split between going with the flow, or penalising for lack of humourous response!
Nick Hammett	20.8	24	25	20.8 is based on my home course, off the yellow tees, and it's the lowest I have been. I'm sure the ones selected this year will be more difficult, and the big boys will want to play off the whites. I also wish Arsenal the very best of luck at Anfield on Sunday!!	Tricky…  maybe I should show some sympathy for a fellow North London fan…   but then I'm not sure how sincere the best wishes were!  Course will be the same for evrybody as well obviously
Nige Whalley	4.6	5	5.6	Could do with an extra shot as I was 5.6 last year and my last 2 cards were 85 gross	No evidence provided for the 2 x gross 85 !!
Norm	13.2	14.7	18	Just in case I have a medical relapse JJ and I'd like to win it again	I understand the desire and admire the drive, but…  18?!?..    Norm??!
Paul Woods	11.7	15	14	Sotherner travelling west and north	Not much effort gone into that plea!  But then he did do OK on the London to Amsterdam bike ride!
Iain Thomson	11.8	24	8	Im a useless bastard and I dont want to win !	Points for honesty?  Although…   I'm not sure his chances of winning are great without a bit of help anyway!
Phil Walker	10.8	13	18	2.2 extra for the slope and course rating off the yellow tees at West Lancs, 2 extra for anyone who isn't a member of Hallamshire (as they win it too often), 2 extra for anyone who's never won the Deutsch Dish and finally 1 extra for the distraction of being playing captain of the Eurobs (having failed to persuade anyone else to pick up the mantel).	Likely to show some sympathy for all the reqesusts and reasons for additional shots; MINUS some shots for typical overly complicated maths!
Richard Sharp	14.9	16	15	Playing crap !	Have seen some of the crap play, but also know that Sharpy can put it all together on a good day!
Simon Lowe	10.5	11.9	WHS playing handicap	As holder of the Didsbury I would not want an increase but as USA captain I am hoping you would look favourably on me.	Decisions, decisions…..
Pete Hoy	16.2	n/a	16.2	None	See comment re Iggy's entry, above!  I guess it's short and to the point, plus nice and easy…..
Rob Burnett	5	9	8	8 based on white tees off Mottram, West Lancs ans Hesketh. Also, I will be higher than 5.0 when play starts !	Well…   the 5.0 handicap must be based on something??
Matt Hatton	13.3	13	Course h'cap - 18	Been punished for one good round 3 weeks ago; normal service resumed since then	Very poor formatting in response …   and NO chance of 18 shots anyway!
John Everington (aka Evo)	15.4	???	0	Message from Andrea:  "There is no plea for a better handicap and even if John wanted to I would have deleted it, as I understand the winner organises the next one As far as I'm concerned if I was appealing for a different one I would suggest scratch !!!!!! "	Great plea bargain from Andrea, but (spolier alert!) I'll take the risk of John winning and ignore her plea for him to play off scratch!
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