Currently, handicap 9’s and above come into TAP as H/C 7’s. We do not get many 10’s, 10+1’s, 10+2’s.  We have all of the State rating sheets and will diligently monitor every new player coming into the league. Before any new player is added to a team roster, those lists will be checked to ensure someone isn’t coming in under the radar. The penalties for this form of cheating are severe as they have always been. Any player discovered to have come in at a rating that is under what they should have started at will forfeit all previous win points for their team, the points will be given back to the teams they beat, and be immediately raised to the correct handicap. In addition, to protect the league from stacked teams of super players, all 10’s and above will receive a H/C of an “8.” The 8 will be counted towards the team total 25 rule; however, that player will play the same race-grid as a “7.” This is a national rule that will be implemented soon to protect all teams and players.

As an example, if a team tried to have two 8’s on their team, which equals 16, that would leave them 9 points and 3 players, so they would have to have three 3’s or a 4, a 3, or a 2 – and, if anyone went up, they would be done. The other thing to remember is that these high-rated players are not league players, for the most part, and will have to play for an entire year under our H/C rules.