Cap Patrol 4+

I love the concept behind what Cap Patrol is trying to do - bring some real analytics to the GHIN handicap system and expose those that abuse it. But the implementation here really doesn’t inspire confidence in the underlying analysis. No explanation of how to interpret the results (does a positive percentage imply a result that is above or below your index?) and calculations that appear to make broad sweeping assumptions (e.g., odds of beating a given score given in months/years vs rounds played — which clearly doesn’t factor in the variance in how often someone plays) — no real statistician would be satisfied with the implementation here. Hopefully this all gets addressed soon, as the fundamental concept is great.

To be clear, this could be a good app for rooting out real sandbaggers. The problem with this app is you have a private citizen who developed the software, sold this app for profit to country clubs. However, he thinks he knows more than the USGA and GHIN system. But the truth is this guy is greedy, arrogant and a piece of you know what. Basically, I had an injury and went from a 5 handicap to a 10 handicap over the course of 18 months, so it was not a precipitous change. That was too much for Cap Patrol! I haven't shot a low round in more than a year. Yet somehow my handicap was suddenly docked 2 strokes because 18 months ago I was playing better. I never won a tournament, I never even shot below my handicap in a tournament. Ever. I post my scores consistently. I try every time in casual rounds (money games) and tournaments. So, this guys App did not find a sandbagger he merely thinks he's smarter than GHIN system. And by the way the GHIN system accounts for all of these things already. They will restrict or lower your handicap or do other anti-sandbagger protections. Avoid this app like the plague. But more than that complain to your local pro shop who is using this garbage app. And don't waste your time trying to contact Cap Patrol because they WILL NOT RESPOND. Super scummy organization

Don’t walk, run from this program. This is the worst program I’ve ever seen. Someone mistakenly thought they knew better than GHIN but missed by a mile. This program will do nothing but make members angry when they are penalized with no explanation of why. I have personally seen the miscalculations of my handicap. I’ve spoken with representatives of GHIN who were also frustrated with this app when presented with unfathomable drops in handicap indexes. My problem was made even worse when the pros of my club decided to take the ridiculous recommendation from cap patrol and manually input it as much GHIN handicap index. The GHIN reps informed me that this was not appropriate but, unfortunately, I still can’t undo the damage that was done to my low HI.

If your club is considering implementing cap patrol, make sure they do their research before they make a horrible mistake. Its great in theory but a broken system.