Sandy has put together a list of articles that are a “must read” if you have a serious interest in handicap manipulation,“sandbagging”. He has also included access links to the guru of identifying sandbaggers and handicap manipulation Dean Knuth, the “Pope of Slope”. Sandy’s idol.
- “Your Getting Ripped Off!”, Barrett, Dave, Golf Magazine, July, 2002 Vol. 44, No. 7, pg 139-147.
- “Steady Eddie vs. Wild Bill”, Lambrino PhD, James, Golf Magazine, April, 1999 Vol. 41, No. 4, pg.184.
- “Dealing with Sandbagging”, Carney, Robert, Golf Digest, November, 1987, page 156. Dealing with Sandbagging
- “Fighting Back Against Sandbaggers”, Newport, John Paul, Golf Journal, July 2, 2011 Wall Street Journal.Fighting Back Against Sandbaggers
- “How to detect a sandbagger or vanity handicapper”, Knuth, Dean, Golf Digest, August 2003.
- The USGA Handicap System, 2012-2015, Copyright © 2012 United States Golf Association
- The Club Handicap Committee, Responsibilities at a Glance USGA.
- “The 10 Most-Wanted SANDBAGGERS” Goodner, Ross, Golf Digest, April, 1985 pg 105-106.
- Dealing with Sandbagging, “Odds of Shooting an Exceptional Tournament Score”.
- “Sifting Out Sandbaggers: The Pro’s Role” Corcoran, Mike, Associate Editor, Golf Digest.
- The Advisor, (Knuth Tournament Point System) Golf Digest, May, 1999, pg.42.
- USGA offers advise to the forlorn Copyright © 1997 The New York Times Company Magazine Group, Inc.
- Observations from a “sandbagger”, Knuth, Dean, Golf Digest, October 1999, pg 30.
- About the PopeOfSlope – Dean Knuth, member of the USGA Handicapping Procedure and Handicap Research Committees.
- Dean Knuth Designed the Slope System – The Pope of Slope. Jerry Poling, Wisconsin Golf, 1991.
- How to Catch a Sandbagger, Keith Cook, The Local Golfer.com blog; November 2014.
- A Fun Alternative to 102 Member-Guest: Go informal and skip 18 bad experiences, David Fay, Golf Digest, August 25, 2014