WGH Low Handicap Index On Transition

Yes, but I think the confusion is that, some believe that ONLY 20 scores will be considered, full stop. And that the Jan 2018 limit is simply there to stop them going any further back if golfers haven't handed in as many as 20 scores.

For example, my 20th oldest score was played on 23rd July 2020. But, I've played 110 qualifying rounds since Jan 2018. So, when calculating my new Index, some think that my first 90 rounds from Jan 2018 are simply binned / ignored, and then my last 20 are used in isolation. However, (as far as I'm aware), my first 90 rounds will still be used to generate Handicap Index values (that will never be seen), and at least use these to determine the soft/hard low cap values. So, it might be that my Handicap Index will be lower than if I ONLY looked at my last 20 scores. I'm not sure if this will be the case, as I've not worked it out in that detail, but given some very good scores are now outside my last 20, and my recent form has been pretty shocking, I wouldn't be surprised if the soft or hard cap apply in my case