That doesn't work if there are duplicate hdcp's.

The following ARRAY formula (Ctrl-Shift-Enter):

aYear: 1972
Dates: Your range of Dates
hdcps: Your range of handicaps.

=INDEX(hdcps,MATCH(1,(YEAR(Dates)=aYear)*
(hdcps=MIN(IF(YEAR(Dates)=aYear,hdcps))),0))

Regards,

Daniel M.