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A Handicap is a mathematical way to allow
players of varying skill levels to compete in golf tournaments.
It is a means of leveling the playing field by adjusting
a player's score in accordance with the difficulty of the golf
course.
A Handicap Index is actually a calculated number that indicates
your level of play. The lower your handicap, the better a golfer
you are. An official USGA handicap index (for use in tournaments)
requires you to submit your scores directly to a golf club in
order to undergo the process of "peer review".
The
handicap index is determined after a player submits scores from
multiple rounds of golf. The USGA requires a minimum of 12 scores
to be submitted in order to calculate this number. Once calculated,
the USGA will return this number to you, and this Handicap Index
will determine the number of strokes you receive to adjust your
score, when compared to other players. As a player continues to
post his or her scores, the Index will fluctuate higher or lower
depending on the scores submitted.
try
the following formula:
- Take
your adjusted gross score and subtract the course rating. The
course rating can be found on the scorecard, and is represented
in decimal form (for example 71.3). If you played from the white
tees, use the course rating number that corresponds to these
tees. The result is called the "differential".
- Now
divide the Differential by the Slope of the white tees you played
from and multiply by 113. This is called the "adjusted
differential".
- Take
the lowest 10 of your last 20 adjusted differentials, add them
together and multiply by 96%.
- Now
divide this number by 10. Drop everything after the tenths,
and this is your Index.
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