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Adjusting for the Handicap FILE: HA.HLP
To obtain a USGA handicap, it is the duty of the player to make the
best score possible at each hole in every 18-hole round and to
report the score for every round, regardless of where the round was
played, and regardless of whether it was in match play or stroke
play.
However, for handicap purposes, the use of hole scores is limited to
a specific number of strokes over par as follows:
Handicap Limitation on Hole Scores
=============== ===========================
Plus or Scratch Limit of one over par on any hole.
1 thru 18 Limit of two over par on number of holes equal
equal to handicap. Limit of one over par on
balance of holes.
19 thru 36 Limit of three over par on as many holes as the
handicap exceeds 18 strokes. Limit of two over
par on balance of holes.
37 thru 40 Limit of four over par on as many holes as the
handicap exceeds 36 strokes. Limit of three
over par on balance of holes.
For example, if a 20-handicap player scores one over par on each of
14 holes, three over par on each of two holes and four over par on
the two remaining holes, he must reduce the scores for the holes on
which he scored four over par to be two over par and thereby reduce
his total score by four strokes for handicap purposes. If a player
fails to complete a hole, the hole score shall be recorded in
accordance with the above formula.
From the player's last 20 full 18-holes scores, the lowest 10
handicap differentials are selected, then are added together. The
total of the 10 differentials is applied to the USGA Handicap
Differentail Chart which automatically determines the handicap.
(DBK takes care of all of this)
If a player has only from 5 to 19 differentials available, a sliding
scale of differentials is used. If a player has returned fewer than
5 rounds, then a handicap is not calculated.
Because of the course rating system and the fact that handicaps are
determined from differentials and not actual scores, a player's USGA
Handicap needs no adjustment regardless of where he/she plays.