Golf Incorporating The Handicap System Evens out Scorecards For Friendly Golf Play

By Janice Jacobson


In order to make golfing a fair game in between everybody, the handicap system was developed. It is based upon the ten lowest scores of the last twenty rounds on a 18 hole course in a solitary season. Now this is not a hard and fast set guideline since some golf associations or courses urge fewer rounds to be played in order to identify a golfers handicap. The following is a brief guide how the golf handicap program works.

Handicap numbers are generally recorded for golfers between the number one and 36. A golfer with a scratch handicap or exactly what could be termed a scratch golfer would have a handicap of zero which means that they would average out to playing par on a course. If par is 72 on a given golf course, the scratch golfer would average shooting 72 on that golf course.

Now lets take a look at exactly how these numbers work on the golf course. Lets take 2 various golfers. One has a handicap of 10, while the other golfer has a 20 handicap. The distinction between the 2 players is 10 strokes. For that reason, to even the match, the golfer with the lesser handicap, which in this example is the 10 handicap golfer, has to offer ten shots to his opposition on eighteen holes, to make the golf match even.

Usually on a lot of, if not all golf scorecards, you will see what looks like random numbers 1 through 18 near the bottom of the scorecard alongside Men's HCP (handicap) and Ladies HCP. Number 1 is expected to be the hardest playing golf hole and all the way to number 18 being the easiest hole. The greens keeper, management, or architect working at the golf course, identifies exactly how these golf holes rank in handicap through a lot of reasons, including yardage, slope rating, and other difficulty aspects of each hole.

Now that we've determined exactly how many handicap strokes are to be provided out, where should those strokes be taken? The greater handicap golfer in this example, which is the 20 handicap golfer, gets ten strokes for 18 holes starting with the a solitary stroke for each hole that has a handicap rating of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10. This ought to make the golf match theoretically even, if both golfers play to their usual score.

Just as in bowling, keeping track of your handicap and making use of the handicap system, helps to create competitive and reasonable play when matched against other golfers who additionally utilize the same handicap system.

Examine with your neighborhood golf pro or golf organization on an official guide for their golf handicap system and for keeping a genuine handicap. If you want to keep your handicap in an informal way, check a few of the golf handicap software programs or an App that can be found on the web.




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