If a player reaches a trigger point and their handicap changes, it cannot immediately change back again as a result of the next couple of games. Table 1: Handicap Trigger Points Handicap The relation between index and handicap is given in Table 1.
The change is not always immediate and may be held back until the end of a day's play or the end of a short tournament as defined below. When a player's index moves through the 'Trigger Point' for the next handicap level, their handicap is changed. Ten index points are exchanged in all Handicap or Advantage singles games - the winner's index increases by 10 and the loser's decreases by 10. The Handicap Card tracks the player's Index - a running total of points that increases when they win, and decreases when they lose. The system requires that players record accurately on their Handicap Card the result of every qualifying game - roughly all games of GC singles played under tournament conditions to level, Extra Strokes or Advantage rules. The player's handicap is used to determine the number of extra strokes that the more able player has to give to the less able player in Handicap ( Extra Strokes) Play, and the starting scores in Advantage Play, so that the competition between the two is approximately evenly balanced. The system will calculate a player’s exact Handicap Index to one decimal place although actual Course Handicap will be a whole number rounded up or down.Ī player can reduce their handicap through submitting good scores, conversely a player’s handicap will increase to reflect poorer performance.The Automatic Handicapping System provides a handicap for every player when they play Golf Croquet in accordance with Rule 20 on Handicap Play or Rule 21 on Advantage Play.
There is also a “Bogey Rating” – this measures playing difficulty for an average golfer (20 handicap for a man, 24 for a women.)įrom these a “Slope Rating” is calculated allowing players to calculate how many strokes they receive on a particular course. The Handicap Index is used in conjunction with the difficulty of a course to provide a Course Handicap.Įach course has a “Course Rating” – this is the total score a scratch golfer would be expected to return over 18 holes. This will be altered when 20 scores have been submitted to deliver a fully developed Handicap Index. Players new to golf or looking to obtain a first handicap will need to submit scorecards amounting to 54 holes.įrom those, an initial Handicap Index will be provided. WHS calculates handicap by taking an average of the best eight of a player’s 20 most recent scores to give a “Handicap Index.” In matchplay, where players compete against one another hole by hole, the player with the higher handicap will receive strokes from the player with the lower handicap.Ī player’s handicap will be calculated, based on recent performances.Īs of 1st November 2020, all golfers in the UK and Ireland will adopt the World Handicap System, (WHS) meaning golfers across the globe will be using the same handicapping system. The better the golfer, the lower their handicap.Ī “scratch” golfer is a player with a handicap of 0 they generally receive no strokes.Ī player with the maximum handicap of 54 will receive 54 strokes.Ī player better than “scratch” will play off “plus figures” – this means they will add on strokes rather than receive strokes.Īt the end of a strokeplay round of golf, where players record their total number of shots or strokes, a player will subtract their handicap from their actual “gross” score to give their “nett” score total.
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