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How to you figure out your golf handicap?

Need to get a handicap and register with the United States Golf Association. Any ideas on how to get started? And how do you figure out your golf handicap? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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7 Responses to “How to you figure out your golf handicap?”
  1. Hockey D says:
    February 6, 2011 at 7:02 pm

    take your ten best scores, avearage them out and shave off twenty percent. if your average is 10 over then your handicap is and 8

  2. JJ says:
    February 10, 2011 at 2:19 am

    There are various online services that will compute a certified handicap. Handicap is calculated based on your last 20 scores. For each score you must subtract the course rating from the actual score and multiply the result by 113 divided by the slope for the course you played. This number is called the differential. Then you take the lowest 10 differentials out of the last 20 scores, divide by 10 and multiply by 96%. This result is your USGA handicap index. Then you take this index and you can convert it to your handicap for a particular course based on the slope for that course. This is easiest figured out by looking at a chart in your golf club’s pro shop. The USGA handicap index is the portable number upon which a particular course handicap is determined. I know it sounds complicated….but IT IS!!!!! will tell you how to get the certified handicap.

  3. skidrowdan says:
    February 12, 2011 at 11:57 am

    I figured out that I suck. So, “suck” is my handicap.

  4. pflem says:
    February 15, 2011 at 9:36 am

    Figuring out your handicap can be difficult. I would start with an online calculator that will assist you in finding your handicap. You will need the scores of your last 20 outings. From that they take your best 10 scores and calculate the differential, using the slope and rating of each course and set of tees. Then they average the differentials and multiply by .96 to arrive at an adjusted differential. Then they lop off the decimal and there you have your handicap.

    Check out this page for a more detailed explanation and calculator,.

  5. Eddie Mix says:
    February 18, 2011 at 4:43 am

    you have to mathmetician to figure your handicapp

  6. Big Dog Tbomb says:
    February 19, 2011 at 3:57 am

    go to this website and join….. and imput any number of scores and it will track ur handicap

  7. mellquistjordan12 says:
    February 20, 2011 at 4:14 pm

    play 20 rounds and keep all of your scores and then take the average over par you are.

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