In order to make golfing a fair game between everybody, the handicap system was developed. It is based upon the 10 lowest scores of the last twenty rounds on a 18 hole course in a single season. Now this is not a tough and fast set rule since some golf associations or courses urge less rounds to be played in order to figure out a golfers handicap. The following is a brief guide how the golf handicap program works.
Handicap numbers are usually 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 0 which means that he or she would average out to playing par on a course. If par is 72 on a given golf course, the scratch golfer would average out shooting 72 on that golf course.
Now lets have a look at exactly how these numbers work on the golf course. Lets take two different golfers. One has a handicap of 10, while the other golfer has a 20 handicap. The distinction between the 2 golfers is ten strokes. Therefore, to even the match, the player with the lesser handicap, which in this example is the 10 handicap golfer, needs to offer ten shots to his opposition on eighteen holes, to make the golf match even.
Typically on a lot of, if not all golf scorecards, you will see what appears 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, figures out exactly how these holes rank in handicap through a number of reasons, including yardage, slope score, and other difficulty factors of each hole.
Now that we’ve determined exactly how many handicap strokes are to be offered out, where should those strokes be taken? The higher handicap golfer in this case, which is the twenty handicap golfer, gets 10 strokes for eighteen 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, tracking your handicap and utilizing the handicap system, helps to make for competitive and reasonable play when matched against other golfers who also make use of the same handicap system.
Inspect with your neighborhood golf pro or golf association on an official guide for their golf handicap system and for preserving 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 net.
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