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Derek
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 |  Subject: USGA Handicap Related FAQ  Mon Feb 13, 2012 1:07 pm | |
| Hi all, just starting this thread to consolidate questions people might have about the USGA handicap system.
Please post here and I will do my best to answer.
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shimizu.toruk
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| | Subject: Re: USGA Handicap Related FAQ Mon Feb 13, 2012 1:12 pm | |
| I'll start the ball rolling :-)
For a start, is there a difference between SGA-issued and USGA-issued handicap cards?
Is one valued more over the other? |
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pushslice
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| | Subject: Re: USGA Handicap Related FAQ Mon Feb 13, 2012 1:17 pm | |
| What is t differential?
Tks!
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Derek
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| | Subject: Re: USGA Handicap Related FAQ Mon Feb 13, 2012 2:10 pm | |
| | shimizu.toruk wrote: | I'll start the ball rolling :-)
For a start, is there a difference between SGA-issued and USGA-issued handicap cards?
Is one valued more over the other? |
The SGA has a licence from USGA to operate the USGA handicapping system. SGA in turn licences its members to issue and maintain USGA handicaps.
Hence, all members of SGA, be it ordinary, i.e. clubs that own a golf course, e.g. NSRCC, OCC, etc ... or associate, i.e. "estateless" clubs, e.g. mygolfkaki, golf allianze etc., operate and issue USGA handicaps.
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What's in the Bag
Driver: CG Black 9 Deg S Flex Modified (45 in)
Woods: Nike 18 Deg VR Pro with Proj X 6.0
Hybrids: 22 Deg TM SF i70R, 25 Deg Cobra NS 950R
Irons 6-Pw: BFG CB-003 SF i95S
Wedges: BFG 51 Deg and 55 Deg, KBS Hi-Rev
Putter: Odyssey Black ix with Crown Jumbo Grip
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Derek
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Posts: 1780
Join date: 2009-10-20
Age: 39
| | Subject: Re: USGA Handicap Related FAQ Mon Feb 13, 2012 2:13 pm | |
| | pushslice wrote: | What is t differential?
Tks! |
I believe you should be referring to differentials calculated based on Tournament (or T) Scores.
In essence, tournament scores have a higher impact on a players handicap if he/she shoots consistently lower than his declared handicap.
A player could have a handicap index modified based on his tournament scores that will be lower than if just using the standard formula of recent games
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What's in the Bag
Driver: CG Black 9 Deg S Flex Modified (45 in)
Woods: Nike 18 Deg VR Pro with Proj X 6.0
Hybrids: 22 Deg TM SF i70R, 25 Deg Cobra NS 950R
Irons 6-Pw: BFG CB-003 SF i95S
Wedges: BFG 51 Deg and 55 Deg, KBS Hi-Rev
Putter: Odyssey Black ix with Crown Jumbo Grip
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shimizu.toruk
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Join date: 2012-01-30
Location: Somewhere overlooking MBGC...
| | Subject: Re: USGA Handicap Related FAQ Mon Feb 13, 2012 2:32 pm | |
| | Derek wrote: | | shimizu.toruk wrote: | I'll start the ball rolling :-)
For a start, is there a difference between SGA-issued and USGA-issued handicap cards?
Is one valued more over the other? |
The SGA has a licence from USGA to operate the USGA handicapping system. SGA in turn licences its members to issue and maintain USGA handicaps.
Hence, all members of SGA, be it ordinary, i.e. clubs that own a golf course, e.g. NSRCC, OCC, etc ... or associate, i.e. "estateless" clubs, e.g. mygolfkaki, golf allianze etc., operate and issue USGA handicaps.
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Got it. Thanks! |
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BigblackGoof
Senior Golfer
Posts: 386
Join date: 2011-06-05
Location: East
| | Subject: Re: USGA Handicap Related FAQ Mon Feb 13, 2012 2:39 pm | |
| How does the clubs or SGA calculate our handicap? I vaguely remember its based on the top 20 holes that we played, regardless of which game these holes are achieved...
Is it true that if you do not submit your scores regularly, your hcp index will be reduced? I was posted overseas for a year plus and i was surprised that my hcp index went from 15 to 10...
Thanks in advance. |
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Derek
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Posts: 1780
Join date: 2009-10-20
Age: 39
| | Subject: Re: USGA Handicap Related FAQ Mon Feb 13, 2012 2:46 pm | |
| | BigblackGoof wrote: | How does the clubs or SGA calculate our handicap? I vaguely remember its based on the top 20 holes that we played, regardless of which game these holes are achieved...
Is it true that if you do not submit your scores regularly, your hcp index will be reduced? I was posted overseas for a year plus and i was surprised that my hcp index went from 15 to 10...
Thanks in advance. |
For players with more than 20 scores, the handicap index is an average of the lowest 10 differentials from the 20 most recent games.
Most golf clubs which own a golf course will impose penalty scores for members who play on their own course but fail to submit a scorecard for that round.
Also, for a handicap to be considered active, at least 1 score card needs to be submitted every 6 months.
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What's in the Bag
Driver: CG Black 9 Deg S Flex Modified (45 in)
Woods: Nike 18 Deg VR Pro with Proj X 6.0
Hybrids: 22 Deg TM SF i70R, 25 Deg Cobra NS 950R
Irons 6-Pw: BFG CB-003 SF i95S
Wedges: BFG 51 Deg and 55 Deg, KBS Hi-Rev
Putter: Odyssey Black ix with Crown Jumbo Grip
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pushslice
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| | Subject: Re: USGA Handicap Related FAQ Mon Feb 13, 2012 3:01 pm | |
| derek, ahhh i got it. In differentials, you mean actual/recorded score minus the PAR score for the course.
does the course rating play a role?
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pushslice
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| | Subject: Re: USGA Handicap Related FAQ Mon Feb 13, 2012 3:06 pm | |
| btw MGK has a new website. Pretty stylish
and I can run a "peer review" of posted scores by mgk members.
I see that Duval S has stopped submitting scores since Nov 2010...hmmmmm
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Derek
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| | Subject: Re: USGA Handicap Related FAQ Mon Feb 13, 2012 4:11 pm | |
| | pushslice wrote: | derek, ahhh i got it. In differentials, you mean actual/recorded score minus the PAR score for the course.
does the course rating play a role? |
Yes, course and slope rating are both crucial.
The course rating indicates the score that a scratch player (Handicap 0) is expected to play on that course. It is tee specific, hence higher course ratings as you move up from white to black.
The slope rating is an approximation of how increasingly difficult the course is as the players handicap increases. The standard value is 113. Courses with slope ratings higher than 113 imply that that course get progressively harder for higher handicaps.
To illustrate, 2 examples.
On a course that has a Par of 72, Course Rating of 72.0 (blue tee) and slope rating of 113. A score of 73 will result in a differential of 1. A score of 90 will result in a differential of 18.
On a course with Par 72, Course Rating of 72.0 and a slope of 140, a score of 73 will result in a differential of 0.8. A score of 90 will result in differential of 14.5.
Differential Calculated as:
(Gross Score - Course Rating) x 113
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Slope Rating
The 10 best differentials are then averaged and multiplied by 0.96 to obtain a players USGA Handicap Index.
Thus players who are shooting 90 most of the time from blue tees in most courses in Singapore are not 18 handicappers, more like 13-14 handicappers.
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What's in the Bag
Driver: CG Black 9 Deg S Flex Modified (45 in)
Woods: Nike 18 Deg VR Pro with Proj X 6.0
Hybrids: 22 Deg TM SF i70R, 25 Deg Cobra NS 950R
Irons 6-Pw: BFG CB-003 SF i95S
Wedges: BFG 51 Deg and 55 Deg, KBS Hi-Rev
Putter: Odyssey Black ix with Crown Jumbo Grip
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eiji
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| | Subject: Re: USGA Handicap Related FAQ Mon Feb 13, 2012 4:21 pm | |
| | Derek wrote: |
Thus players who are shooting 90 most of the time from blue tees in most courses in Singapore are not 18 handicappers, more like 13-14 handicappers.
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*ahem* Mloy...you hear that
24 handicapper...my a$$
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pushslice
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| | Subject: Re: USGA Handicap Related FAQ Mon Feb 13, 2012 4:45 pm | |
| | eiji wrote: | | Derek wrote: |
Thus players who are shooting 90 most of the time from blue tees in most courses in Singapore are not 18 handicappers, more like 13-14 handicappers.
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*ahem* Mloy...you hear that
24 handicapper...my a$$ |
and mine too 
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Derek
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| | Subject: Re: USGA Handicap Related FAQ Tue Feb 14, 2012 2:39 pm | |
| bump
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What's in the Bag
Driver: CG Black 9 Deg S Flex Modified (45 in)
Woods: Nike 18 Deg VR Pro with Proj X 6.0
Hybrids: 22 Deg TM SF i70R, 25 Deg Cobra NS 950R
Irons 6-Pw: BFG CB-003 SF i95S
Wedges: BFG 51 Deg and 55 Deg, KBS Hi-Rev
Putter: Odyssey Black ix with Crown Jumbo Grip
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BigblackGoof
Senior Golfer
Posts: 386
Join date: 2011-06-05
Location: East
| | Subject: Re: USGA Handicap Related FAQ Tue Feb 14, 2012 3:48 pm | |
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