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What is a Handicap in golf?

OfficialGolfSmash

Jun 17, 2014 4:15 PM

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A golfers handicap is very important and typically only amateur players are focused on it. Professionals reach a level that they play for money, not the every day golfer events like club tournaments and scrambles.

By definition, a golfers net score is determined by subtracting the player’s handicap from the gross score (the number of strokes actually taken). The net scores of all the competing golfers are compared and the person with the lowest score wins.

The handicap is the numerical measure of a golfer’s potential playing ability based on the tees played at each golf course. The handicap is used to calculate each players ability to get them on the same level. The higher the handicap, the worse the player is. The lower, the better. Golf clubs and the national golf associations are the administers of handicaps.

To learn more, check the USGA website at http://www.usga.org

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