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USGA Handicap Manual

The USGA Handicap System™ enables golfers of all skill levels to compete on an equitable basis.

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Handicapping > How it Works

Purpose of the USGA Handicap System

The idea behind the system is to enable golfers of all levels to compete on a comparatively equal basis. There has been a USGA Handicap System in this country since 1912. Until 1987, one’s handicap gave a rough indication of how one usually scored, relative to the expected score of the expert golfer (Course Rating) of where their handicap was established. Thus, on a course where an expert golfer would score 72, a 13-handicapper might be expected to shoot around 85. The downside was the golfer received the same number of handicap strokes at every golf course. Even though each course had a Course Rating, golfers would have higher handicaps coming from a difficult course than they would coming from an easier course.

 

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