Can someone explain to me how i figure out my golf handicap?

Question

I don't know, that's why i asked.

That doesn't make me an idiot, idiot.

Answer 1

Golf Handicap Calculation - Step 1

A minimum of five scores and a maximum of 20 is required to get started. For each score, the USGA Course Rating and Slope Rating for the courses played are also required. Using those figures, calculate the handicap differential for each round entered using this formula:

(Score - Course Rating) x 113 / Slope Rating

For example, let's say the score is 85, the course rating 72.2, the slope 131. The formula would be (85 - 72.2) x 113 / 131.

This differential is calculated for each round entered.

(Note: The number 113 represents the slope rating of a golf course of average difficulty, as set by the USGA.)

Golf Handicap Calculation - Step 2

Figure out how many differentials are being used. Not every differential that results from Step 1 will be used in the next step. If only five rounds are entered, only the lowest differential will be used. If 20 rounds are entered, only the 10 lowest differentials are used. A chart at the bottom of this page shows how many differentials are used based on the number of rounds entered.

Golf Handicap Calculation - Step 3

Get an average of the differentials used by adding them together and dividing by the number used (i.e., if five differentials are used, add them up and divide by five).

Multiply the result by .96 (96-percent). Drop all the digits after the tenths (do not round off) and the result is handicap index.

Here is a golf handicap calculator - http://golf.about.com/od/handicaps/l/blh...

Good Luck!

Answer 2

The easiest way to calculate your handicap is to use one of the online calculators. Just enter your scores and it does all the work for you.

http://www.GolfFoundations.com/handicap....

There is also a detailed explaination of how the handicap is calculated. The calculation is somewhat complicated, but it is designed to make golfers play to a better skill level whenever they play.

Answer 3

how? idiot.

Answer 4

the easiest way to do it is like this.  Play ten rounds of golf and not all at the same course.  Keep track of how many over par you are on each one.  For example: if you shoot 81 and par is 72 ,you were 9 over.  Anyway add all ten rounds (of strokes over par) and divide by ten.