How does a handicap work in a tournament in golf?

Question

Ive figured my handicap to be a 14, and i want to play a tournament but dont know how it really works at the total of the round....Ive only been playing for 3 years without lessons.

Answer 1

The handicap in a golf tournament is usually based on the best 10 scores of your last 20 rounds. This depends on the golf tournament sponsor who may play his tournament at a percentage of handicap or Stableford which allows everyone to compete by eliminating worst scores on holes depending on the gross score turned in.A scratch golfer would have no handicap,etc.

Answer 2

if your a 14 you get one shot on the hardest 14 holes too figure the holes look at score card they are marked #1-18 with 1 being hardest hole on course and 18 being easiest