Is a handicap based on your 20 most recent rounds or on your 20 best?

Question

I have an index that is low only because it took 5 of my best rounds being that i only had like 10 total now i have about 20 and i was wondering if i played 20 more rounds would it take the best 20 of them or just take my 20 most recent scores posted. i use ghin as my handicap program

Answer 1

Consecutive rounds, not your best rounds.

Answer 2

Your ghin handicap is based on your 10 best of your last 20 scores.  If your have tournament scores posted it also counts your best 2 and they count more than a normal score.  The scores that count are based on differential not necessarily the best posted scores.( It may count an 85 but not an 84 from a different course)

Answer 3

Your handicap is based on your 10 best scores from your last 20 rounds.  With this system you are given a monthly index that can be applied to each course to give you your course handicap.

Answer 4

It is based on the best 10 differentials out of your most recent 20 rounds posted.  A differential is the difference between your adjusted score and the course rating.  The low ten are averaged, and then multiplied by .9 to get your index.

Answer 5

handicap is a measure of potential not average. Therefore, there is a formula to find handicap index. First figure the handicap differential of your last ten scores (score minus course rating, then multiply by 113 and divide by course slope) from these 20 take the ten best and get an average and multiply by 0.96. From there you can find your course handicap for any course by reversing the formula (hand. index times slope divided by 113) then add your course handicap to the rating and you will, on average, shoot about 3 strokes above that number. A good method to measure how well you play a particular course relative to your handicap.

Answer 6

Once you have 20 rounds in your handicap system, it will take your 10 best rounds (actual score minus course rating, not par).  The system will take the sum of your best 10 rounds (actual score minus course rating) and divide by 10 for an average.  This will be your Handicap Index.  

Your handicap can change from course to course depending upon what the "slope" or difficulty of the course is.  The higher the slope, the tougher the course.  Your handicap will be higher on tougher courses than on easier courses.

Answer 7

It continually throws out your worst scores.