| The golf handicap system is a must if you are | | | | lead, or a 7 hole lead in match play. |
| trying to improve your golf game. If you have a | | | | Considering that golf is suppose to be a |
| golf handicap, it gives you the ability to play in | | | | gentlemen's game, it is very important to post |
| local tournaments against golfers with better | | | | legitimate scores. There also are restrictions on |
| abilities. Any golf course worth its salt will offer | | | | how many strokes you can take on any given |
| you the chance to get a golf handicap. Your golf | | | | hole. As an example, if you have less than a 10 |
| handicap is a true barometer on your golfing | | | | handicap, you cannot turn in a score card that has |
| abilities, as long as you accurately post your | | | | any score over double bogey. That is to try and |
| scores. | | | | keep sanbaggers from inflating their handicap so |
| The golf handicap system is a complex formula of | | | | they can get more strokes when playing in golf |
| your average score, along with the difficulty of | | | | tournaments. |
| the course you are playing, along with a few | | | | Once you post enough scores and you have |
| other bells and whistles that only the USGA can | | | | established your golf handicap, you will see how |
| figure out. Every golf course has a course | | | | hard it is to get a low handicap. It takes more |
| handicap, which determines the number of | | | | than one round of golf for your handicap to move |
| strokes needed to play that course to the level | | | | in either direction. It takes at least 2 or 3 rounds |
| of a scratch golfer. | | | | to actually make your handicap move, so you |
| What all this means to you, is that it helps give | | | | don't have to worry if you have a bad day on |
| you a true indication of your golf ability. If you | | | | the course. If you go in to a slump and can't |
| wanted to play a match against a scratch golfer, | | | | seem to fix what's wrong with your game, your |
| which is someone with a zero handicap, if you | | | | golf handicap will suffer.. |
| have a 7 handicap, you would receive 7 strokes, | | | | Sandbaggers aside, the golf handicap system is is |
| one for each of the first 7 most difficult holes on | | | | a great way to measure yourself against other |
| the course. It's like he's spotting you a 7 stroke | | | | golfers. |