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