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Course Handicap Calculation

Course Handicap and Playing Handicap

Course Handicap accounts for the difficulty of the course and tees played. It allows golfers to adjust hole scores, set target scores and convert into a Playing Handicap

Course Handicap is the number used to adjust hole scores for net double bogey and net par.  A Course Handicap calculator can be found here. 

Playing Handicap is the number used for the purposes of the game or competition


  • Course Handicap = You against the course.
  • Playing Handicap = You against the other players. 

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