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.