THE CAPTAINS GOLF COURSE
18 HOLE WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION
18 HOLE WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION
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Handicaps
In order to participate in our association, you must have a USGA handicap maintained at the Captains course. Handicap season starts March 27, 2008.
The purpose of the USGA Handicap System is to make the game of golf more enjoyable by enabling golfers of differing abilities to compete on an equitable basis. Players are expected to try their best on every hole in every round, and post the score!
POST ALL SCORES: --- even if you just shot your worst round! The handicap formula only selects your 10 best rounds out of the last 20, so a few bad rounds have little impact on your handicap. You really only play to your handicap 25% of the time!
SNOWBIRDS: POST WINTER SCORES: You are responsible for posting all scores made in locations where the handicap season is active when you return to Captains. You only need to post the last 20 scores, and if you are using the same GHIN number down south as you have at Captains, the scores will carry over.
PARTIAL ROUNDS: If you complete 13 or more holes, you must post an 18 hole score. If you complete at least 7 holes, you post a 9 hole score. For the holes you don't complete, post par plus any handicap strokes you would have had on those holes.
WHAT IF I PICK UP AND DON'T COMPLETE A HOLE? : If you're out of the hole, and pick up (or conceded the hole in match play), you post the score you most likely would have made, not to exceed your equitable stroke control maximum.
EQUITABLE STROKE CONTROL: The maximum score you can take on a hole FOR HANDICAP PURPOSES ONLY. This is based on your course handicap (not your index), so can change depending on your handicap and the course you are playing. See the USGA website for more information:
http://www.usga.org/questions/faqs/handicap_answer.asp?FAQidx=9
The purpose of the USGA Handicap System is to make the game of golf more enjoyable by enabling golfers of differing abilities to compete on an equitable basis. Players are expected to try their best on every hole in every round, and post the score!
POST ALL SCORES: --- even if you just shot your worst round! The handicap formula only selects your 10 best rounds out of the last 20, so a few bad rounds have little impact on your handicap. You really only play to your handicap 25% of the time!
SNOWBIRDS: POST WINTER SCORES: You are responsible for posting all scores made in locations where the handicap season is active when you return to Captains. You only need to post the last 20 scores, and if you are using the same GHIN number down south as you have at Captains, the scores will carry over.
PARTIAL ROUNDS: If you complete 13 or more holes, you must post an 18 hole score. If you complete at least 7 holes, you post a 9 hole score. For the holes you don't complete, post par plus any handicap strokes you would have had on those holes.
WHAT IF I PICK UP AND DON'T COMPLETE A HOLE? : If you're out of the hole, and pick up (or conceded the hole in match play), you post the score you most likely would have made, not to exceed your equitable stroke control maximum.
EQUITABLE STROKE CONTROL: The maximum score you can take on a hole FOR HANDICAP PURPOSES ONLY. This is based on your course handicap (not your index), so can change depending on your handicap and the course you are playing. See the USGA website for more information:
http://www.usga.org/questions/faqs/handicap_answer.asp?FAQidx=9
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