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"Peer review" is the ability of golfers to gain an understanding of a player's potential ability and to form a reasonable basis for supporting or disputing a score that has been posted. There are two essential elements of peer review : 1. Members of a golf club must have a reasonable and regular opportunity to play together (see Decision 2/8). 2. Access must be provided to scoring records, as well as to a Handicap Index list, for inspection by others, including, but not limited to, fellow club PEER REVIEW | “Section 2”

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"Peer review" is the ability of golfers to gain an understanding of a player's potential ability and to form a reasonable basis for supporting or disputing a score that has been posted.There are two essential elements of peer review:1. Members of a golf club must have a

reasonable and regular opportunity to play together (see Decision 2/8).

2. Access must be provided to scoring records, as well as to a Handicap Index list, for inspection by others, including, but not limited to, fellow club members.

There are two forms of scoring record display:

PEER REVIEW

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Two basic premises underlie the USGAHandicap System, namely that everyplayer will try to make the best scoreat every hole in every round,regardless of where the round isplayed, and the player will post every acceptable round for peer review.

BASIC PREMISES

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A General scoring record must provide the six most recent revisions of the player'sHandicap Index, along with scores, score types, ratings, Differentials and dates (month and year only) relating to themost recent handicap revision.

This must be made available tothose involved in peer review.

GENERAL

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A Complete scoring record must provide the six most recent revisions of the player's Handicap Index, along with scores*, score types, ratings, Differentials and dates (month, day and year) relating to the most recent handicap revision. This must be made available to fellow club members, the club handicap committee and competition officials of any competition in which the player is going to participate.*The course name for each score should appear in any "Complete" scoring record display and must be included for a Type 3 club.

COMPLETE

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Joe Smith Member Number: 1234567

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Section 5-2 Posting Scores

• The Handicap Committee may require the returning or attesting of scorecards periodically in order to assist in its responsibilities, but this requirement must not be used to affect the acceptability of a score.

• A score is acceptable for handicap posting purposes regardless of whether a scorecard accompanies it.