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USG

A H

and

icap

Sys

tem

Ref

eren

ce G

uid

e |

vi

i

Ever

y p

laye

r w

ants

to e

njo

y a

fair

mat

ch o

n an

y g

olf

cour

se. T

he

USG

A H

and

icap

Sys

tem

™ is

the

bes

t met

hod

to a

llow

all

pla

yers

to

co

mp

ete

fairl

y o

n an

y co

urse

.

Top

ics

cove

red

in t

his

gu

ide

incl

ud

e:

P

ag

e

Ho

w to

Est

ablis

h a

Han

dic

ap In

dex

®

1

De%

nitio

n o

f a G

olf

Clu

b

1

Au

tho

riza

tion

and

Lic

ensi

ng

2

Peer

Rev

iew

De%

ned

3

Co

urse

Han

dic

ap™

Exp

lain

ed

4

To G

ive

or

to R

ecei

ve?

5

Play

ing

fro

m a

Di&

eren

t USG

A C

our

se R

atin

g™

5

Ad

just

ing

Ho

le S

core

s -

A P

laye

r’s

Res

po

nsib

ility

8

Acc

epta

ble

Sco

res

for

Han

dic

ap P

urp

ose

s

9

Una

ccep

tab

le S

core

s fo

r H

and

icap

Pur

po

ses

10

Ho

w to

Po

st a

Sco

re F

rom

an

Unr

ated

Set

of

11

Tees

on

a R

ated

Go

lf C

our

se

Bo

gey

Rat

ing

™, S

lop

e R

atin

g®, a

nd

14

USG

A C

our

se R

atin

g™

De%

ned

Han

dic

ap In

dex

cha

nged

by

Co

mm

ittee

or

Red

uced

Due

to E

xcep

tiona

l To

urna

men

t Sco

res

14

Han

dic

ap A

llow

ance

s M

atch

Pla

y

15

Han

dic

ap A

llow

ance

s St

roke

Pla

y

18

Plus

Han

dic

aps

21

Freq

uent

ly A

sked

Que

stio

ns a

nd

21

Ans

wer

s o

n T

he U

SGA

Han

dic

ap S

yste

m™

Co

urse

Han

dic

ap T

able

s

25

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viii

|

USG

A H

and

icap

Sys

tem

Ref

eren

ce G

uid

eU

SGA

Han

dic

ap S

yste

m R

efer

ence

Gu

ide

|

1

Ho

w t

o E

sta

blis

h a

Ha

nd

ica

p I

nd

ex

In o

rder

to e

stab

lish

a H

and

icap

Ind

ex, a

pla

yer

mus

t jo

in a

lic

ense

d g

olf

club

and

po

st a

dju

sted

sco

res.

The

se s

core

s ar

e su

bje

ct to

pee

r re

view

. Aft

er a

t lea

st %

ve s

core

s ha

ve b

een

po

sted

, the

go

lf cl

ub w

ill is

sue

a H

and

icap

Ind

ex to

the

pla

yer

in

acco

rdan

ce w

ith th

e U

SGA

Han

dic

ap S

yste

m.

De

fin

itio

n o

f a

Go

lf C

lub

A g

olf

club

is a

n o

rgan

izat

ion

of a

t lea

st 10

ind

ivid

ual m

emb

ers*

th

at o

per

ates

und

er b

ylaw

s w

ith C

om

mitt

ees

(esp

ecia

lly a

H

and

icap

Co

mm

ittee

) to

sup

ervi

se g

olf

activ

ities

, pro

vid

e p

eer

revi

ew, a

nd m

aint

ain

the

inte

gri

ty o

f the

USG

A H

and

icap

Sy

stem

(see

Clu

b C

om

plia

nce

Che

cklis

t and

Dec

isio

n 2/

7). A

g

olf

club

mus

t be

licen

sed

by

the

USG

A to

util

ize

the

USG

A

Han

dic

ap S

yste

m. A

clu

b c

an o

bta

in a

lice

nse

dire

ctly

fro

m th

e U

SGA

or

in c

onj

unct

ion

with

its

mem

ber

ship

in a

n au

tho

rize

d

go

lf as

soci

atio

n th

at is

alr

ead

y lic

ense

d b

y th

e U

SGA

and

that

ha

s ju

risd

ictio

n in

the

geo

gra

phi

c ar

ea th

at in

clud

es th

e p

rinc

ipal

lo

catio

n o

f the

go

lf cl

ub. (

See

Ap

pen

dix

F.)

*Fo

r ad

min

istr

ativ

e re

aso

ns, s

om

e au

tho

rize

d g

olf

asso

ciat

ions

m

ay r

equi

re a

go

lf cl

ub to

hav

e m

ore

than

the

USG

A m

inim

um

of 1

0 m

emb

ers

in o

rder

for

the

go

lf cl

ub to

be

a m

emb

er o

f the

au

tho

rize

d g

olf

asso

ciat

ion

. (Se

e D

ecis

ions

2/1

-2/7

.)

Mem

ber

s o

f a g

olf

club

mus

t hav

e a

reas

ona

ble

and

reg

ular

o

pp

ort

unity

to p

lay

go

lf w

ith e

ach

oth

er. T

hey

mus

t be

able

to

ret

urn

sco

res

per

sona

lly, a

nd th

ese

sco

res

mus

t be

read

ily

avai

lab

le fo

r in

spec

tion

by

oth

ers,

incl

udin

g, b

ut n

ot l

imite

d to

, fe

llow

mem

ber

s an

d th

e cl

ub’s

Han

dic

ap C

om

mitt

ee.

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2 |

U

SGA

Han

dic

ap S

yste

m R

efer

ence

Gu

ide

USG

A H

and

icap

Sys

tem

Ref

eren

ce G

uid

e |

3

Mo

re th

an o

ne h

und

red

au

tho

rize

d g

olf

asso

ciat

ions

, and

sev

eral

th

ous

and

go

lf cl

ubs,

are

lice

nsed

to u

tiliz

e th

e U

SGA

Han

dic

ap

Syst

em a

nd is

sue

a H

and

icap

Ind

ex.

Any

org

aniz

atio

n th

at is

no

t a g

olf

club

or a

n au

tho

rize

d g

olf

asso

ciat

ion,

and

ind

ivid

ual p

laye

rs w

ho a

re n

ot m

emb

ers

of a

go

lf cl

ub, m

ay n

ot u

se th

ese

mar

ks o

r any

par

t of t

he U

SGA

Han

dic

ap

Syst

em, i

nclu

din

g th

e U

SGA

’s m

athe

mat

ical

han

dic

ap fo

rmul

a,

exce

pt t

o th

e ex

tent

that

they

pro

vid

e p

rod

ucts

or s

ervi

ces

to

auth

ori

zed

go

lf as

soci

atio

ns o

r go

lf cl

ubs

for t

he li

mite

d p

urp

ose

o

f fo

llow

ing

the

USG

A H

and

icap

Sys

tem

. The

USG

A w

ill m

ake

cert

ain

that

tho

se w

ho a

re a

utho

rize

d to

use

USG

A tr

adem

arks

an

d s

ervi

ce m

arks

do

so

in a

man

ner t

hat p

rese

rves

the

inte

grit

y an

d re

liab

ility

of t

he U

SGA

Han

dic

ap S

yste

m. A

s o

wne

r of t

hose

w

ell -e

stab

lishe

d tr

adem

arks

and

ser

vice

mar

ks, t

he U

SGA

has

the

sole

rig

ht to

aut

hori

ze th

e us

e o

f tho

se m

arks

by

oth

ers.

The

follo

win

g te

rms a

re tr

adem

arks

and

ser

vice

mar

ks o

f the

Uni

ted

St

ates

Go

lf A

sso

ciat

ion:

“B

og

ey R

atin

g™

,”“C

our

se H

and

icap

™,”

“C

our

se R

atin

g a

nd S

lop

e D

atab

ase™

,” “

Equi

tab

le S

tro

ke C

ont

rol™

,”

“ESC

™,”

“H

and

icap

Di&

eren

tial™

,” “

Han

dic

ap In

dex

® ,” “

The

USG

A

Han

dic

ap S

yste

m L

icen

sing

Pro

gra

m fo

r Clu

bs™

,” “

Ho

le-b

y-H

ole

St

roke

Allo

catio

n A

naly

sis P

rog

ram

™,”

“H

om

e C

our

se H

and

icap

™,”

“S

hort

Co

urse

Han

dic

ap™

,” “

USG

A S

hort

Co

urse

Rat

ing

™,”

“S

LOPE

® ,” “

Slo

pe

Rat

ing

® ,” “

Slo

pe

Syst

em® ,”

“Tr

end

Han

dic

ap™

,”

“Uni

ted

Sta

tes G

olf

Ass

oci

atio

n® ,” “

USG

A® ,”

“U

SGA

Co

urse

R

atin

g™

,” “

USG

A C

our

se R

atin

g P

rog

ram

™,”

“U

SGA

Co

urse

R

atin

g S

yste

m™

,” a

nd “

USG

A H

and

icap

Sys

tem

™.”

Pe

er

Re

vie

w D

efi

ne

d

“Pee

r R

evie

w”

is th

e ab

ility

of g

olfe

rs to

gai

n an

und

erst

and

ing

o

f a p

laye

r’s

po

tent

ial a

bili

ty a

nd to

form

a r

easo

nab

le b

asis

for

sup

po

rtin

g o

r d

isp

utin

g a

sco

re th

at h

as b

een

po

sted

.

A g

olf

clu

b is

on

e o

f th

ree

(3

) Ty

pe

s:

Typ

e 1

. T

he m

emb

ers o

f a T

ype

1 clu

b a

re lo

cate

d a

t a si

ngle

sp

eci%

c g

olf

cour

se w

ith a

val

id U

SGA

Co

urse

Rat

ing

and

Sl

op

e R

atin

g w

here

a m

ajo

rity

of t

he c

lub

’s ev

ents

are

p

laye

d a

nd w

here

the

club

’s sc

orin

g re

cord

s res

ide;

or

Typ

e 2

. Th

e m

emb

ers

of a

Typ

e 2

club

are

a6

liate

d, o

r kn

ow

n to

one

ano

ther

, via

a b

usin

ess,

frat

erna

l, et

hnic

, or

soci

al o

rgan

izat

ion

. The

maj

ori

ty o

f the

clu

b m

emb

ers

had

an

a6lia

tion

pri

or

to o

rgan

izin

g th

e cl

ub; o

r

Typ

e 3

. T

he m

emb

ers

of a

Typ

e 3

club

had

no

prio

r a6

liatio

n an

d a

maj

ori

ty o

f the

rec

ruiti

ng a

nd s

ign

up o

f the

m

emb

ersh

ip is

do

ne b

y so

licita

tion

to th

e p

ublic

(e.g

., ne

wsp

aper

, Int

erne

t).

*No

te: W

ithin

the

cont

ext o

f the

USG

A H

and

icap

Sys

tem

a

mem

ber

is d

e%ne

d a

s o

ne w

ho is

a6

liate

d w

ith a

lice

nsed

go

lf cl

ub fo

r th

e p

urp

ose

of o

bta

inin

g a

Han

dic

ap In

dex

.

*No

te: A

ny p

erso

n ca

n fo

rm a

go

lf cl

ub w

ith fr

ien

ds

or

co

lleag

ues

. Th

e U

SGA

is n

ot c

on

sid

ered

a g

olf

club

, bu

t we

o&e

r in

form

atio

n o

n ho

w to

form

a g

olf

club

on

the

USG

A’s

w

ebsi

te a

t ww

w.u

sga.

org

und

er “

Get

ting

a H

and

icap

Ind

ex.”

Th

ere

are

sam

ple

clu

b b

ylaw

s an

d d

etai

ls r

egar

din

g th

e U

SGA

H

and

icap

Sys

tem

Lic

ensi

ng P

rog

ram

for

Clu

bs™

, so

get

sta

rted

an

d fo

rm y

our

ow

n g

olf

club

.

On

ce a

go

lf cl

ub c

om

plie

s w

ith a

ll th

e ite

ms

of t

he

Clu

b

Co

mp

lianc

e C

heck

list,

it ca

n ut

ilize

the

USG

A H

and

icap

Sys

tem

.

Au

tho

riza

tio

n a

nd

Lic

en

sin

g

An

auth

ori

zed

go

lf as

soci

atio

n o

r g

olf

club

mus

t ob

tain

a li

cens

e fr

om

the

USG

A in

ord

er to

util

ize

the

USG

A H

and

icap

Sys

tem

, to

use

the

USG

A tr

adem

arks

, and

to is

sue

a H

and

icap

Ind

ex.

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4 |

U

SGA

Han

dic

ap S

yste

m R

efer

ence

Gu

ide

USG

A H

and

icap

Sys

tem

Ref

eren

ce G

uid

e |

5

Tab

le a

t the

go

lf co

urse

whe

re th

e ro

und

is to

be

pla

yed

. In

add

itio

n, a

Co

urse

Han

dic

ap c

an b

e ca

lcul

ated

by

taki

ng th

e H

and

icap

Ind

ex, m

ultip

lied

by

the

Slo

pe

Rat

ing

of t

he te

es

pla

yed

, and

div

ided

by

the

Stan

dar

d S

lop

e R

atin

g o

f 113

with

th

e an

swer

ro

und

ed to

the

near

est w

hole

num

ber

(.4

roun

ds

do

wn

and

.5 r

oun

ds

up).

Exam

ple

: 10

.4 (H

and

icap

Ind

ex)

X 1

25 (S

lop

e R

atin

g)

/ 11

3 (S

tand

ard

Slo

pe

Rat

ing

) = 11

.5 =

12 (C

our

se H

and

icap

roun

ded

)

See

Sect

ions

3-3

and

10

-4 o

f “Th

e U

SGA

Han

dic

ap S

yste

m”

as

an a

dd

itio

nal r

efer

ence

.

To G

ive

or

to R

ece

ive?

The

num

ber

of s

tro

kes

a p

laye

r g

ives

or

rece

ives

dep

end

s o

n th

e ty

pe

of f

orm

at p

laye

d, w

heth

er it

’s a

mat

ch a

gai

nst o

ne o

ther

p

laye

r o

r p

lay

agai

nst t

hree

oth

er p

laye

rs, o

r a

stro

ke-p

lay

even

t.

Che

ck th

e sc

ore

card

to s

ee w

here

str

oke

s ar

e g

iven

or

rece

ived

. Ea

ch h

ole

is a

ssig

ned

a h

and

icap

str

oke

allo

catio

n nu

mb

er. T

he

hole

allo

cate

d a

s ha

ndic

ap-s

tro

ke h

ole

num

ber

(1) i

s th

e ho

le

whe

re a

pla

yer

is m

ost

like

ly to

nee

d a

str

oke

; the

ho

le a

lloca

ted

as

han

dic

ap-s

tro

ke h

ole

(18

) is

the

hole

whe

re a

pla

yer

is le

ast

likel

y to

nee

d a

str

oke

.

Pla

yin

g f

rom

a D

iffe

ren

t U

SG

A C

ou

rse

Ra

tin

g

The

key

to u

nder

stan

din

g th

e ad

just

men

t acc

ord

ing

to S

ectio

n 3-

5 an

d 9

-3c

of “

The

USG

A H

and

icap

Sys

tem

” is

to u

nder

stan

d

the

de%

nitio

ns o

f Han

dic

ap In

dex

and

Co

urse

Han

dic

ap.

Han

dic

ap In

dex

is b

ased

on

a st

and

ard

cal

cula

tion

for

ever

yone

w

ho h

as o

ne. T

wo

pla

yers

of e

qua

l Han

dic

ap In

dex

are

of e

qua

l ab

ility

as

one

do

es n

ot e

stab

lish

a H

and

icap

Ind

ex fr

om

any

te

es. N

ext,

the

pla

yer

conv

erts

a H

and

icap

Ind

ex to

a C

our

se

Ther

e ar

e tw

o e

ssen

tial e

lem

ents

of p

eer

revi

ew:

1.

Mem

ber

s o

f a g

olf

club

mus

t hav

e a

reas

ona

ble

and

re

gul

ar o

pp

ort

unity

to p

lay

tog

ethe

r (s

ee D

ecis

ion

2/8

).

2.

Acc

ess

mus

t be

pro

vid

ed to

sco

ring

rec

ord

s, a

s w

ell a

s to

a

Han

dic

ap In

dex

list

, fo

r in

spec

tion

by

oth

ers,

incl

udin

g,

bu

t no

t lim

ited

to, f

ello

w c

lub

mem

ber

s. T

here

are

two

fo

rms

of s

cori

ng r

eco

rd d

isp

lay:

Ge

ne

ral —

A G

ener

al s

cori

ng r

eco

rd m

ust p

rovi

de

the

six

mo

st r

ecen

t rev

isio

ns o

f the

pla

yer’

s H

and

icap

Ind

ex,

alo

ng w

ith s

core

s, s

core

typ

es, R

atin

gs,

Di&

eren

tials

, and

d

ates

(mo

nth

and

yea

r o

nly)

rel

atin

g to

the

mo

st r

ecen

t ha

ndic

ap r

evis

ion

. Thi

s m

ust b

e m

ade

avai

lab

le to

tho

se

invo

lved

in p

eer

revi

ew.

Co

mp

lete

— A

Co

mp

lete

sco

ring

rec

ord

mus

t pro

vid

e th

e si

x m

ost

rec

ent r

evis

ions

of t

he p

laye

r’s

Han

dic

ap

Ind

ex, a

long

with

sco

res*

, sco

re ty

pes

, Rat

ing

s,

Di&

eren

tials

, and

dat

es (m

ont

h, d

ay, a

nd y

ear)

rel

atin

g

to th

e m

ost

rec

ent h

and

icap

rev

isio

n. T

his

mus

t be

mad

e av

aila

ble

to fe

llow

clu

b m

emb

ers,

the

club

Han

dic

ap

Co

mm

ittee

, and

co

mp

etiti

on

o6

cial

s o

f any

co

mp

etiti

on

in w

hich

the

pla

yer

is g

oin

g to

par

ticip

ate.

*The

co

urse

nam

e fo

r eac

h sc

ore

sho

uld

ap

pea

r in

any

“Co

mp

lete

” sc

orin

g re

cord

disp

lay

and

mus

t be

incl

uded

for a

Typ

e 3

club

.

Co

urs

e H

an

dic

ap

Ex

pla

ine

d

A C

our

se H

and

icap

rep

rese

nts

the

num

ber

of s

tro

kes

need

ed to

p

lay

to th

e le

vel o

f a s

crat

ch g

olfe

r—o

r th

e U

SGA

Co

urse

Rat

ing

o

f a p

artic

ular

set

of t

ees.

A C

our

se H

and

icap

is e

xpre

ssed

as

a w

hole

num

ber

(e.g

., 12

).

A C

our

se H

and

icap

is d

eter

min

ed b

y us

ing

a C

our

se H

and

icap

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U

SGA

Han

dic

ap S

yste

m R

efer

ence

Gu

ide

USG

A H

and

icap

Sys

tem

Ref

eren

ce G

uid

e |

7

Ste

p 3

: A

dd

US

GA

Co

urs

e R

ati

ng

di#

ere

nce

to

hig

he

r-ra

ted

te

e p

laye

r(s)

71

.1

USG

A C

our

se R

atin

g

73.2

71.1

Ro

und

s to

2

2.1

8

3 Ta

rget

Sco

re

86

12

Co

urse

Han

dic

ap

–15

(13+

2 (d

i&. i

n ra

ting

))

=

71

= N

et

Sco

re

= 7

1

or

Ste

p 3

: S

ub

tra

ct U

SG

A C

ou

rse

Ra

tin

g d

i#e

ren

ce f

rom

lo

we

r -ra

ted

te

e p

laye

r(s)

(D

eci

sio

n 3

-5/1

)

8

3 G

ross

Sco

re

86

10

–C

our

se H

and

icap

13

(1

2–2

(di&

. in

ratin

g))

=

73

=

Ne

t S

core

=

73

Each

pla

yer

is n

ow

pla

ying

to th

e sa

me

Net

Sco

re.

Rem

emb

er, C

our

se H

and

icap

onl

y ad

just

s to

that

par

ticul

ar te

e’s

USG

A C

our

se R

atin

g ra

ther

than

a s

tand

ard

USG

A C

our

se R

atin

g.

USG

A C

our

se R

atin

g is

no

t in

the

form

ula

of C

our

se H

and

icap

, (H

and

icap

Ind

ex (X

) Slo

pe

Rat

ing

of t

ees p

laye

d (÷

) by

113

(sta

ndar

d S

lop

e R

atin

g) a

nd ro

und

ed to

nea

rest

who

le n

umb

er).

No

te: A

Han

dic

ap In

dex

is n

ot e

stab

lishe

d o

r d

evel

op

ed fr

om

a

par

ticul

ar s

et o

f tee

s (S

ectio

n 10

).

Han

dic

ap b

ased

so

lely

on

the

Slo

pe

Rat

ing

of t

he te

es to

be

pla

yed

. Co

urse

Han

dic

ap a

dju

sts

a p

laye

r to

a w

hole

num

ber

of

stro

kes

need

ed to

pla

y to

that

tee’

s U

SGA

Co

urse

Rat

ing

. Whe

n a

di&

eren

ce in

USG

A C

our

se R

atin

g e

xist

s am

ong

pla

yers

, the

y ha

ve a

n ad

diti

ona

l ad

just

men

t tha

t is

nece

ssar

y.

Se

ctio

n 3

-5 P

rom

oti

ng

Eq

uit

ab

le C

om

pe

titi

on

Ste

p 1

: C

alc

ula

te C

ou

rse

Ha

nd

ica

p

G

ary,

Go

ld T

ees

vs.

Bo

b, B

lue

Tees

10

.4

Han

dic

ap In

dex

10

.4

x

130

/113

x

Slo

pe

Rat

ing

/113

x

140

/113

=

12

C

ou

rse

Ha

nd

ica

p

= 1

3

+

71.1

+

USG

A C

our

se R

atin

g

+73

.2

8

3 =

Tar

get

Sco

re*

86

*Tar

get

Sco

re is

the

sco

re a

pla

yer

will

str

ive

for

in o

rder

to p

lay

to th

at p

laye

r’s

Co

urse

Han

dic

ap.

Ste

p 2

: A

pp

ly a

ny

ha

nd

ica

p a

llow

an

ce p

er

Se

ctio

n 9

-4

(if a

pp

lica

ble

)

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| U

SGA

Han

dic

ap S

yste

m R

efer

ence

Gu

ide

USG

A H

and

icap

Sys

tem

Ref

eren

ce G

uid

e |

9

Acc

ep

tab

le S

core

s fo

r H

an

dic

ap

Pu

rpo

ses

The

follo

win

g a

re a

ccep

tab

le s

core

s an

d m

ust b

e p

ost

ed fo

r ha

ndic

ap p

ost

ing

pur

po

ses:

-d

ance

with

the

pri

ncip

les

of “

The

Rul

es o

f Go

lf”

(7-1

2 ho

les

are

po

sted

as

a 9-

hole

sco

re; 1

3 o

r m

ore

are

po

sted

as

an

18-h

ole

sco

re)

and

Slo

pe

Rat

ing

or

nine

s fr

om

di&

eren

t day

s. S

imp

ly c

om

bin

e th

e ni

nes

into

an

18-h

ole

sco

re. A

dd

eac

h ni

ne-h

ole

USG

A C

our

se R

atin

g a

nd

aver

age

the

Slo

pe

Rat

ing

s o

f the

two

nin

es

and

team

co

mp

etiti

ons

whe

re p

laye

rs p

lay

thei

r ow

n b

all

Ad

just

ing

Ho

le S

core

s –

A P

laye

r’s

Re

spo

nsi

bili

ty

Inco

mp

lete

Ho

les

or

Co

nce

de

d S

tro

kes

If a

pla

yer

pic

ks u

p o

n a

hole

or

is c

onc

eded

a s

tro

ke, r

eco

rd th

e m

ost

like

ly s

core

that

wo

uld

hav

e b

een

mad

e. T

his

mo

st li

kely

sc

ore

is th

e nu

mb

er o

f str

oke

s (in

clud

ing

any

pen

alty

str

oke

s,

i.e.,

gro

ss s

core

) tak

en th

us fa

r p

laye

d in

acc

ord

ance

with

the

pri

ncip

les

of t

he R

ules

of G

olf,

plu

s th

e nu

mb

er o

f str

oke

s ne

eded

to c

om

ple

te th

e ho

le fr

om

that

po

int m

ore

than

hal

f the

tim

e. A

n “X

” sh

oul

d p

rece

de

the

sco

re o

n th

e sc

ore

card

for

this

ho

le s

core

(e.g

., X -

5).

Ho

les

No

t P

laye

d

Whe

n a

hole

is n

ot p

laye

d, o

r no

t pla

yed

in a

cco

rdan

ce w

ith th

e p

rinc

iple

s o

f “Th

e R

ules

of G

olf,

” th

e sc

ore

ent

ered

for

hand

icap

p

urp

ose

s is

par

(fo

r th

e ho

le) p

lus

any

hand

icap

str

oke

s th

e p

laye

r is

ent

itled

to, b

ased

on

Co

urse

Han

dic

ap.

Eq

uit

ab

le S

tro

ke C

on

tro

l (E

SC

)

Equi

tab

le S

tro

ke C

ont

rol,

or E

SC fo

r sho

rt, k

eep

s an

exce

ptio

nally

b

ad h

ole

sco

re(s

) fro

m c

hang

ing

a H

and

icap

Ind

ex to

o m

uch

and

set

s a

max

imum

ESC

num

ber

that

a p

laye

r ca

n p

ost

on

any

hole

dep

end

ing

on

that

pla

yer’

s C

our

se H

and

icap

.

For

hand

icap

pur

po

ses,

aft

er th

e ro

und

, a p

laye

r is

req

uire

d to

ad

just

ho

le s

core

s (a

ctua

l or

mo

st li

kely

) whe

n th

ese

hole

sco

res

are

hig

her

than

the

max

imum

ESC

num

ber

.

All

sco

res,

incl

ud

ing

tou

rnam

ent s

core

s, a

re a

dju

sted

for

ESC

. A

pla

yer

can

adju

st fo

r E

SC o

n an

y nu

mb

er o

f ho

les—

ther

e is

n

o li

mit.

EQ

UIT

AB

LE

ST

RO

KE

CO

NT

RO

L

18-H

ole

C

ou

rse

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nd

ica

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m E

SC

Nu

mb

er

o

n a

ny

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le

9 o

r le

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le B

og

ey

10 th

roug

h 19

7

20 th

roug

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8

30 th

roug

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9

40 o

r m

ore

10

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SGA

Han

dic

ap S

yste

m R

efer

ence

Gu

ide

USG

A H

and

icap

Sys

tem

Ref

eren

ce G

uid

e |

11

Ho

w t

o P

ost

a S

core

Fro

m a

n U

nra

ted

Se

t o

f Te

es

on

a

Ra

ted

Go

lf C

ou

rse

If a

USG

A C

our

se R

atin

g a

nd S

lop

e R

atin

g fr

om

a s

elec

ted

set

o

f tee

s ar

e no

t ava

ilab

le fo

r th

e ap

pro

pri

ate

gen

der

, the

pla

yer

may

use

the

follo

win

g p

roce

dur

e o

n a

tem

po

rary

bas

is:

di&

eren

ce in

yar

dag

e b

etw

een

the

unra

ted

set

of t

ees

and

th

e ne

ares

t set

of t

ees

rate

d fo

r th

e ap

pro

pri

ate

gen

der

.

than

the

rate

d te

es, o

r su

btr

act t

he r

esul

ting

val

ues

if th

e un

rate

d te

es a

re s

hort

er th

an th

e ra

ted

tees

.

com

bin

atio

n o

f tee

s. T

he

pla

yer

%rst

det

erm

ines

th

e to

tal

yard

age

pla

yed

th

en a

pp

lies

the

abo

ve p

roce

du

re.

bu

t stil

l has

an

acce

pta

ble

sco

re fo

r ha

ndic

ap p

urp

ose

s (e

.g.,

failu

re to

sig

n a

sco

re c

ard

).

Un

acc

ep

tab

le S

core

s fo

r H

an

dic

ap

Pu

rpo

ses

The

follo

win

g a

re u

nacc

epta

ble

sco

res

and

can

not b

e p

ost

ed

for

hand

icap

po

stin

g p

urp

ose

s:

whi

ch a

n in

activ

e se

aso

n es

tab

lishe

d b

y th

e au

tho

rize

d g

olf

asso

ciat

ion

is in

e&e

ct

no

t pla

yed

in a

cco

rdan

ce w

ith th

e p

rinc

iple

s o

f the

Rul

es

of G

olf

3,0

00

yar

ds

for

18 h

ole

s (o

r 1,

500

yar

ds

for

nine

ho

les)

the

max

imum

num

ber

of c

lub

s al

low

ed is

less

than

14

, or

typ

es o

f clu

bs

are

limite

d a

s, fo

r ex

amp

le, i

n a

com

pet

itio

n th

at a

llow

s o

nly

iron

club

s

no U

SGA

Co

urse

Rat

ing

and

Slo

pe

Rat

ing

-co

nfo

rmin

g c

lub

s,

bal

ls, o

r te

es

unus

ual e

qui

pm

ent (

as d

e%ne

d u

nder

Rul

e 14

-3) i

s us

ed d

ur-

ing

the

exec

utio

n o

f a s

tro

ke o

r w

hen

equi

pm

ent i

s us

ed in

an

unus

ual m

anne

r d

urin

g th

e ex

ecu

tion

of a

str

oke

.

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Han

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ap S

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and

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in

US

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clu

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s th

e d

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ce in

yar

dag

e b

etw

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n t

he

rate

d te

es

and

th

e u

nra

ted

tee

s.

Th

e "r

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mn

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ang

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US

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eir

rat

ing

s ar

e h

igh

er;

if t

he

u

nra

ted

tee

s ar

e sh

ort

er,

th

eir

rat

ing

s ar

e lo

we

r.

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| U

SGA

Han

dic

ap S

yste

m R

efer

ence

Gu

ide

USG

A H

and

icap

Sys

tem

Ref

eren

ce G

uid

e |

15

Bo

ge

y R

ati

ng

, S

lop

e R

ati

ng

, a

nd

US

GA

Co

urs

e

Ra

tin

g D

efi

ne

d

Bo

gey

Rat

ing

rep

rese

nts

the

pla

ying

di6

cult

y o

f a g

olf

cour

se

for

a b

og

ey g

olfe

r un

der

no

rmal

wea

ther

and

co

urse

co

nditi

ons

.

Slo

pe

Rat

ing

is c

om

pu

ted

fro

m th

e d

i&er

ence

bet

wee

n th

e B

og

ey R

atin

g a

nd th

e U

SGA

Co

urse

Rat

ing

mul

tiplie

d b

y a

mat

hem

atic

al c

ons

tant

. The

refo

re, S

lop

e R

atin

g r

epre

sent

s th

e re

lativ

e d

i6cu

lty

of a

co

urse

for

a no

n -sc

ratc

h g

olfe

r co

mp

ared

to

a s

crat

ch g

olfe

r. Th

e g

reat

er th

e g

ap in

exp

ecte

d s

core

s b

etw

een

the

scra

tch

go

lfer

and

the

bo

gey

go

lfer,

the

hig

her

the

Slo

pe

Rat

ing

will

be.

USG

A C

ou

rse

Rat

ing

rep

rese

nts

the

pla

yin

g d

i6cu

lty

o

f a c

ou

rse

for

a sc

ratc

h g

olfe

r u

nd

er n

orm

al w

eath

er a

nd

co

urs

e co

nd

itio

ns.

Ha

nd

ica

p I

nd

ex

Ch

an

ge

d b

y C

om

mit

tee

or

Re

du

ced

D

ue

to

Exc

ep

tio

na

l To

urn

am

en

t S

core

s

A H

and

icap

Ind

ex (M

) mo

di%

ed b

y th

e H

and

icap

Co

mm

ittee

(e

.g. 1

0.5

M) o

r re

duc

ed (R

) due

to e

xcep

tiona

l to

urna

men

t p

erfo

rman

ce (e

.g. 1

5.4

R) i

s th

e p

laye

r’s

Han

dic

ap In

dex

unl

ess

note

d o

ther

wis

e in

“Th

e U

SGA

Han

dic

ap S

yste

m.”

(See

loca

l ha

ndic

ap, S

ectio

ns 3

-4, 8

-4c,

8-4

f, an

d 1

0-3

e.)

No

te: A

loca

l han

dic

ap is

no

t a H

and

icap

Ind

ex a

nd is

eith

er

a ha

ndic

ap th

at is

ab

ove

the

max

imum

Han

dic

ap In

dex

lim

it,

a ha

ndic

ap th

at is

rev

ised

mo

re fr

eque

ntly

than

allo

wed

, or

a ha

ndic

ap b

ased

on

a p

laye

r’s

tem

po

rary

dis

abili

ty.

Ha

nd

ica

p A

llow

an

ces

– M

atc

h P

lay

Som

e co

mp

etiti

ons

req

uire

a p

laye

r to

use

full

Co

urse

Han

dic

ap.

Ho

wev

er, i

n so

me

team

co

mp

etiti

ons

, usin

g fu

ll C

our

se H

and

icap

w

oul

d g

ive

hig

her-

hand

icap

ped

sid

es a

n ad

vant

age

ove

r lo

wer

-han

dic

app

ed s

ides

. Les

s th

an fu

ll C

our

se H

and

icap

is

reco

mm

end

ed in

suc

h co

mp

etiti

ons

.

Sin

gle

s M

atc

h P

lay

: A

llow

an

ce:

The

hig

her-

hand

icap

ped

p

laye

r re

ceiv

es th

e fu

ll d

i&er

ence

in C

our

se H

and

icap

bet

wee

n th

e tw

o p

laye

rs; t

he lo

wer

-han

dic

app

ed p

laye

r p

lays

fro

m

scra

tch

. (Se

e D

ecis

ion

9-4

a/1.

)

Exa

mp

le: A

pla

yer

with

a C

our

se H

and

icap

of 1

7 re

ceiv

es fo

ur

stro

kes

fro

m a

pla

yer

with

a C

our

se H

and

icap

of 1

3. T

he p

laye

r re

ceiv

es th

em o

n th

e ho

les

allo

cate

d a

s th

e %r

st fo

ur h

and

icap

-st

roke

ho

les.

Sin

gle

s M

atc

h P

lay

vs. P

ar

or

Bo

ge

y:

Allo

wa

nce

: Eac

h p

laye

r re

ceiv

es fu

ll C

our

se H

and

icap

.

Exa

mp

le: P

laye

r A

with

a C

our

se H

and

icap

of 1

7 re

ceiv

es o

ne

stro

ke o

n th

e %r

st 1

7 ha

ndic

ap-s

tro

ke h

ole

s.

Fo

ur-

Ba

ll M

atc

h P

lay

: A

llow

an

ce: T

he C

our

se H

and

icap

of

all f

our

pla

yers

is r

educ

ed b

y th

e C

our

se H

and

icap

of t

he p

laye

r w

ith th

e lo

wes

t han

dic

ap, w

ho th

en p

lays

fro

m s

crat

ch. E

ach

of

the

thre

e o

ther

pla

yers

is a

llow

ed 1

00

per

cent

of t

he d

i&er

ence

. (S

ee D

ecis

ion

9-4

a/2,

9-4

a/3)

.

Exa

mp

le:

Play

ers

A, B

, C, a

nd D

hav

e a

Co

urse

Han

dic

ap o

f 5,

10, 1

5, a

nd 2

0, r

esp

ectiv

ely.

Pla

yer

A p

lays

at s

crat

ch, B

rec

eive

s 5

stro

kes,

C r

ecei

ves

10 s

tro

kes,

and

D r

ecei

ves

15 s

tro

kes.

Fo

ur-

Ba

ll M

atc

h P

lay

vs. P

ar

or

Bo

ge

y:

Allo

wa

nce

: Men

re

ceiv

e 90

per

cent

of C

our

se H

and

icap

; Wo

men

rec

eive

95

per

cent

of C

our

se H

and

icap

.

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SGA

Han

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ap S

yste

m R

efer

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and

icap

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tem

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eren

ce G

uid

e |

17

Exa

mp

le: S

ide

A-B

with

a c

om

bin

ed C

our

se H

and

icap

of 1

5 co

mp

etes

ag

ains

t sid

e C

-D w

ith a

co

mb

ined

Co

urse

Han

dic

ap

of 3

6. T

he h

ighe

r ha

ndic

app

ed s

ide,

C-D

, rec

eive

s 11

str

oke

s (3

6 -

15

= 2

1 x

50%

= 1

0.5

ro

und

ed to

11)

. Str

oke

s ar

e ta

ken

as

assi

gne

d o

n th

e p

laye

rs’ r

esp

ectiv

e st

roke

allo

catio

n ta

ble

.

Fo

urs

om

e M

atc

h P

lay

vs. P

ar

or

Bo

ge

y:

Allo

wa

nce

: The

al

low

ance

is 5

0 p

erce

nt o

f the

par

tner

s’ c

om

bin

ed C

our

se

Han

dic

ap. (

Whe

n se

lect

ed d

rive

s ar

e p

erm

itted

, the

allo

wan

ce

is 4

0 p

erce

nt.)

Exa

mp

le: O

n si

de

A-B

, Pla

yer

A h

as a

Co

urse

Han

dic

ap o

f 5

and

Pla

yer

B h

as a

Co

urse

Han

dic

ap o

f 10

. Sid

e A

-B r

ecei

ves

8 s

tro

kes

(15

x 50

% =

7.5

, ro

und

ed to

8).

Stro

kes

are

take

n as

as

sig

ned

on

the

pla

yers

’ res

pec

tive

stro

ke a

lloca

tion

tab

le.

Ch

ap

ma

n o

r P

ine

hu

rst

Ma

tch

Pla

y:

Allo

wa

nce

: The

par

tner

w

ith th

e lo

wer

Co

urse

Han

dic

ap r

ecei

ves

60 p

erce

nt o

f Co

urse

H

and

icap

. The

par

tner

with

the

hig

her

Co

urse

Han

dic

ap

rece

ives

40

per

cent

of C

our

se H

and

icap

. The

sid

e w

ith th

e hi

ghe

r C

our

se H

and

icap

rec

eive

s th

e d

i&er

ence

bet

wee

n th

e C

our

se H

and

icap

of t

he e

ach

sid

e. T

he lo

wer

-han

dic

app

ed s

ide

pla

ys fr

om

scr

atch

.

Exa

mp

le: S

ide

A-B

is c

om

pri

sed

of P

laye

r A

with

a C

our

se

Han

dic

ap o

f 5 a

nd P

laye

r B

with

a C

our

se H

and

icap

of 1

0.

Play

er A

(5 x

60

% =

3) +

Pla

yer

B (1

0 x

40

% =

4) =

7 s

tro

kes

for

sid

e A

-B (3

+ 4

= 7

). Si

de

C-D

is c

om

pri

sed

of P

laye

r C

with

a

Co

urse

Han

dic

ap o

f 14

and

Pla

yer

D w

ith a

Co

urse

Han

dic

ap

of 1

7. P

laye

r C

(14

x 60

% =

8.4

ro

und

ed to

8) +

Pla

yer

D (1

7 x

40%

= 6

.8 r

oun

ded

to 7

) = 1

5.

Sid

e A

-B p

lays

at s

crat

ch a

nd S

ide

C-D

rec

eive

s o

ne s

tro

ke p

er

hole

on

the

%rst

8 a

lloca

ted

han

dic

ap-s

tro

ke h

ole

s.

Exa

mp

le: O

n m

en’s

sid

e A

-B, P

laye

r A

with

a C

our

se H

and

icap

o

f 10

wo

uld

rec

eive

9 s

tro

kes

(10

x 9

0%

= 9

) and

Pla

yer

B w

ith

a C

our

se H

and

icap

of 1

6 w

oul

d r

ecei

ve 1

4 st

roke

s (1

6 x

90%

=

14

.4, r

oun

ded

to 1

4). S

tro

kes

are

take

n as

ass

igne

d o

n th

e p

laye

rs’ r

esp

ectiv

e st

roke

allo

catio

n ta

ble

.

Tota

l Sco

re o

f Pa

rtn

ers

Ma

tch

Pla

y:

Allo

wa

nce

: The

Co

urse

H

and

icap

of a

ll fo

ur p

laye

rs is

red

uced

by

the

Co

urse

Han

dic

ap

of t

he p

laye

r w

ith th

e lo

wes

t han

dic

ap, w

ho m

ust t

hen

pla

y fr

om

sc

ratc

h. E

ach

of t

he th

ree

oth

er p

laye

rs is

allo

wed

10

0 p

erce

nt

of t

he d

i&er

ence

.

Exa

mp

le: S

ide

A-B

is c

om

pri

sed

of P

laye

r A

with

a C

our

se

Han

dic

ap o

f 5 a

nd P

laye

r B

with

a C

our

se H

and

icap

of 1

0.

Sid

e C

-D is

co

mp

rise

d o

f Pla

yer

C w

ith a

Co

urse

Han

dic

ap o

f 15

and

Pla

yer

D w

ith a

Co

urse

Han

dic

ap o

f 20

. Pla

yer

A p

lays

at

scr

atch

, B r

ecei

ves

5 st

roke

s, C

rec

eive

s 10

str

oke

s, a

nd D

re

ceiv

es 1

5 st

roke

s.

Be

st-B

all-

of-

Fo

ur

Ma

tch

Pla

y vs

. Pa

r o

r B

og

ey

:

Allo

wa

nce

: Men

rec

eive

80

per

cent

of C

our

se H

and

icap

; W

om

en r

ecei

ve 9

0 p

erce

nt o

f Co

urse

Han

dic

ap.

Exam

ple

: Men

’s sid

e A

-B-C

-D w

ith a

resp

ectiv

e C

our

se H

and

icap

o

f 5, 1

0, 1

5, a

nd 2

0 w

oul

d e

ach

rece

ive

80

per

cent

of t

heir

Co

urse

Han

dic

ap (4

, 8, 1

2, a

nd 1

6 re

spec

tivel

y). T

heir

bes

t net

b

all o

f the

four

wo

uld

then

be

used

to s

core

vs.

par

or

bo

gey

. St

roke

s ar

e ta

ken

as a

ssig

ned

on

the

pla

yers

’ res

pec

tive

stro

ke

allo

catio

n ta

ble

.

Fo

urs

om

e M

atc

h P

lay

: A

llow

an

ce: T

he a

llow

ance

for

the

hig

her-

hand

icap

ped

sid

e is

50

per

cent

of t

he d

i&er

ence

b

etw

een

the

com

bin

ed C

our

se H

and

icap

of t

he m

emb

ers

of

each

sid

e. (W

hen

sele

cted

dri

ves

are

per

mitt

ed, t

he a

llow

ance

is

40 p

erce

nt.)

The

low

er-h

and

icap

ped

sid

e co

mp

etes

at s

crat

ch.

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Han

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icap

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eren

ce G

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e |

19

Play

er B

, A’s

par

tner

, has

a C

our

se H

and

icap

of 2

6 an

d s

core

s 10

1. T

he te

am s

core

is: (

87

- 1

2) +

(10

1 -

26)

= 7

5 +

75

= 1

50.

Be

st-B

all-

of-

Fo

ur

Str

oke

Pla

y:

Allo

wa

nce

: Men

rec

eive

80

p

erce

nt o

f Co

urse

Han

dic

ap; W

om

en r

ecei

ve 9

0 p

erce

nt o

f C

our

se H

and

icap

.

Exa

mp

le: O

n a

mix

ed s

ide

A-B

-C-D

(A,B

men

, C,D

wo

men

), Pl

ayer

A w

ith a

Co

urse

Han

dic

ap o

f 8 r

ecei

ves

6 st

roke

s (8

x

80

% =

6.4

, ro

und

ed to

6).

Play

er B

with

a C

our

se H

and

icap

o

f 10

rec

eive

s 8

str

oke

s (1

0 x

80

% =

8).

Play

er C

with

a C

our

se

Han

dic

ap o

f 12

rece

ives

11

stro

kes

(12

x 90

% =

10

.8, r

oun

ded

to

11)

. Pla

yer

D w

ith a

Co

urse

Han

dic

ap o

f 14

rece

ives

13

stro

kes

(14

x 90

% =

12.

6, r

oun

ded

to 1

3). T

he lo

wes

t net

sco

re fo

r ea

ch

hole

is th

en c

oun

ted

tow

ard

s th

e o

vera

ll sc

ore

for

the

stip

ulat

ed

roun

d. S

tro

kes

are

take

n as

ass

igne

d o

n th

e p

laye

rs’ r

esp

ectiv

e st

roke

allo

catio

n ta

ble

.

Two

-Be

st-B

alls

-of-

Fou

r: A

llow

ance

: Men

rece

ive

90 p

erce

nt o

f C

our

se H

and

icap

; Wo

men

rece

ive

95 p

erce

nt o

f Co

urse

Han

dic

ap.

Exa

mp

le: O

n w

om

en’s

sid

e A

-B-C

-D, P

laye

r A

with

a C

our

se

Han

dic

ap o

f 11

rece

ives

10

str

oke

s (1

1 x

95%

= 1

0.4

5, r

oun

ded

to

10

). Pl

ayer

B w

ith a

Co

urse

Han

dic

ap o

f 16

rece

ives

15

stro

kes

(16

x 95

% =

15

.2, r

oun

ded

to 1

5). P

laye

r C

with

a C

our

se

Han

dic

ap o

f 22

rece

ives

21

stro

kes

(22

x 95

%=

20

.9, r

oun

ded

to

21)

. Pla

yer

D w

ith a

Co

urse

Han

dic

ap o

f 35

rece

ives

33

stro

kes

(35

x 95

% =

33.

2, r

oun

ded

to 3

3). S

tro

kes

are

take

n as

ass

igne

d

on

the

pla

yers

’ res

pec

tive

stro

ke a

lloca

tion

tab

le.

Fo

urs

om

e S

tro

ke P

lay

: A

llow

an

ce: T

he a

llow

ance

is 5

0

per

cent

of t

he p

artn

ers’

co

mb

ined

Co

urse

Han

dic

ap. W

hen

sele

cted

dri

ves

are

per

mitt

ed, t

he a

llow

ance

is 4

0 p

erce

nt. A

p

lus

com

bin

ed C

our

se H

and

icap

sid

e m

ust b

e ad

ded

to th

e g

ross

sco

re to

det

erm

ine

the

net s

core

. (Se

e D

ecis

ion

9-4b

/1.)

Exa

mp

le: O

n si

de

A-B

, Pla

yer

A h

as a

Co

urse

Han

dic

ap o

f 5

Ha

nd

ica

p A

llow

an

ces

– S

tro

ke P

lay

Ind

ivid

ua

l Str

oke

Pla

y:

Allo

wa

nce

: Eac

h co

mp

etito

r re

ceiv

es

full

Co

urse

Han

dic

ap (A

plu

s C

our

se H

and

icap

mus

t be

add

ed

to th

e g

ross

sco

re to

det

erm

ine

the

net s

core

.)

Exa

mp

le: P

laye

r A

has

a C

our

se H

and

icap

of 1

0 a

nd s

core

s 8

2.

A’s

net

sco

re is

72.

Pla

yer

B h

as a

Co

urse

Han

dic

ap o

f +2

and

sc

ore

s 70

. Pla

yer

B’s

net

sco

re is

72.

Fo

ur-

Ba

ll S

tro

ke P

lay

: A

llow

an

ce: M

en r

ecei

ve 9

0 p

erce

nt

of C

our

se H

and

icap

; Wo

men

rec

eive

95

per

cent

of C

our

se

Han

dic

ap.

Exa

mp

le 1

: On

men

’s s

ide

A-B

, Pla

yer

A h

as a

Co

urse

Han

dic

ap

of 8

and

Pla

yer

B h

as a

Co

urse

Han

dic

ap o

f 20

. At 9

0 p

erce

nt

of C

our

se H

and

icap

, Pla

yer

A r

ecei

ves

7 st

roke

s (8

x 9

0%

= 7

.2,

roun

ded

to 7

) and

Pla

yer

B r

ecei

ves

18 s

tro

kes

(20

x 9

0%

= 1

8).

In m

ixed

four

-bal

l str

oke

pla

y, s

tro

kes

are

take

n as

ass

igne

d o

n th

e p

laye

rs’ r

esp

ectiv

e st

roke

allo

catio

n ta

ble

s, a

nd p

laye

rs

mus

t pla

y fr

om

the

sets

of t

ees

des

igna

ted

by

the

Co

mm

ittee

in

char

ge

of t

he c

om

pet

itio

n.

No

te: I

t is

reco

mm

end

ed th

at C

om

mitt

ees

cons

ider

it a

co

ndi-

tion

of f

our

-bal

l str

oke

-pla

y co

mp

etiti

ons

that

the

Co

urse

H

and

icap

(aft

er a

llow

ance

) of t

he m

emb

ers

of a

sid

e m

ay n

ot

di&

er b

y m

ore

than

eig

ht s

tro

kes.

A s

ide

with

a la

rge

di&

eren

ce

has

an a

dva

ntag

e o

ver

a si

de

with

a s

mal

l Co

urse

Han

dic

ap

di&

eren

ce. I

f a d

i&er

ence

of m

ore

than

eig

ht s

tro

kes

cann

ot b

e av

oid

ed, i

t is

sug

ges

ted

that

an

add

itio

nal 1

0 p

erce

nt r

educ

tion

be

app

lied

to th

e C

our

se H

and

icap

of e

ach

mem

ber

of t

he

adva

ntag

ed s

ide.

Tota

l Sco

re o

f Pa

rtn

ers

Str

oke

Pla

y:

Allo

wa

nce

: Par

tner

s re

ceiv

e fu

ll co

mb

ined

Co

urse

Han

dic

ap.

Exa

mp

le: P

laye

r A

has

a C

our

se H

and

icap

of 1

2 an

d s

core

s 8

7.

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| U

SGA

Han

dic

ap S

yste

m R

efer

ence

Gu

ide

USG

A H

and

icap

Sys

tem

Ref

eren

ce G

uid

e |

21

Plu

s H

an

dic

ap

s

Whe

n ap

ply

ing

a p

erce

ntag

e o

f Co

urse

Han

dic

ap to

a p

lus

hand

icap

pla

yer,

it b

ring

s th

at p

laye

r clo

ser t

o z

ero

. Thi

s o

ccur

s in

ord

er to

kee

p a

s cl

ose

as

po

ssib

le th

e p

rop

er p

erce

ntag

e o

f d

ispar

ity in

han

dic

ap. F

or e

xam

ple

, pla

ying

at 1

00

per

cent

of

Co

urse

Han

dic

ap, t

he s

pre

ad o

f tw

o p

laye

rs, a

+5

and

10 C

our

se

Han

dic

ap, i

s 15

str

oke

s. In

a c

om

pet

itio

n w

here

80

per

cent

of

Co

urse

Han

dic

ap is

util

ized

, the

+5

bec

om

es a

+4

(+5

x 8

0%

) an

d th

e 10

bec

om

es a

n 8

(10

x 8

0%

). Th

e d

i&er

ence

bet

wee

n th

eir a

dju

sted

Co

urse

Han

dic

ap is

12, w

hich

is 8

0 p

erce

nt o

f the

o

rigin

al s

pre

ad o

f 15

usin

g 10

0 p

erce

nt (1

5 x

80

% =

12).

Fre

qu

en

tly

Ask

ed

Qu

est

ion

s a

nd

An

swe

rs o

n T

he

U

SG

A H

an

dic

ap

Sys

tem

Q: W

hy

do

I h

ave

a H

an

dic

ap

In

de

x a

nd

a C

ou

rse

Ha

nd

ica

p?

A:

A H

and

icap

Ind

ex r

epre

sent

s th

e p

ote

ntia

l pla

ying

ab

ility

o

n a

cour

se o

f sta

ndar

d p

layi

ng d

i6cu

lty.

A C

our

se H

and

icap

re

pre

sent

s a

who

le n

umb

er o

f str

oke

s ne

eded

on

a sp

eci%

c se

t o

f tee

s to

pla

y to

that

tee’

s U

SGA

Co

urse

Rat

ing

. A p

laye

r ne

eds

a H

and

icap

Ind

ex to

co

nver

t to

a C

our

se H

and

icap

.

Q: I

f I h

ave

a C

ou

rse

Ha

nd

ica

p g

rea

ter

tha

n 1

8, w

he

re d

o I

ge

t

my

19th

str

oke

?

A: E

ach

hole

is a

ssig

ned

an

allo

cate

d h

and

icap

str

oke

num

ber

, 1

thro

ugh

18. I

n th

is s

ituat

ion

, one

str

oke

is a

ssig

ned

per

ho

le, a

nd

two

str

oke

s ar

e as

sig

ned

on

the

num

ber

1 a

lloca

ted

str

oke

ho

le.

Q:

If I

pic

k u

p o

n a

ho

le, w

ha

t sco

re d

o I

po

st?

A:

Rec

ord

the

“mo

st li

kely

sco

re”

for

hand

icap

pur

po

ses.

A

mo

st li

kely

sco

re is

the

num

ber

of s

tro

kes

alre

ady

take

n p

lus,

in

and

Pla

yer

B h

as a

Co

urse

Han

dic

ap o

f 12.

Sid

e A

-B’s

co

mb

ined

C

our

se H

and

icap

is 1

7. S

ide

A-B

will

rec

eive

9 s

tro

kes

(17

x 50

%

= 8

.5, r

oun

ded

to 9

).

Ch

ap

ma

n o

r P

ine

hu

rst

Str

oke

Pla

y:

Allo

wa

nce

: The

pla

yer

with

the

low

er C

our

se H

and

icap

is a

llow

ed 6

0 p

erce

nt o

f C

our

se H

and

icap

. The

pla

yer

with

the

hig

her

Co

urse

Han

dic

ap

is a

llow

ed 4

0 p

erce

nt o

f Co

urse

Han

dic

ap.

Exa

mp

le: O

n si

de

A-B

, Pla

yer

A h

as a

Co

urse

Han

dic

ap o

f 8 a

nd

Play

er B

has

a C

our

se H

and

icap

of 1

8. S

ixty

per

cent

of P

laye

r A

’s C

our

se H

and

icap

is 5

(8 x

60

% =

4.8

, ro

und

ed to

5);

fort

y p

erce

nt o

f Pla

yer

B’s

Co

urse

Han

dic

ap is

7 (1

8 x

40

% =

7.2

, ro

und

ed to

7).

Sid

e A

-B w

ill r

ecei

ve 1

2 st

roke

s.

Sta

ble

ford

Co

mp

eti

tio

n: A

llow

an

ce: P

laye

rs u

se fu

ll C

our

se

Han

dic

ap, a

nd s

tro

kes

are

take

n as

they

are

allo

cate

d o

n th

e st

roke

allo

catio

n ta

ble

.

Exa

mp

le: P

laye

r A

has

a C

our

se H

and

icap

of 1

6 in

a S

tab

lefo

rd

com

pet

itio

n b

ased

on

net s

core

s w

ith p

ar a

s th

e %x

ed s

core

. Pl

ayer

A’s

gro

ss s

core

of 5

on

a p

ar 4

allo

cate

d a

s th

e 15

th

hand

icap

-str

oke

ho

le r

esul

ts in

a n

et s

core

of 4

(par

). Pl

ayer

A

rece

ives

two

po

ints

for

the

hole

.

STA

BL

EF

OR

D C

OM

PE

TIT

ION

CH

AR

T

Ho

le P

laye

d I

nP

oin

ts

Mo

re th

an o

ne o

ver

fixed

sco

re o

r no

sco

re r

etur

ned

0

One

ove

r fix

ed s

core

1

Fixe

d S

core

2

One

und

er fi

xed

sco

re3

Two

und

er fi

xed

sco

re4

Thr

ee u

nder

fixe

d s

core

5

Four

und

er fi

xed

sco

re6

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|

USG

A H

and

icap

Sys

tem

Ref

eren

ce G

uid

eU

SGA

Han

dic

ap S

yste

m R

efer

ence

Gu

ide

|

23

A: N

ot n

eces

sari

ly. A

pla

yer

do

es n

ot h

ave

a H

and

icap

Ind

ex

until

the

next

sch

edul

ed h

and

icap

rev

isio

n. T

he c

lub

’s H

and

icap

C

om

mitt

ee m

ay is

sue

a H

and

icap

Ind

ex (M

) so

one

r if

at le

ast

%ve

sco

res

exis

t in

the

pla

yer’

s sc

ori

ng r

eco

rd. C

ont

act t

he c

lub

’s

Han

dic

ap C

om

mitt

ee fo

r as

sist

ance

in th

is r

egar

d.

If th

e sc

ori

ng r

eco

rd is

una

vaila

ble

whe

n re

sum

ing

pla

y, th

e p

laye

r ha

s no

Han

dic

ap In

dex

unt

il %v

e sc

ore

s ha

ve b

een

po

sted

an

d a

han

dic

ap r

evis

ion

pas

ses.

Q:

Wh

at i

f I b

elo

ng

to t

wo

or

mo

re c

lub

s; s

ho

uld

I h

ave

th

e

sam

e H

an

dic

ap

In

de

x?

A:

All

sco

res

mus

t be

po

sted

to a

ll g

olf

club

s. If

the

club

s us

e th

e sa

me

com

pu

tatio

n se

rvic

e, a

pla

yer

may

reg

iste

r w

ith th

e se

rvic

e as

a m

ulti-

mem

ber

and

po

st s

core

s at

the

club

whe

re th

e p

laye

r ha

s p

laye

d. T

he h

and

icap

co

mp

uta

tion

serv

ice

will

co

mb

ine

all

acce

pta

ble

sco

res

into

one

sco

ring

rec

ord

.

If th

e cl

ubs

do

no

t use

the

sam

e co

mp

uta

tion

serv

ice,

the

pla

yer

has

the

resp

ons

ibili

ty o

f po

stin

g a

ll sc

ore

s to

all

club

s. A

ccur

ate

po

stin

g to

all

club

s w

ill r

esul

t in

the

sam

e H

and

icap

Ind

ex a

t ea

ch c

lub

.

Q: C

an

I u

se a

n o

nlin

e s

erv

ice

to e

sta

blis

h a

Ha

nd

ica

p I

nd

ex?

A: A

Han

dic

ap In

dex

is is

sued

onl

y th

roug

h lic

ense

d g

olf

club

s,

and

the

onl

ine

serv

ice

wo

uld

nee

d to

hav

e a

go

lf cl

ub e

stab

lishe

d

follo

win

g a

ll el

emen

ts o

f the

USG

A H

and

icap

Sys

tem

and

like

all

go

lf cl

ubs,

it w

oul

d h

ave

to b

e lic

ense

d b

y th

e U

SGA

to is

sue

a H

and

icap

Ind

ex to

its

mem

ber

s. A

go

lf cl

ub c

an o

bta

in a

lice

nse

agre

emen

t dire

ctly

fro

m th

e U

SGA

or t

hro

ugh

its m

emb

ersh

ip

in a

n au

tho

rize

d g

olf

asso

ciat

ion

that

is a

lrea

dy

licen

sed

by

the

USG

A a

nd th

at h

as ju

risd

ictio

n in

the

geo

gra

phi

c ar

ea th

at

incl

udes

the

prin

cip

al lo

catio

n o

f the

go

lf cl

ub.

the

pla

yer’

s b

est j

udg

men

t, th

e nu

mb

er o

f str

oke

s ne

eded

to

com

ple

te th

e ho

le fr

om

that

po

int m

ore

than

hal

f the

tim

e. D

o

not a

uto

mat

ical

ly p

ost

usi

ng th

e Eq

uita

ble

Str

oke

Co

ntro

l (ES

C)

max

imum

. ESC

is a

pp

lied

aft

er th

e ro

und

and

is o

nly

used

whe

n th

e ac

tual

sco

re o

r th

e m

ost

like

ly s

core

exc

eed

s th

e m

axim

um

num

ber

.

Q:

I lo

st a

ma

tch

4 a

nd

3, s

o I

on

ly c

om

ple

ted

15

ho

les.

Ca

n I

turn

in a

n 1

8-h

ole

sco

re?

A: Y

es. F

or

the

hole

s th

at w

ere

not p

laye

d, r

eco

rd a

sco

re o

f p

ar p

lus

any

hand

icap

str

oke

s en

title

d to

bas

ed o

n fu

ll C

our

se

Han

dic

ap.

Q: I

f I h

ave

an

inju

ry o

r d

isa

bili

ty, c

an

my

Ha

nd

ica

p I

nd

ex

be

ad

just

ed

?

A: Y

es. A

n in

crea

sed

, lo

cal u

se o

nly

(“L”

), ha

ndic

ap c

an b

e p

rovi

ded

by

the

pla

yer’

s H

and

icap

Co

mm

ittee

. Fee

l fre

e to

vis

it Se

ctio

n 8

-4c(

iii),

Dec

isio

n 8

-4c/

1, a

nd 8

-4c/

2 o

f “Th

e U

SGA

H

and

icap

Sys

tem

” fo

r ad

diti

ona

l inf

orm

atio

n.

Q: W

ha

t ha

pp

en

s if

I fa

il to

po

st a

sco

re o

r p

ost

on

e in

err

or?

A: P

ost

the

sco

re a

s so

on

as p

oss

ible

. The

Han

dic

ap C

om

mitt

ee

can

po

st a

pen

alty

sco

re fo

r an

y sc

ore

no

t po

sted

eq

ual t

o

the

hig

hest

or

low

est H

and

icap

Di&

eren

tial.

Reg

ular

ab

senc

e

of p

ost

ing

can

res

ult i

n ad

just

men

t or

with

dra

wal

of a

Han

dic

ap

Ind

ex.

The

Han

dic

ap C

om

mitt

ee a

t the

go

lf cl

ub w

here

a p

laye

r mai

ntai

ns

a H

and

icap

Ind

ex c

an c

orr

ect a

ny s

core

po

sted

in e

rro

r.

Q: I

f I h

ave

n’t p

laye

d in

se

vera

l ye

ars

, ma

y I

sta

rt o

ver

with

a

ne

w H

an

dic

ap

In

de

x?

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24

| U

SGA

Han

dic

ap S

yste

m R

efer

ence

Gu

ide

Q: M

y g

olf

cou

rse

ha

s a

Slo

pe

Ra

tin

g o

f 13

5. M

y fr

ien

d’s

go

lf

cou

rse

ha

s a

Slo

pe

Ra

tin

g o

f 120

. Do

es

this

me

an

my

go

lf co

urs

e

is m

ore

di"

cult

tha

n m

y fr

ien

d’s

co

urs

e?

A: N

ot n

eces

sari

ly. K

eep

in m

ind

that

Slo

pe

Rat

ing

is n

ot a

m

easu

re o

f ab

solu

te d

i6cu

lty.

One

nee

ds

to k

now

the

oth

er

com

po

nent

s (U

SGA

Co

urse

Rat

ing

and

Bo

gey

Rat

ing

) inc

lud

ing

w

hat t

ype

of p

laye

r is

in q

uest

ion

— lo

w, m

idd

le, o

r hi

ghe

r

hand

icap

pla

yer.

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27 30.0 to 31.0 29.7 to 30.7 29.4 to 30.4 28 31.1 to 32.2 30.8 to 31.8 30.5 to 31.5 29 32.3 to 33.3 31.9 to 33.0 31.6 to 32.6 30 33.4 to 34.4 33.1 to 34.1 32.7 to 33.7 31 34.5 to 35.5 34.2 to 35.2 33.8 to 34.8 32 35.6 to 36.7 35.3 to 36.3 34.9 to 36.0 33 36.8 to 37.8 36.4 to 37.4 36.1 to 37.1 34 37.9 to 38.9 37.5 to 38.5 37.2 to 38.2 35 39.0 to 40.1 38.6 to 39.7 38.3 to 39.3 36 40.2 to 40.4 39.8 to 40.4 39.4 to 40.4

Course Handicap 100 101 102

Course Handicap 100 101 102

Note: This Course Handicap Table is a chart for converting a Handicap Index to a Course Handicap based on the Slope Rating of the tees played.

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+3 +3.5 to +2.7 +3.5 to +2.7 +3.5 to +2.7 +2 +2.6 to +1.6 +2.6 to +1.6 +2.6 to +1.6 +1 +1.5 to +0.6 +1.5 to +0.6 +1.5 to +0.6 0 +0.5 to 0.5 +0.5 to 0.5 +0.5 to 0.5 1 0.6 to 1.5 0.6 to 1.5 0.6 to 1.5 2 1.6 to 2.6 1.6 to 2.6 1.6 to 2.6 3 2.7 to 3.7 2.7 to 3.6 2.7 to 3.6 4 3.8 to 4.7 3.7 to 4.7 3.7 to 4.7 5 4.8 to 5.8 4.8 to 5.8 4.8 to 5.7 6 5.9 to 6.9 5.9 to 6.8 5.8 to 6.8 7 7.0 to 7.9 6.9 to 7.9 6.9 to 7.8 8 8.0 to 9.0 8.0 to 8.9 7.9 to 8.8 9 9.1 to 10.1 9.0 to 10.0 8.9 to 9.9 10 10.2 to 11.1 10.1 to 11.0 10.0 to 10.9 11 11.2 to 12.2 11.1 to 12.1 11.0 to 12.0 12 12.3 to 13.3 12.2 to 13.2 12.1 to 13.0 13 13.4 to 14.3 13.3 to 14.2 13.1 to 14.1 14 14.4 to 15.4 14.3 to 15.3 14.2 to 15.1 15 15.5 to 16.5 15.4 to 16.3 15.2 to 16.2 16 16.6 to 17.5 16.4 to 17.4 16.3 to 17.2 17 17.6 to 18.6 17.5 to 18.4 17.3 to 18.3 18 18.7 to 19.7 18.5 to 19.5 18.4 to 19.3 19 19.8 to 20.7 19.6 to 20.5 19.4 to 20.4 20 20.8 to 21.8 20.6 to 21.6 20.5 to 21.4 21 21.9 to 22.9 21.7 to 22.7 21.5 to 22.4 22 23.0 to 23.9 22.8 to 23.7 22.5 to 23.5 23 24.0 to 25.0 23.8 to 24.8 23.6 to 24.5 24 25.1 to 26.1 24.9 to 25.8 24.6 to 25.6 25 26.2 to 27.1 25.9 to 26.9 25.7 to 26.6 26 27.2 to 28.2 27.0 to 27.9 26.7 to 27.7

27 28.3 to 29.3 28.0 to 29.0 27.8 to 28.7 28 29.4 to 30.3 29.1 to 30.0 28.8 to 29.8 29 30.4 to 31.4 30.1 to 31.1 29.9 to 30.8 30 31.5 to 32.5 31.2 to 32.2 30.9 to 31.9 31 32.6 to 33.5 32.3 to 33.2 32.0 to 32.9 32 33.6 to 34.6 33.3 to 34.3 33.0 to 34.0 33 34.7 to 35.7 34.4 to 35.3 34.1 to 35.0 34 35.8 to 36.7 35.4 to 36.4 35.1 to 36.0 35 36.8 to 37.8 36.5 to 37.4 36.1 to 37.1 36 37.9 to 38.9 37.5 to 38.5 37.2 to 38.1 37 39.0 to 39.9 38.6 to 39.6 38.2 to 39.2 38 40.0 to 40.4 39.7 to 40.4 39.3 to 40.2 39 — — 40.3 to 40.4

Course Handicap 106 107 108

Course Handicap 106 107 108

+3 +3.5 to +2.8 +3.5 to +2.8 +3.5 to +2.7 +2 +2.7 to +1.7 +2.7 to +1.7 +2.6 to +1.7 +1 +1.6 to +0.6 +1.6 to +0.6 +1.6 to +0.6 0 +0.5 to 0.5 +0.5 to 0.5 +0.5 to 0.5 1 0.6 to 1.6 0.6 to 1.6 0.6 to 1.6 2 1.7 to 2.7 1.7 to 2.7 1.7 to 2.6 3 2.8 to 3.8 2.8 to 3.8 2.7 to 3.7 4 3.9 to 4.9 3.9 to 4.8 3.8 to 4.8 5 5.0 to 6.0 4.9 to 5.9 4.9 to 5.9 6 6.1 to 7.1 6.0 to 7.0 6.0 to 6.9 7 7.2 to 8.2 7.1 to 8.1 7.0 to 8.0 8 8.3 to 9.3 8.2 to 9.2 8.1 to 9.1 9 9.4 to 10.4 9.3 to 10.3 9.2 to 10.2 10 10.5 to 11.5 10.4 to 11.4 10.3 to 11.2 11 11.6 to 12.6 11.5 to 12.4 11.3 to 12.3 12 12.7 to 13.7 12.5 to 13.5 12.4 to 13.4 13 13.8 to 14.8 13.6 to 14.6 13.5 to 14.5 14 14.9 to 15.9 14.7 to 15.7 14.6 to 15.6 15 16.0 to 17.0 15.8 to 16.8 15.7 to 16.6 16 17.1 to 18.1 16.9 to 17.9 16.7 to 17.7 17 18.2 to 19.1 18.0 to 19.0 17.8 to 18.8 18 19.2 to 20.2 19.1 to 20.1 18.9 to 19.9 19 20.3 to 21.3 20.2 to 21.1 20.0 to 20.9 20 21.4 to 22.4 21.2 to 22.2 21.0 to 22.0 21 22.5 to 23.5 22.3 to 23.3 22.1 to 23.1 22 23.6 to 24.6 23.4 to 24.4 23.2 to 24.2 23 24.7 to 25.7 24.5 to 25.5 24.3 to 25.2 24 25.8 to 26.8 25.6 to 26.6 25.3 to 26.3 25 26.9 to 27.9 26.7 to 27.7 26.4 to 27.4 26 28.0 to 29.0 27.8 to 28.7 27.5 to 28.5

27 29.1 to 30.1 28.8 to 29.8 28.6 to 29.5 28 30.2 to 31.2 29.9 to 30.9 29.6 to 30.6 29 31.3 to 32.3 31.0 to 32.0 30.7 to 31.7 30 32.4 to 33.4 32.1 to 33.1 31.8 to 32.8 31 33.5 to 34.5 33.2 to 34.2 32.9 to 33.8 32 34.6 to 35.6 34.3 to 35.3 33.9 to 34.9 33 35.7 to 36.7 35.4 to 36.3 35.0 to 36.0 34 36.8 to 37.8 36.4 to 37.4 36.1 to 37.1 35 37.9 to 38.9 37.5 to 38.5 37.2 to 38.2 36 39.0 to 40.0 38.6 to 39.6 38.3 to 39.2 37 40.1 to 40.4 39.7 to 40.4 39.3 to 40.3 38 — — 40.4 to 40.4

Course Handicap 103 104 105

Course Handicap 103 104 105

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Course Handicap 112 113 114

Course Handicap 112 113 114

+4 — — +3.5 to +3.5 +3 +3.5 to +2.6 +3.5 to +2.6 +3.4 to +2.5 +2 +2.5 to +1.6 +2.5 to +1.6 +2.4 to +1.5 +1 +1.5 to +0.6 +1.5 to +0.6 +1.4 to 0.5 0 +0.5 to 0.5 +0.5 to 0.4 +0.4 to 0.4 1 0.6 to 1.5 0.5 to 1.4 0.5 to 1.4 2 1.6 to 2.5 1.5 to 2.4 1.5 to 2.4 3 2.6 to 3.5 2.5 to 3.4 2.5 to 3.4 4 3.6 to 4.5 3.5 to 4.4 3.5 to 4.4 5 4.6 to 5.5 4.5 to 5.4 4.5 to 5.4 6 5.6 to 6.5 5.5 to 6.4 5.5 to 6.4 7 6.6 to 7.5 6.5 to 7.4 6.5 to 7.4 8 7.6 to 8.5 7.5 to 8.4 7.5 to 8.4 9 8.6 to 9.5 8.5 to 9.4 8.5 to 9.4 10 9.6 to 10.5 9.5 to 10.4 9.5 to 10.4 11 10.6 to 11.6 10.5 to 11.4 10.5 to 11.3 12 11.7 to 12.6 11.5 to 12.4 11.4 to 12.3 13 12.7 to 13.6 12.5 to 13.4 12.4 to 13.3 14 13.7 to 14.6 13.5 to 14.4 13.4 to 14.3 15 14.7 to 15.6 14.5 to 15.4 14.4 to 15.3 16 15.7 to 16.6 15.5 to 16.4 15.4 to 16.3 17 16.7 to 17.6 16.5 to 17.4 16.4 to 17.3 18 17.7 to 18.6 17.5 to 18.4 17.4 to 18.3 19 18.7 to 19.6 18.5 to 19.4 18.4 to 19.3 20 19.7 to 20.6 19.5 to 20.4 19.4 to 20.3 21 20.7 to 21.6 20.5 to 21.4 20.4 to 21.3 22 21.7 to 22.7 21.5 to 22.4 21.4 to 22.3 23 22.8 to 23.7 22.5 to 23.4 22.4 to 23.2 24 23.8 to 24.7 23.5 to 24.4 23.3 to 24.2 25 24.8 to 25.7 24.5 to 25.4 24.3 to 25.2

26 25.8 to 26.7 25.5 to 26.4 25.3 to 26.2 27 26.8 to 27.7 26.5 to 27.4 26.3 to 27.2 28 27.8 to 28.7 27.5 to 28.4 27.3 to 28.2 29 28.8 to 29.7 28.5 to 29.4 28.3 to 29.2 30 29.8 to 30.7 29.5 to 30.4 29.3 to 30.2 31 30.8 to 31.7 30.5 to 31.4 30.3 to 31.2 32 31.8 to 32.7 31.5 to 32.4 31.3 to 32.2 33 32.8 to 33.7 32.5 to 33.4 32.3 to 33.2 34 33.8 to 34.8 33.5 to 34.4 33.3 to 34.1 35 34.9 to 35.8 34.5 to 35.4 34.2 to 35.1 36 35.9 to 36.8 35.5 to 36.4 35.2 to 36.1 37 36.9 to 37.8 36.5 to 37.4 36.2 to 37.1 38 37.9 to 38.8 37.5 to 38.4 37.2 to 38.1 39 38.9 to 39.8 38.5 to 39.4 38.2 to 39.1 40 39.9 to 40.4 39.5 to 40.4 39.2 to 40.1 41 — — 40.2 to 40.4

+3 +3.5 to +2.6 +3.5 to +2.6 +3.5 to +2.6 +2 +2.5 to +1.6 +2.5 to +1.6 +2.5 to +1.6 +1 +1.5 to +0.6 +1.5 to +0.6 +1.5 to +0.6 0 +0.5 to 0.5 +0.5 to 0.5 +0.5 to 0.5 1 0.6 to 1.5 0.6 to 1.5 0.6 to 1.5 2 1.6 to 2.5 1.6 to 2.5 1.6 to 2.5 3 2.6 to 3.6 2.6 to 3.5 2.6 to 3.5 4 3.7 to 4.6 3.6 to 4.6 3.6 to 4.5 5 4.7 to 5.7 4.7 to 5.6 4.6 to 5.5 6 5.8 to 6.7 5.7 to 6.6 5.6 to 6.6 7 6.8 to 7.7 6.7 to 7.7 6.7 to 7.6 8 7.8 to 8.8 7.8 to 8.7 7.7 to 8.6 9 8.9 to 9.8 8.8 to 9.7 8.7 to 9.6 10 9.9 to 10.8 9.8 to 10.7 9.7 to 10.6 11 10.9 to 11.9 10.8 to 11.8 10.7 to 11.7 12 12.0 to 12.9 11.9 to 12.8 11.8 to 12.7 13 13.0 to 13.9 12.9 to 13.8 12.8 to 13.7 14 14.0 to 15.0 13.9 to 14.8 13.8 to 14.7 15 15.1 to 16.0 14.9 to 15.9 14.8 to 15.7 16 16.1 to 17.1 16.0 to 16.9 15.8 to 16.7 17 17.2 to 18.1 17.0 to 17.9 16.8 to 17.8 18 18.2 to 19.1 18.0 to 19.0 17.9 to 18.8 19 19.2 to 20.2 19.1 to 20.0 18.9 to 19.8 20 20.3 to 21.2 20.1 to 21.0 19.9 to 20.8 21 21.3 to 22.2 21.1 to 22.0 20.9 to 21.8 22 22.3 to 23.3 22.1 to 23.1 21.9 to 22.9 23 23.4 to 24.3 23.2 to 24.1 23.0 to 23.9 24 24.4 to 25.3 24.2 to 25.1 24.0 to 24.9 25 25.4 to 26.4 25.2 to 26.1 25.0 to 25.9 26 26.5 to 27.4 26.2 to 27.2 26.0 to 26.9

27 27.5 to 28.5 27.3 to 28.2 27.0 to 27.9 28 28.6 to 29.5 28.3 to 29.2 28.0 to 29.0 29 29.6 to 30.5 29.3 to 30.3 29.1 to 30.0 30 30.6 to 31.6 30.4 to 31.3 30.1 to 31.0 31 31.7 to 32.6 31.4 to 32.3 31.1 to 32.0 32 32.7 to 33.6 32.4 to 33.3 32.1 to 33.0 33 33.7 to 34.7 33.4 to 34.4 33.1 to 34.1 34 34.8 to 35.7 34.5 to 35.4 34.2 to 35.1 35 35.8 to 36.8 35.5 to 36.4 35.2 to 36.1 36 36.9 to 37.8 36.5 to 37.4 36.2 to 37.1 37 37.9 to 38.8 37.5 to 38.5 37.2 to 38.1 38 38.9 to 39.9 38.6 to 39.5 38.2 to 39.1 39 40.0 to 40.4 39.6 to 40.4 39.2 to 40.2 40 — — 40.3 to 40.4

Course Handicap 109 110 111

Course Handicap 109 110 111

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+4 +3.5 to +3.4 +3.5 to +3.4 +3.5 to +3.3 +3 +3.3 to +2.4 +3.3 to +2.4 +3.2 to +2.4 +2 +2.3 to +1.5 +2.3 to +1.5 +2.3 to +1.5 +1 +1.4 to +0.5 +1.4 to +0.5 +1.4 to +0.5 0 +0.4 to 0.4 +0.4 to 0.4 +0.4 to 0.4 1 0.5 to 1.4 0.5 to 1.4 0.5 to 1.4 2 1.5 to 2.3 1.5 to 2.3 1.5 to 2.3 3 2.4 to 3.3 2.4 to 3.3 2.4 to 3.2 4 3.4 to 4.3 3.4 to 4.2 3.3 to 4.2 5 4.4 to 5.2 4.3 to 5.2 4.3 to 5.1 6 5.3 to 6.2 5.3 to 6.1 5.2 to 6.1 7 6.3 to 7.1 6.2 to 7.1 6.2 to 7.0 8 7.2 to 8.1 7.2 to 8.0 7.1 to 8.0 9 8.2 to 9.0 8.1 to 9.0 8.1 to 8.9 10 9.1 to 10.0 9.1 to 9.9 9.0 to 9.8 11 10.1 to 11.0 10.0 to 10.9 9.9 to 10.8 12 11.1 to 11.9 11.0 to 11.8 10.9 to 11.7 13 12.0 to 12.9 11.9 to 12.8 11.8 to 12.7 14 13.0 to 13.8 12.9 to 13.7 12.8 to 13.6 15 13.9 to 14.8 13.8 to 14.7 13.7 to 14.5 16 14.9 to 15.8 14.8 to 15.6 14.6 to 15.5 17 15.9 to 16.7 15.7 to 16.6 15.6 to 16.4 18 16.8 to 17.7 16.7 to 17.5 16.5 to 17.4 19 17.8 to 18.6 17.6 to 18.5 17.5 to 18.3 20 18.7 to 19.6 18.6 to 19.4 18.4 to 19.3 21 19.7 to 20.5 19.5 to 20.4 19.4 to 20.2 22 20.6 to 21.5 20.5 to 21.3 20.3 to 21.1 23 21.6 to 22.5 21.4 to 22.3 21.2 to 22.1 24 22.6 to 23.4 22.4 to 23.2 22.2 to 23.0 25 23.5 to 24.4 23.3 to 24.2 23.1 to 24.0

26 24.5 to 25.3 24.3 to 25.1 24.1 to 24.9 27 25.4 to 26.3 25.2 to 26.1 25.0 to 25.8 28 26.4 to 27.2 26.2 to 27.0 25.9 to 26.8 29 27.3 to 28.2 27.1 to 28.0 26.9 to 27.7 30 28.3 to 29.2 28.1 to 28.9 27.8 to 28.7 31 29.3 to 30.1 29.0 to 29.9 28.8 to 29.6 32 30.2 to 31.1 30.0 to 30.8 29.7 to 30.6 33 31.2 to 32.0 30.9 to 31.8 30.7 to 31.5 34 32.1 to 33.0 31.9 to 32.7 31.6 to 32.4 35 33.1 to 33.9 32.8 to 33.7 32.5 to 33.4 36 34.0 to 34.9 33.8 to 34.6 33.5 to 34.3 37 35.0 to 35.9 34.7 to 35.6 34.4 to 35.3 38 36.0 to 36.8 35.7 to 36.5 35.4 to 36.2 39 36.9 to 37.8 36.6 to 37.5 36.3 to 37.1 40 37.9 to 38.7 37.6 to 38.4 37.2 to 38.1 41 38.8 to 39.7 38.5 to 39.4 38.2 to 39.0 42 39.8 to 40.4 39.5 to 40.3 39.1 to 40.0 43 — 40.4 to 40.4 40.1 to 40.4

Course Handicap 118 119 120

Course Handicap 118 119 120

+4 +3.5 to +3.5 +3.5 to +3.5 +3.5 to +3.4 +3 +3.4 to +2.5 +3.4 to +2.5 +3.3 to +2.5 +2 +2.4 to +1.5 +2.4 to +1.5 +2.4 to +1.5 +1 +1.4 to +0.5 +1.4 to +0.5 +1.4 to +0.5 0 +0.4 to 0.4 +0.4 to 0.4 +0.4 to 0.4 1 0.5 to 1.4 0.5 to 1.4 0.5 to 1.4 2 1.5 to 2.4 1.5 to 2.4 1.5 to 2.4 3 2.5 to 3.4 2.5 to 3.4 2.5 to 3.3 4 3.5 to 4.4 3.5 to 4.3 3.4 to 4.3 5 4.5 to 5.4 4.4 to 5.3 4.4 to 5.3 6 5.5 to 6.3 5.4 to 6.3 5.4 to 6.2 7 6.4 to 7.3 6.4 to 7.3 6.3 to 7.2 8 7.4 to 8.3 7.4 to 8.2 7.3 to 8.2 9 8.4 to 9.3 8.3 to 9.2 8.3 to 9.1 10 9.4 to 10.3 9.3 to 10.2 9.2 to 10.1 11 10.4 to 11.2 10.3 to 11.2 10.2 to 11.1 12 11.3 to 12.2 11.3 to 12.1 11.2 to 12.0 13 12.3 to 13.2 12.2 to 13.1 12.1 to 13.0 14 13.3 to 14.2 13.2 to 14.1 13.1 to 14.0 15 14.3 to 15.2 14.2 to 15.0 14.1 to 14.9 16 15.3 to 16.2 15.1 to 16.0 15.0 to 15.9 17 16.3 to 17.1 16.1 to 17.0 16.0 to 16.9 18 17.2 to 18.1 17.1 to 18.0 17.0 to 17.8 19 18.2 to 19.1 18.1 to 18.9 17.9 to 18.8 20 19.2 to 20.1 19.0 to 19.9 18.9 to 19.7 21 20.2 to 21.1 20.0 to 20.9 19.8 to 20.7 22 21.2 to 22.1 21.0 to 21.9 20.8 to 21.7 23 22.2 to 23.0 22.0 to 22.8 21.8 to 22.6 24 23.1 to 24.0 22.9 to 23.8 22.7 to 23.6 25 24.1 to 25.0 23.9 to 24.8 23.7 to 24.6

26 25.1 to 26.0 24.9 to 25.8 24.7 to 25.5 27 26.1 to 27.0 25.9 to 26.7 25.6 to 26.5 28 27.1 to 28.0 26.8 to 27.7 26.6 to 27.5 29 28.1 to 28.9 27.8 to 28.7 27.6 to 28.4 30 29.0 to 29.9 28.8 to 29.7 28.5 to 29.4 31 30.0 to 30.9 29.8 to 30.6 29.5 to 30.4 32 31.0 to 31.9 30.7 to 31.6 30.5 to 31.3 33 32.0 to 32.9 31.7 to 32.6 31.4 to 32.3 34 33.0 to 33.8 32.7 to 33.6 32.4 to 33.3 35 33.9 to 34.8 33.7 to 34.5 33.4 to 34.2 36 34.9 to 35.8 34.6 to 35.5 34.3 to 35.2 37 35.9 to 36.8 35.6 to 36.5 35.3 to 36.2 38 36.9 to 37.8 36.6 to 37.5 36.3 to 37.1 39 37.9 to 38.8 37.6 to 38.4 37.2 to 38.1 40 38.9 to 39.7 38.5 to 39.4 38.2 to 39.1 41 39.8 to 40.4 39.5 to 40.4 39.2 to 40.0 42 — — 40.1 to 40.4

Course Handicap 115 116 117

Course Handicap 115 116 117

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+4 +3.5 to +3.2 +3.5 to +3.2 +3.5 to +3.2 +3 +3.1 to +2.3 +3.1 to +2.3 +3.1 to +2.3 +2 +2.2 to +1.4 +2.2 to +1.4 +2.2 to +1.4 +1 +1.3 to +0.5 +1.3 to +0.5 +1.3 to +0.5 0 +0.4 to 0.4 +0.4 to 0.4 +0.4 to 0.4 1 0.5 to 1.3 0.5 to 1.3 0.5 to 1.3 2 1.4 to 2.2 1.4 to 2.2 1.4 to 2.2 3 2.3 to 3.1 2.3 to 3.1 2.3 to 3.1 4 3.2 to 4.1 3.2 to 4.0 3.2 to 4.0 5 4.2 to 5.0 4.1 to 4.9 4.1 to 4.9 6 5.1 to 5.9 5.0 to 5.8 5.0 to 5.8 7 6.0 to 6.8 5.9 to 6.7 5.9 to 6.7 8 6.9 to 7.7 6.8 to 7.6 6.8 to 7.6 9 7.8 to 8.6 7.7 to 8.5 7.7 to 8.5 10 8.7 to 9.5 8.6 to 9.4 8.6 to 9.4 11 9.6 to 10.4 9.5 to 10.3 9.5 to 10.3 12 10.5 to 11.3 10.4 to 11.2 10.4 to 11.2 13 11.4 to 12.3 11.3 to 12.2 11.3 to 12.1 14 12.4 to 13.2 12.3 to 13.1 12.2 to 13.0 15 13.3 to 14.1 13.2 to 14.0 13.1 to 13.9 16 14.2 to 15.0 14.1 to 14.9 14.0 to 14.7 17 15.1 to 15.9 15.0 to 15.8 14.8 to 15.6 18 16.0 to 16.8 15.9 to 16.7 15.7 to 16.5 19 16.9 to 17.7 16.8 to 17.6 16.6 to 17.4 20 17.8 to 18.6 17.7 to 18.5 17.5 to 18.3 21 18.7 to 19.5 18.6 to 19.4 18.4 to 19.2 22 19.6 to 20.5 19.5 to 20.3 19.3 to 20.1 23 20.6 to 21.4 20.4 to 21.2 20.2 to 21.0 24 21.5 to 22.3 21.3 to 22.1 21.1 to 21.9 25 22.4 to 23.2 22.2 to 23.0 22.0 to 22.8

26 23.3 to 24.1 23.1 to 23.9 22.9 to 23.7 27 24.2 to 25.0 24.0 to 24.8 23.8 to 24.6 28 25.1 to 25.9 24.9 to 25.7 24.7 to 25.5 29 26.0 to 26.8 25.8 to 26.6 25.6 to 26.4 30 26.9 to 27.7 26.7 to 27.5 26.5 to 27.3 31 27.8 to 28.7 27.6 to 28.4 27.4 to 28.2 32 28.8 to 29.6 28.5 to 29.3 28.3 to 29.1 33 29.7 to 30.5 29.4 to 30.2 29.2 to 30.0 34 30.6 to 31.4 30.3 to 31.1 30.1 to 30.9 35 31.5 to 32.3 31.2 to 32.0 31.0 to 31.8 36 32.4 to 33.2 32.1 to 32.9 31.9 to 32.7 37 33.3 to 34.1 33.0 to 33.8 32.8 to 33.6 38 34.2 to 35.0 33.9 to 34.8 33.7 to 34.5 39 35.1 to 35.9 34.9 to 35.7 34.6 to 35.4 40 36.0 to 36.9 35.8 to 36.6 35.5 to 36.3 41 37.0 to 37.8 36.7 to 37.5 36.4 to 37.2 42 37.9 to 38.7 37.6 to 38.4 37.3 to 38.1 43 38.8 to 39.6 38.5 to 39.3 38.2 to 39.0 44 39.7 to 40.4 39.4 to 40.2 39.1 to 39.9 45 — 40.3 to 40.4 40.0 to 40.4

Course Handicap 124 125 126

Course Handicap 124 125 126

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26 23.9 to 24.7 23.7 to 24.5 23.5 to 24.3 27 24.8 to 25.6 24.6 to 25.4 24.4 to 25.2 28 25.7 to 26.6 25.5 to 26.3 25.3 to 26.1 29 26.7 to 27.5 26.4 to 27.3 26.2 to 27.1 30 27.6 to 28.4 27.4 to 28.2 27.2 to 28.0 31 28.5 to 29.4 28.3 to 29.1 28.1 to 28.9 32 29.5 to 30.3 29.2 to 30.1 29.0 to 29.8 33 30.4 to 31.2 30.2 to 31.0 29.9 to 30.7 34 31.3 to 32.2 31.1 to 31.9 30.8 to 31.6 35 32.3 to 33.1 32.0 to 32.8 31.7 to 32.6 36 33.2 to 34.0 32.9 to 33.8 32.7 to 33.5 37 34.1 to 35.0 33.9 to 34.7 33.6 to 34.4 38 35.1 to 35.9 34.8 to 35.6 34.5 to 35.3 39 36.0 to 36.8 35.7 to 36.5 35.4 to 36.2 40 36.9 to 37.8 36.6 to 37.5 36.3 to 37.2 41 37.9 to 38.7 37.6 to 38.4 37.3 to 38.1 42 38.8 to 39.6 38.5 to 39.3 38.2 to 39.0 43 39.7 to 40.4 39.4 to 40.2 39.1 to 39.9 44 — 40.3 to 40.4 40.0 to 40.4

Course Handicap 121 122 123

Course Handicap 121 122 123

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26 22.2 to 23.0 22.0 to 22.8 21.9 to 22.6 27 23.1 to 23.9 22.9 to 23.7 22.7 to 23.5 28 24.0 to 24.7 23.8 to 24.5 23.6 to 24.3 29 24.8 to 25.6 24.6 to 25.4 24.4 to 25.2 30 25.7 to 26.5 25.5 to 26.3 25.3 to 26.1 31 26.6 to 27.3 26.4 to 27.1 26.2 to 26.9 32 27.4 to 28.2 27.2 to 28.0 27.0 to 27.8 33 28.3 to 29.1 28.1 to 28.8 27.9 to 28.6 34 29.2 to 29.9 28.9 to 29.7 28.7 to 29.5 35 30.0 to 30.8 29.8 to 30.6 29.6 to 30.3 36 30.9 to 31.7 30.7 to 31.4 30.4 to 31.2 37 31.8 to 32.5 31.5 to 32.3 31.3 to 32.1 38 32.6 to 33.4 32.4 to 33.2 32.2 to 32.9 39 33.5 to 34.3 33.3 to 34.0 33.0 to 33.8 40 34.4 to 35.2 34.1 to 34.9 33.9 to 34.6 41 35.3 to 36.0 35.0 to 35.7 34.7 to 35.5 42 36.1 to 36.9 35.8 to 36.6 35.6 to 36.3 43 37.0 to 37.8 36.7 to 37.5 36.4 to 37.2 44 37.9 to 38.6 37.6 to 38.3 37.3 to 38.0 45 38.7 to 39.5 38.4 to 39.2 38.1 to 38.9 46 39.6 to 40.4 39.3 to 40.1 39.0 to 39.8 47 — 40.2 to 40.4 39.9 to 40.4

Course Handicap 130 131 132

Course Handicap 130 131 132

+4 +3.5 to +3.2 +3.5 to +3.1 +3.5 to +3.1 +3 +3.1 to +2.3 +3.0 to +2.3 +3.0 to +2.2 +2 +2.2 to +1.4 +2.2 to +1.4 +2.1 to +1.4 +1 +1.3 to +0.5 +1.3 to +0.5 +1.3 to +0.5 0 +0.4 to 0.4 +0.4 to 0.4 +0.4 to 0.4 1 0.5 to 1.3 0.5 to 1.3 0.5 to 1.3 2 1.4 to 2.2 1.4 to 2.2 1.4 to 2.1 3 2.3 to 3.1 2.3 to 3.0 2.2 to 3.0 4 3.2 to 4.0 3.1 to 3.9 3.1 to 3.9 5 4.1 to 4.8 4.0 to 4.8 4.0 to 4.8 6 4.9 to 5.7 4.9 to 5.7 4.9 to 5.6 7 5.8 to 6.6 5.8 to 6.6 5.7 to 6.5 8 6.7 to 7.5 6.7 to 7.5 6.6 to 7.4 9 7.6 to 8.4 7.6 to 8.3 7.5 to 8.3 10 8.5 to 9.3 8.4 to 9.2 8.4 to 9.1 11 9.4 to 10.2 9.3 to 10.1 9.2 to 10.0 12 10.3 to 11.1 10.2 to 11.0 10.1 to 10.9 13 11.2 to 12.0 11.1 to 11.9 11.0 to 11.8 14 12.1 to 12.9 12.0 to 12.8 11.9 to 12.7 15 13.0 to 13.7 12.9 to 13.6 12.8 to 13.5 16 13.8 to 14.6 13.7 to 14.5 13.6 to 14.4 17 14.7 to 15.5 14.6 to 15.4 14.5 to 15.3 18 15.6 to 16.4 15.5 to 16.3 15.4 to 16.2 19 16.5 to 17.3 16.4 to 17.2 16.3 to 17.0 20 17.4 to 18.2 17.3 to 18.0 17.1 to 17.9 21 18.3 to 19.1 18.1 to 18.9 18.0 to 18.8 22 19.2 to 20.0 19.0 to 19.8 18.9 to 19.7 23 20.1 to 20.9 19.9 to 20.7 19.8 to 20.5 24 21.0 to 21.7 20.8 to 21.6 20.6 to 21.4 25 21.8 to 22.6 21.7 to 22.5 21.5 to 22.3

26 22.7 to 23.5 22.6 to 23.3 22.4 to 23.2 27 23.6 to 24.4 23.4 to 24.2 23.3 to 24.0 28 24.5 to 25.3 24.3 to 25.1 24.1 to 24.9 29 25.4 to 26.2 25.2 to 26.0 25.0 to 25.8 30 26.3 to 27.1 26.1 to 26.9 25.9 to 26.7 31 27.2 to 28.0 27.0 to 27.8 26.8 to 27.5 32 28.1 to 28.9 27.9 to 28.6 27.6 to 28.4 33 29.0 to 29.8 28.7 to 29.5 28.5 to 29.3 34 29.9 to 30.6 29.6 to 30.4 29.4 to 30.2 35 30.7 to 31.5 30.5 to 31.3 30.3 to 31.0 36 31.6 to 32.4 31.4 to 32.2 31.1 to 31.9 37 32.5 to 33.3 32.3 to 33.1 32.0 to 32.8 38 33.4 to 34.2 33.2 to 33.9 32.9 to 33.7 39 34.3 to 35.1 34.0 to 34.8 33.8 to 34.6 40 35.2 to 36.0 34.9 to 35.7 34.7 to 35.4 41 36.1 to 36.9 35.8 to 36.6 35.5 to 36.3 42 37.0 to 37.8 36.7 to 37.5 36.4 to 37.2 43 37.9 to 38.7 37.6 to 38.4 37.3 to 38.1 44 38.8 to 39.5 38.5 to 39.2 38.2 to 38.9 45 39.6 to 40.4 39.3 to 40.1 39.0 to 39.8 46 — 40.2 to 40.4 39.9 to 40.4

Course Handicap 127 128 129

Course Handicap 127 128 129

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Course Handicap 136 137 138

Course Handicap 136 137 138

+4 +3.5 to +3.0 +3.5 to +2.9 +3.5 to +2.9 +3 +2.9 to +2.1 +2.8 to +2.1 +2.8 to +2.1 +2 +2.0 to +1.3 +2.0 to +1.3 +2.0 to +1.3 +1 +1.2 to +0.5 +1.2 to +0.5 +1.2 to +0.5 0 +0.4 to 0.4 +0.4 to 0.4 +0.4 to 0.4 1 0.5 to 1.2 0.5 to 1.2 0.5 to 1.2 2 1.3 to 2.0 1.3 to 2.0 1.3 to 2.0 3 2.1 to 2.9 2.1 to 2.8 2.1 to 2.8 4 3.0 to 3.7 2.9 to 3.7 2.9 to 3.6 5 3.8 to 4.5 3.8 to 4.5 3.7 to 4.5 6 4.6 to 5.4 4.6 to 5.3 4.6 to 5.3 7 5.5 to 6.2 5.4 to 6.1 5.4 to 6.1 8 6.3 to 7.0 6.2 to 7.0 6.2 to 6.9 9 7.1 to 7.8 7.1 to 7.8 7.0 to 7.7 10 7.9 to 8.7 7.9 to 8.6 7.8 to 8.5 11 8.8 to 9.5 8.7 to 9.4 8.6 to 9.4 12 9.6 to 10.3 9.5 to 10.3 9.5 to 10.2 13 10.4 to 11.2 10.4 to 11.1 10.3 to 11.0 14 11.3 to 12.0 11.2 to 11.9 11.1 to 11.8 15 12.1 to 12.8 12.0 to 12.7 11.9 to 12.6 16 12.9 to 13.7 12.8 to 13.6 12.7 to 13.5 17 13.8 to 14.5 13.7 to 14.4 13.6 to 14.3 18 14.6 to 15.3 14.5 to 15.2 14.4 to 15.1 19 15.4 to 16.2 15.3 to 16.0 15.2 to 15.9 20 16.3 to 17.0 16.1 to 16.9 16.0 to 16.7 21 17.1 to 17.8 17.0 to 17.7 16.8 to 17.6 22 17.9 to 18.6 17.8 to 18.5 17.7 to 18.4 23 18.7 to 19.5 18.6 to 19.3 18.5 to 19.2 24 19.6 to 20.3 19.4 to 20.2 19.3 to 20.0 25 20.4 to 21.1 20.3 to 21.0 20.1 to 20.8

26 21.2 to 22.0 21.1 to 21.8 20.9 to 21.6 27 22.1 to 22.8 21.9 to 22.6 21.7 to 22.5 28 22.9 to 23.6 22.7 to 23.5 22.6 to 23.3 29 23.7 to 24.5 23.6 to 24.3 23.4 to 24.1 30 24.6 to 25.3 24.4 to 25.1 24.2 to 24.9 31 25.4 to 26.1 25.2 to 25.9 25.0 to 25.7 32 26.2 to 27.0 26.0 to 26.8 25.8 to 26.6 33 27.1 to 27.8 26.9 to 27.6 26.7 to 27.4 34 27.9 to 28.6 27.7 to 28.4 27.5 to 28.2 35 28.7 to 29.4 28.5 to 29.2 28.3 to 29.0 36 29.5 to 30.3 29.3 to 30.1 29.1 to 29.8 37 30.4 to 31.1 30.2 to 30.9 29.9 to 30.7 38 31.2 to 31.9 31.0 to 31.7 30.8 to 31.5 39 32.0 to 32.8 31.8 to 32.5 31.6 to 32.3 40 32.9 to 33.6 32.6 to 33.4 32.4 to 33.1 41 33.7 to 34.4 33.5 to 34.2 33.2 to 33.9 42 34.5 to 35.3 34.3 to 35.0 34.0 to 34.8 43 35.4 to 36.1 35.1 to 35.8 34.9 to 35.6 44 36.2 to 36.9 35.9 to 36.7 35.7 to 36.4 45 37.0 to 37.8 36.8 to 37.5 36.5 to 37.2 46 37.9 to 38.6 37.6 to 38.3 37.3 to 38.0 47 38.7 to 39.4 38.4 to 39.1 38.1 to 38.8 48 39.5 to 40.2 39.2 to 40.0 38.9 to 39.7 49 40.3 to 40.4 40.1 to 40.4 39.8 to 40.4

Course Handicap 133 134 135

Course Handicap 133 134 135

+4 +3.5 to +3.0 +3.5 to +3.0 +3.5 to +3.0 +3 +2.9 to +2.2 +2.9 to +2.2 +2.9 to +2.1 +2 +2.1 to +1.3 +2.1 to +1.3 +2.0 to +1.3 +1 +1.2 to +0.5 +1.2 to +0.5 +1.2 to +0.5 0 +0.4 to 0.4 +0.4 to 0.4 +0.4 to 0.4 1 0.5 to 1.2 0.5 to 1.2 0.5 to 1.2 2 1.3 to 2.1 1.3 to 2.1 1.3 to 2.0 3 2.2 to 2.9 2.2 to 2.9 2.1 to 2.9 4 3.0 to 3.8 3.0 to 3.7 3.0 to 3.7 5 3.9 to 4.6 3.8 to 4.6 3.8 to 4.6 6 4.7 to 5.5 4.7 to 5.4 4.7 to 5.4 7 5.6 to 6.3 5.5 to 6.3 5.5 to 6.2 8 6.4 to 7.2 6.4 to 7.1 6.3 to 7.1 9 7.3 to 8.0 7.2 to 8.0 7.2 to 7.9 10 8.1 to 8.9 8.1 to 8.8 8.0 to 8.7 11 9.0 to 9.7 8.9 to 9.6 8.8 to 9.6 12 9.8 to 10.6 9.7 to 10.5 9.7 to 10.4 13 10.7 to 11.4 10.6 to 11.3 10.5 to 11.2 14 11.5 to 12.3 11.4 to 12.2 11.3 to 12.1 15 12.4 to 13.1 12.3 to 13.0 12.2 to 12.9 16 13.2 to 14.0 13.1 to 13.9 13.0 to 13.8 17 14.1 to 14.8 14.0 to 14.7 13.9 to 14.6 18 14.9 to 15.7 14.8 to 15.6 14.7 to 15.4 19 15.8 to 16.5 15.7 to 16.4 15.5 to 16.3 20 16.6 to 17.4 16.5 to 17.2 16.4 to 17.1 21 17.5 to 18.2 17.3 to 18.1 17.2 to 17.9 22 18.3 to 19.1 18.2 to 18.9 18.0 to 18.8 23 19.2 to 19.9 19.0 to 19.8 18.9 to 19.6 24 20.0 to 20.8 19.9 to 20.6 19.7 to 20.5 25 20.9 to 21.6 20.7 to 21.5 20.6 to 21.3

26 21.7 to 22.5 21.6 to 22.3 21.4 to 22.1 27 22.6 to 23.3 22.4 to 23.1 22.2 to 23.0 28 23.4 to 24.2 23.2 to 24.0 23.1 to 23.8 29 24.3 to 25.0 24.1 to 24.8 23.9 to 24.6 30 25.1 to 25.9 24.9 to 25.7 24.7 to 25.5 31 26.0 to 26.7 25.8 to 26.5 25.6 to 26.3 32 26.8 to 27.6 26.6 to 27.4 26.4 to 27.2 33 27.7 to 28.4 27.5 to 28.2 27.3 to 28.0 34 28.5 to 29.3 28.3 to 29.0 28.1 to 28.8 35 29.4 to 30.1 29.1 to 29.9 28.9 to 29.7 36 30.2 to 31.0 30.0 to 30.7 29.8 to 30.5 37 31.1 to 31.8 30.8 to 31.6 30.6 to 31.3 38 31.9 to 32.7 31.7 to 32.4 31.4 to 32.2 39 32.8 to 33.5 32.5 to 33.3 32.3 to 33.0 40 33.6 to 34.4 33.4 to 34.1 33.1 to 33.8 41 34.5 to 35.2 34.2 to 34.9 33.9 to 34.7 42 35.3 to 36.1 35.0 to 35.8 34.8 to 35.5 43 36.2 to 36.9 35.9 to 36.6 35.6 to 36.4 44 37.0 to 37.8 36.7 to 37.5 36.5 to 37.2 45 37.9 to 38.6 37.6 to 38.3 37.3 to 38.0 46 38.7 to 39.5 38.4 to 39.2 38.1 to 38.9 47 39.6 to 40.3 39.3 to 40.0 39.0 to 39.7 48 40.4 to 40.4 40.1 to 40.4 39.8 to 40.4

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Course Handicap 142 143 144

Course Handicap 142 143 144

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26 20.3 to 21.0 20.2 to 20.9 20.1 to 20.7 27 21.1 to 21.8 21.0 to 21.7 20.8 to 21.5 28 21.9 to 22.6 21.8 to 22.5 21.6 to 22.3 29 22.7 to 23.4 22.6 to 23.3 22.4 to 23.1 30 23.5 to 24.2 23.4 to 24.1 23.2 to 23.9 31 24.3 to 25.0 24.2 to 24.8 24.0 to 24.7 32 25.1 to 25.8 24.9 to 25.6 24.8 to 25.5 33 25.9 to 26.6 25.7 to 26.4 25.6 to 26.2 34 26.7 to 27.4 26.5 to 27.2 26.3 to 27.0 35 27.5 to 28.2 27.3 to 28.0 27.1 to 27.8 36 28.3 to 29.0 28.1 to 28.8 27.9 to 28.6 37 29.1 to 29.8 28.9 to 29.6 28.7 to 29.4 38 29.9 to 30.6 29.7 to 30.4 29.5 to 30.2 39 30.7 to 31.4 30.5 to 31.2 30.3 to 30.9 40 31.5 to 32.2 31.3 to 32.0 31.0 to 31.7 41 32.3 to 33.0 32.1 to 32.7 31.8 to 32.5 42 33.1 to 33.8 32.8 to 33.5 32.6 to 33.3 43 33.9 to 34.6 33.6 to 34.3 33.4 to 34.1 44 34.7 to 35.4 34.4 to 35.1 34.2 to 34.9 45 35.5 to 36.2 35.2 to 35.9 35.0 to 35.7 46 36.3 to 37.0 36.0 to 36.7 35.8 to 36.4 47 37.1 to 37.7 36.8 to 37.5 36.5 to 37.2 48 37.8 to 38.5 37.6 to 38.3 37.3 to 38.0 49 38.6 to 39.3 38.4 to 39.1 38.1 to 38.8 50 39.4 to 40.1 39.2 to 39.9 38.9 to 39.6 51 40.2 to 40.4 40.0 to 40.4 39.7 to 40.4

Course Handicap 139 140 141

Course Handicap 139 140 141

+4 +3.5 to +2.9 +3.5 to +2.9 +3.5 to +2.9 +3 +2.8 to +2.1 +2.8 to +2.1 +2.8 to +2.1 +2 +2.0 to +1.3 +2.0 to +1.3 +2.0 to +1.3 +1 +1.2 to +0.5 +1.2 to +0.5 +1.2 to +0.5 0 +0.4 to 0.4 +0.4 to 0.4 +0.4 to 0.4 1 0.5 to 1.2 0.5 to 1.2 0.5 to 1.2 2 1.3 to 2.0 1.3 to 2.0 1.3 to 2.0 3 2.1 to 2.8 2.1 to 2.8 2.1 to 2.8 4 2.9 to 3.6 2.9 to 3.6 2.9 to 3.6 5 3.7 to 4.4 3.7 to 4.4 3.7 to 4.4 6 4.5 to 5.2 4.5 to 5.2 4.5 to 5.2 7 5.3 to 6.0 5.3 to 6.0 5.3 to 6.0 8 6.1 to 6.9 6.1 to 6.8 6.1 to 6.8 9 7.0 to 7.7 6.9 to 7.6 6.9 to 7.6 10 7.8 to 8.5 7.7 to 8.4 7.7 to 8.4 11 8.6 to 9.3 8.5 to 9.2 8.5 to 9.2 12 9.4 to 10.1 9.3 to 10.0 9.3 to 10.0 13 10.2 to 10.9 10.1 to 10.8 10.1 to 10.8 14 11.0 to 11.7 10.9 to 11.7 10.9 to 11.6 15 11.8 to 12.6 11.8 to 12.5 11.7 to 12.4 16 12.7 to 13.4 12.6 to 13.3 12.5 to 13.2 17 13.5 to 14.2 13.4 to 14.1 13.3 to 14.0 18 14.3 to 15.0 14.2 to 14.9 14.1 to 14.8 19 15.1 to 15.8 15.0 to 15.7 14.9 to 15.6 20 15.9 to 16.6 15.8 to 16.5 15.7 to 16.4 21 16.7 to 17.4 16.6 to 17.3 16.5 to 17.2 22 17.5 to 18.2 17.4 to 18.1 17.3 to 18.0 23 18.3 to 19.1 18.2 to 18.9 18.1 to 18.8 24 19.2 to 19.9 19.0 to 19.7 18.9 to 19.6 25 20.0 to 20.7 19.8 to 20.5 19.7 to 20.4

26 20.8 to 21.5 20.6 to 21.3 20.5 to 21.2 27 21.6 to 22.3 21.4 to 22.1 21.3 to 22.0 28 22.4 to 23.1 22.2 to 23.0 22.1 to 22.8 29 23.2 to 23.9 23.1 to 23.8 22.9 to 23.6 30 24.0 to 24.7 23.9 to 24.6 23.7 to 24.4 31 24.8 to 25.6 24.7 to 25.4 24.5 to 25.2 32 25.7 to 26.4 25.5 to 26.2 25.3 to 26.0 33 26.5 to 27.2 26.3 to 27.0 26.1 to 26.8 34 27.3 to 28.0 27.1 to 27.8 26.9 to 27.6 35 28.1 to 28.8 27.9 to 28.6 27.7 to 28.4 36 28.9 to 29.6 28.7 to 29.4 28.5 to 29.2 37 29.7 to 30.4 29.5 to 30.2 29.3 to 30.0 38 30.5 to 31.2 30.3 to 31.0 30.1 to 30.8 39 31.3 to 32.1 31.1 to 31.8 30.9 to 31.6 40 32.2 to 32.9 31.9 to 32.6 31.7 to 32.4 41 33.0 to 33.7 32.7 to 33.4 32.5 to 33.2 42 33.8 to 34.5 33.5 to 34.3 33.3 to 34.0 43 34.6 to 35.3 34.4 to 35.1 34.1 to 34.8 44 35.4 to 36.1 35.2 to 35.9 34.9 to 35.6 45 36.2 to 36.9 36.0 to 36.7 35.7 to 36.4 46 37.0 to 37.8 36.8 to 37.5 36.5 to 37.2 47 37.9 to 38.6 37.6 to 38.3 37.3 to 38.0 48 38.7 to 39.4 38.4 to 39.1 38.1 to 38.8 49 39.5 to 40.2 39.2 to 39.9 38.9 to 39.6 50 40.3 to 40.4 40.0 to 40.4 39.7 to 40.4

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1

+5 +3.5 to +3.5 +3.5 to +3.5 +3.5 to +3.4 +4 +3.4 to +2.7 +3.4 to +2.7 +3.3 to +2.7 +3 +2.6 to +2.0 +2.6 to +1.9 +2.6 to +1.9 +2 +1.9 to +1.2 +1.8 to +1.2 +1.8 to +1.2 +1 +1.1 to +0.4 +1.1 to +0.4 +1.1 to +0.4 0 +0.3 to 0.3 +0.3 to 0.3 +0.3 to 0.3 1 0.4 to 1.1 0.4 to 1.1 0.4 to 1.1 2 1.2 to 1.9 1.2 to 1.8 1.2 to 1.8 3 2.0 to 2.6 1.9 to 2.6 1.9 to 2.6 4 2.7 to 3.4 2.7 to 3.4 2.7 to 3.3 5 3.5 to 4.1 3.5 to 4.1 3.4 to 4.1 6 4.2 to 4.9 4.2 to 4.9 4.2 to 4.8 7 5.0 to 5.7 5.0 to 5.6 4.9 to 5.6 8 5.8 to 6.4 5.7 to 6.4 5.7 to 6.4 9 6.5 to 7.2 6.5 to 7.2 6.5 to 7.1 10 7.3 to 8.0 7.3 to 7.9 7.2 to 7.9 11 8.1 to 8.7 8.0 to 8.7 8.0 to 8.6 12 8.8 to 9.5 8.8 to 9.4 8.7 to 9.4 13 9.6 to 10.3 9.5 to 10.2 9.5 to 10.1 14 10.4 to 11.0 10.3 to 10.9 10.2 to 10.9 15 11.1 to 11.8 11.0 to 11.7 11.0 to 11.6 16 11.9 to 12.5 11.8 to 12.5 11.7 to 12.4 17 12.6 to 13.3 12.6 to 13.2 12.5 to 13.1 18 13.4 to 14.1 13.3 to 14.0 13.2 to 13.9 19 14.2 to 14.8 14.1 to 14.7 14.0 to 14.6 20 14.9 to 15.6 14.8 to 15.5 14.7 to 15.4 21 15.7 to 16.4 15.6 to 16.3 15.5 to 16.1 22 16.5 to 17.1 16.4 to 17.0 16.2 to 16.9 23 17.2 to 17.9 17.1 to 17.8 17.0 to 17.7 24 18.0 to 18.7 17.9 to 18.5 17.8 to 18.4

25 18.8 to 19.4 18.6 to 19.3 18.5 to 19.2 26 19.5 to 20.2 19.4 to 20.0 19.3 to 19.9 27 20.3 to 20.9 20.1 to 20.8 20.0 to 20.7 28 21.0 to 21.7 20.9 to 21.6 20.8 to 21.4 29 21.8 to 22.5 21.7 to 22.3 21.5 to 22.2 30 22.6 to 23.2 22.4 to 23.1 22.3 to 22.9 31 23.3 to 24.0 23.2 to 23.8 23.0 to 23.7 32 24.1 to 24.8 23.9 to 24.6 23.8 to 24.4 33 24.9 to 25.5 24.7 to 25.4 24.5 to 25.2 34 25.6 to 26.3 25.5 to 26.1 25.3 to 25.9 35 26.4 to 27.1 26.2 to 26.9 26.0 to 26.7 36 27.2 to 27.8 27.0 to 27.6 26.8 to 27.4 37 27.9 to 28.6 27.7 to 28.4 27.5 to 28.2 38 28.7 to 29.3 28.5 to 29.1 28.3 to 29.0 39 29.4 to 30.1 29.2 to 29.9 29.1 to 29.7 40 30.2 to 30.9 30.0 to 30.7 29.8 to 30.5 41 31.0 to 31.6 30.8 to 31.4 30.6 to 31.2 42 31.7 to 32.4 31.5 to 32.2 31.3 to 32.0 43 32.5 to 33.2 32.3 to 32.9 32.1 to 32.7 44 33.3 to 33.9 33.0 to 33.7 32.8 to 33.5 45 34.0 to 34.7 33.8 to 34.5 33.6 to 34.2 46 34.8 to 35.5 34.6 to 35.2 34.3 to 35.0 47 35.6 to 36.2 35.3 to 36.0 35.1 to 35.7 48 36.3 to 37.0 36.1 to 36.7 35.8 to 36.5 49 37.1 to 37.7 36.8 to 37.5 36.6 to 37.2 50 37.8 to 38.5 37.6 to 38.2 37.3 to 38.0 51 38.6 to 39.3 38.3 to 39.0 38.1 to 38.7 52 39.4 to 40.0 39.1 to 39.8 38.8 to 39.5 53 40.1 to 40.4 39.9 to 40.4 39.6 to 40.3 54 — — 40.4 to 40.4

Course Handicap 148 149 150

Course Handicap 148 149 150

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25 19.1 to 19.8 19.0 to 19.7 18.9 to 19.6 26 19.9 to 20.6 19.8 to 20.5 19.7 to 20.3 27 20.7 to 21.4 20.6 to 21.2 20.4 to 21.1 28 21.5 to 22.2 21.3 to 22.0 21.2 to 21.9 29 22.3 to 22.9 22.1 to 22.8 22.0 to 22.6 30 23.0 to 23.7 22.9 to 23.6 22.7 to 23.4 31 23.8 to 24.5 23.7 to 24.3 23.5 to 24.2 32 24.6 to 25.3 24.4 to 25.1 24.3 to 24.9 33 25.4 to 26.1 25.2 to 25.9 25.0 to 25.7 34 26.2 to 26.8 26.0 to 26.7 25.8 to 26.5 35 26.9 to 27.6 26.8 to 27.4 26.6 to 27.2 36 27.7 to 28.4 27.5 to 28.2 27.3 to 28.0 37 28.5 to 29.2 28.3 to 29.0 28.1 to 28.8 38 29.3 to 30.0 29.1 to 29.7 28.9 to 29.5 39 30.1 to 30.7 29.8 to 30.5 29.6 to 30.3 40 30.8 to 31.5 30.6 to 31.3 30.4 to 31.1 41 31.6 to 32.3 31.4 to 32.1 31.2 to 31.9 42 32.4 to 33.1 32.2 to 32.8 32.0 to 32.6 43 33.2 to 33.8 32.9 to 33.6 32.7 to 33.4 44 33.9 to 34.6 33.7 to 34.4 33.5 to 34.2 45 34.7 to 35.4 34.5 to 35.2 34.3 to 34.9 46 35.5 to 36.2 35.3 to 35.9 35.0 to 35.7 47 36.3 to 37.0 36.0 to 36.7 35.8 to 36.5 48 37.1 to 37.7 36.8 to 37.5 36.6 to 37.2 49 37.8 to 38.5 37.6 to 38.3 37.3 to 38.0 50 38.6 to 39.3 38.4 to 39.0 38.1 to 38.8 51 39.4 to 40.1 39.1 to 39.8 38.9 to 39.5 52 40.2 to 40.4 39.9 to 40.4 39.6 to 40.3 53 — — 40.4 to 40.4

Course Handicap 145 146 147

Course Handicap 145 146 147

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26 18.8 to 19.4 18.6 to 19.3 27 19.5 to 20.1 19.4 to 20.0 28 20.2 to 20.9 20.1 to 20.7 29 21.0 to 21.6 20.8 to 21.5 30 21.7 to 22.3 21.6 to 22.2 31 22.4 to 23.1 22.3 to 22.9 32 23.2 to 23.8 23.0 to 23.6 33 23.9 to 24.5 23.7 to 24.4 34 24.6 to 25.3 24.5 to 25.1 35 25.4 to 26.0 25.2 to 25.8 36 26.1 to 26.7 25.9 to 26.6 37 26.8 to 27.5 26.7 to 27.3 38 27.6 to 28.2 27.4 to 28.0 39 28.3 to 28.9 28.1 to 28.7 40 29.0 to 29.7 28.8 to 29.5 41 29.8 to 30.4 29.6 to 30.2 42 30.5 to 31.1 30.3 to 30.9 43 31.2 to 31.9 31.0 to 31.7 44 32.0 to 32.6 31.8 to 32.4 45 32.7 to 33.3 32.5 to 33.1 46 33.4 to 34.1 33.2 to 33.8 47 34.2 to 34.8 33.9 to 34.6 48 34.9 to 35.5 34.7 to 35.3 49 35.6 to 36.3 35.4 to 36.0 50 36.4 to 37.0 36.1 to 36.8 51 37.1 to 37.7 36.9 to 37.5 52 37.8 to 38.5 37.6 to 38.2 53 38.6 to 39.2 38.3 to 39.0 54 39.3 to 39.9 39.1 to 39.7 55 40.0 to 40.4 39.8 to 40.4

Course Handicap 154 155

Course Handicap 154 155

+5 +3.5 to +3.4 +3.5 to +3.4 +3.5 to +3.4 +4 +3.3 to +2.7 +3.3 to +2.7 +3.3 to +2.6 +3 +2.6 to +1.9 +2.6 to +1.9 +2.5 to +1.9 +2 +1.8 to +1.2 +1.8 to +1.2 +1.8 to +1.2 +1 +1.1 to +0.4 +1.1 to +0.4 +1.1 to +0.4 0 +0.3 to 0.3 +0.3 to 0.3 +0.3 to 0.3 1 0.4 to 1.1 0.4 to 1.1 0.4 to 1.1 2 1.2 to 1.8 1.2 to 1.8 1.2 to 1.8 3 1.9 to 2.6 1.9 to 2.6 1.9 to 2.5 4 2.7 to 3.3 2.7 to 3.3 2.6 to 3.3 5 3.4 to 4.1 3.4 to 4.0 3.4 to 4.0 6 4.2 to 4.8 4.1 to 4.8 4.1 to 4.8 7 4.9 to 5.6 4.9 to 5.5 4.9 to 5.5 8 5.7 to 6.3 5.6 to 6.3 5.6 to 6.2 9 6.4 to 7.1 6.4 to 7.0 6.3 to 7.0 10 7.2 to 7.8 7.1 to 7.8 7.1 to 7.7 11 7.9 to 8.6 7.9 to 8.5 7.8 to 8.4 12 8.7 to 9.3 8.6 to 9.2 8.5 to 9.2 13 9.4 to 10.1 9.3 to 10.0 9.3 to 9.9 14 10.2 to 10.8 10.1 to 10.7 10.0 to 10.7 15 10.9 to 11.5 10.8 to 11.5 10.8 to 11.4 16 11.6 to 12.3 11.6 to 12.2 11.5 to 12.1 17 12.4 to 13.0 12.3 to 13.0 12.2 to 12.9 18 13.1 to 13.8 13.1 to 13.7 13.0 to 13.6 19 13.9 to 14.5 13.8 to 14.4 13.7 to 14.4 20 14.6 to 15.3 14.5 to 15.2 14.5 to 15.1 21 15.4 to 16.0 15.3 to 15.9 15.2 to 15.8 22 16.1 to 16.8 16.0 to 16.7 15.9 to 16.6 23 16.9 to 17.5 16.8 to 17.4 16.7 to 17.3 24 17.6 to 18.3 17.5 to 18.2 17.4 to 18.0 25 18.4 to 19.0 18.3 to 18.9 18.1 to 18.8

26 19.1 to 19.8 19.0 to 19.7 18.9 to 19.5 27 19.9 to 20.5 19.8 to 20.4 19.6 to 20.3 28 20.6 to 21.3 20.5 to 21.1 20.4 to 21.0 29 21.4 to 22.0 21.2 to 21.9 21.1 to 21.7 30 22.1 to 22.8 22.0 to 22.6 21.8 to 22.5 31 22.9 to 23.5 22.7 to 23.4 22.6 to 23.2 32 23.6 to 24.3 23.5 to 24.1 23.3 to 24.0 33 24.4 to 25.0 24.2 to 24.9 24.1 to 24.7 34 25.1 to 25.8 25.0 to 25.6 24.8 to 25.4 35 25.9 to 26.5 25.7 to 26.3 25.5 to 26.2 36 26.6 to 27.3 26.4 to 27.1 26.3 to 26.9 37 27.4 to 28.0 27.2 to 27.8 27.0 to 27.6 38 28.1 to 28.8 27.9 to 28.6 27.7 to 28.4 39 28.9 to 29.5 28.7 to 29.3 28.5 to 29.1 40 29.6 to 30.3 29.4 to 30.1 29.2 to 29.9 41 30.4 to 31.0 30.2 to 30.8 30.0 to 30.6 42 31.1 to 31.8 30.9 to 31.5 30.7 to 31.3 43 31.9 to 32.5 31.6 to 32.3 31.4 to 32.1 44 32.6 to 33.3 32.4 to 33.0 32.2 to 32.8 45 33.4 to 34.0 33.1 to 33.8 32.9 to 33.6 46 34.1 to 34.7 33.9 to 34.5 33.7 to 34.3 47 34.8 to 35.5 34.6 to 35.3 34.4 to 35.0 48 35.6 to 36.2 35.4 to 36.0 35.1 to 35.8 49 36.3 to 37.0 36.1 to 36.7 35.9 to 36.5 50 37.1 to 37.7 36.8 to 37.5 36.6 to 37.2 51 37.8 to 38.5 37.6 to 38.2 37.3 to 38.0 52 38.6 to 39.2 38.3 to 39.0 38.1 to 38.7 53 39.3 to 40.0 39.1 to 39.7 38.8 to 39.5 54 40.1 to 40.4 39.8 to 40.4 39.6 to 40.2 55 — — 40.3 to 40.4

Course Handicap 151 152 153

Course Handicap 151 152 153

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