Whats your handicap

GolfJunky · Post by **GolfJunky** » Fri Feb 04, 2005 11:56 pm

Not sure if this topic is already created..
There are about 480 registered users so far.. I am curious to find out what are their handicap.. I hope its not a personal question

BSharma · Post by **BSharma** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 3:22 am

I have not played a round of golf yet but some day I will.

PKBasu · Post by **PKBasu** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 10:07 am

We are fans of Indian sports in general, and most of the golf enthusiasts here aren't serious golfers themselves...I have played a few times, but not with enough seriousness to get a handicap!

jaydeep · Post by **jaydeep** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 2:36 pm

I m also still following until now, but someday having plan to experiance it ... But as hobby.

Jaydeep.

avidgolfer · Post by **avidgolfer** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 5:07 am

I am a 10 handicap. Love the game, but don't get as much playing time these days.

Ram

Sandeep · Post by **Sandeep** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 5:22 am

What is handicap?

jaydeep · Post by **jaydeep** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 5:47 am

nothingnew wrote:What is handicap?

In simple handicap means the number of strokes a player may deduct from his actual score to adjust his scoring ability to the level of a scratch golfer. It is designed to allow golfers of different abilities to basically compete on the same level.

U can check FAQ on that on about.com site ...

http://golf.about.com/od/handicaps/a/faq_handicap.htm

Jaydeep.

BSharma · Post by **BSharma** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 5:53 am

Sandeep asked:

What is handicap?

A handicap in golf means that the winner of the past two golf contests has to give up 90% of his earnings to the bottom three ranked contestants.

A handicap is the number of strokes a golfer may deduct from his or her actual score to adjust his or her scoring ability to the level of a scratch golfer (a player who plays at par or is a zero handicap player). It is designed to allow golfers of different abilities to basically compete on the same level.

For example if you have a handicap of 10 and my handicap is 5 (

) and we both go out and play a round of golf. If your actual score is 95 and my score is 92 then you will win.

Sandeep 95 minus 10 = 85
Bhushan 92 minus 5 = 87

BSharma · Post by **BSharma** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 5:56 am

Welcome avidgolfer.

Feel free to post your thoughts on golf or any other sport.

Post by **jayakris** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 6:38 am

I have not played a round of golf yet but some day I will.

Jay

PS: Good to know that great people like Bhushan are there for company.

Sandeep · Post by **Sandeep** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 7:03 am

Ok got it. This Handicap thing is there in TT too. I completely forgot about it. Thanks Jaydeep and Bsharma. But who decides this Handicap? Is there any standard? At this stage my Handicap should be some 100. But I am sure I can compete well once I start playing. I am pretty good at games which involve club, bat, cue etc and ball

jaydeep · Post by **jaydeep** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 7:37 am

This math formula is from about.com ... Hopefully it will more confuse u ...

But if u try to check its not that difficult as it looks.

Golf Handicap Calculation - Step 1
A minimum of five scores and a maximum of 20 is required to get started. For each score, the Course Rating and Slope Rating for the courses played are also required. Using those figures, calculate the handicap differential for each round entered using this formula:

(Score - Course Rating) x 113 / Slope Rating

For example, let's say the score is 85, the course rating 72.2, the slope 131.
The formula would be (85 - 72.2) x 113 / 131.

Golf Handicap Calculation - Step 2
Figure out how many differentials are being used. Not every differential that results from Step 1 will be used in the next step. If only five rounds are entered, only the lowest differential will be used. If 20 rounds are entered, only the 10 lowest differentials are used. A chart at the bottom of this page shows how many differentials are used based on the number of rounds entered.

Golf Handicap Calculation - Step 3
Get an average of the differentials used by adding them together and dividing by the number used (i.e., if five differentials are used, add them up and divide by five).

Multiply the result by .96 (96-percent). Drop all the digits after the tenths (do not round off) and the result is handicap index.

Number of Differentials Used

Rounds Entered Differentials Used
5-6 = 1 lowest
7-8 = 2 lowest
9-10 = 3 lowest
11-12 = 4 lowest
13-14 = 5 lowest
15-16 = 6 lowest
17 = 7 lowest
18 = 8 lowest
19 = 9 lowest
20 = 10 lowest

Here is online Golf Handicap Calculator from about.com site ...
http://golf.about.com/od/handicaps/l/bl ... pincal.htm

Jaydeep

dmehra · Post by **dmehra** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 3:45 pm

This is my first post to a Golf forum, though I have generally been an avid reader. I am mostly a weekend golfer and too only in the summer, which is barely 6 months of the year in this part of the globe. Play to a handicap of about 12.

-Dushyant

forpar · Post by **forpar** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 6:15 pm

Mine is 18 right now at my home course with course rating/slope of 68.8/123.
I took up the game an year back and just fell in love with it. Greatest game man has ever invented

BSharma and others, if you are not playing, you are missing a lot.

Now all i do is work and play golf

you guys got to take a break from your busy schedules and play golf.
Everybody shud play golf

BSharma · Post by **BSharma** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 6:21 pm

BSharma and others, if you are not playing, you are missing a lot.

Excellent advice.