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| Handicap Guidelines |
This handicap information has been provided as a resource for all members, new and old. If you have any
additional questions regarding handicaps, please contact Mike Kaye, Head Golf Professional of Moon Brook
Country Club.
additional questions regarding handicaps, please contact Mike Kaye, Head Golf Professional of Moon Brook
Country Club.
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Handicaps are updated approximately every 2 weeks. Schedule is posted near computer.
All scores must be posted by the close of the Golf Shop prior to handicap updating.
You are responsible for posting all of your scores. Failure to post a score will result in a penalty score posted to
your last 20 scores. This score will equal your lowest score of 20 to date.
When posting scores for handicap purposes, the Handicap computer will automatically adjust your score to
adhere to USGA rules governing equitable stroke control which limits you to a maximum score allowed for any
hole based on your course handicap. You are responsible, for posting all our own scores including all
tournament scores.
Post all scores for rounds played at other clubs. Handicap computer contains course ratings for many area
courses. Course ratings can also be entered manually at the time of posting.
When playing nine holes, you must save your score and add it to another nine hole score and post an 18 hole
round.
Each player starts the season with his/her carryover handicap from the previous year (adjusted as necessary for
revisions in the handicap rules or course ratings).
For all club match play tournaments, the difference in handicaps will be used to determine where the higher
handicap participant will receive strokes.
Example: If Opponent A has a 10-handicap and Opponent B a 12-handicap, Opponent B will
receive a stroke on the two lowest handicap holes.
All handicaps are periodically reviewed by the Handicap Chairman and the Golf Committee
All decisions of the Committee regarding handicaps are final.
For more information check out the USGA Web Site at WWW.USGA.ORG
All scores must be posted by the close of the Golf Shop prior to handicap updating.
You are responsible for posting all of your scores. Failure to post a score will result in a penalty score posted to
your last 20 scores. This score will equal your lowest score of 20 to date.
When posting scores for handicap purposes, the Handicap computer will automatically adjust your score to
adhere to USGA rules governing equitable stroke control which limits you to a maximum score allowed for any
hole based on your course handicap. You are responsible, for posting all our own scores including all
tournament scores.
Post all scores for rounds played at other clubs. Handicap computer contains course ratings for many area
courses. Course ratings can also be entered manually at the time of posting.
When playing nine holes, you must save your score and add it to another nine hole score and post an 18 hole
round.
Each player starts the season with his/her carryover handicap from the previous year (adjusted as necessary for
revisions in the handicap rules or course ratings).
For all club match play tournaments, the difference in handicaps will be used to determine where the higher
handicap participant will receive strokes.
Example: If Opponent A has a 10-handicap and Opponent B a 12-handicap, Opponent B will
receive a stroke on the two lowest handicap holes.
All handicaps are periodically reviewed by the Handicap Chairman and the Golf Committee
All decisions of the Committee regarding handicaps are final.
For more information check out the USGA Web Site at WWW.USGA.ORG
GENERAL INFORMATION
THE USGA SYSTEM The United States Golf Association (USGA) Handicap System is intended to enable all
golfers at our Club to play equitable with one another, and with the help of the USGA Slope system, to play away
from our home course with ease and equality.
The USGA has several key elements:
An 18 hole score must be posted for all rounds of 13 holes or more, even if you pick up on some holes.
An 18 hole score must be posted when you play two consecutive 9-hole rounds
Posted scores must be reduced when you have an unusually high number of strokes on any hole (Equitable
Stroke Control)
Tournament scores must be identified by a "T" when they are posted
A handicap index will automatically be reduced when your tournament scores are consistently better than your
scores in non-tournament play
Each Club must have a Handicap Committee
The Handicap Committee has a very important responsibility to the Club and its membership. They are charged
with the task of supervising the handicap system and ensuring that all scores are posted.
The Handicap Committee must adjust the index of players who do not post all of their scores or who ignore the
handicap rules
The Committee is responsible for the proper application of the rules of the USGA regarding all handicap matters
and are entrusted to maintain the handicap system throughout the season.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q. Why do I have to post?
A. Posting your score is required by the USGA and our Club. In order to play in any handicap tournament, you
must leave an established USGA handicap so that you can compete with other players of varying handicaps.
Q. How many scores do I have to post before I obtain a handicap?
A. Five (5) scores are required with the lowest three used to establish a handicap.
Q. What is the difference between "Home Handicap" and "Handicap Index?
A. Under the Slope System, your stroke allowance vanes, depending upon the course and the tees you play. The
number of strokes you receive depends upon your Handicap Index and Slope Rating of the course and the tees
you play. So, unless you know your Index, you will not be able to determine the number of strokes to which you are
entitled. You use your Handicap Index to determine the stroke you are entitled to when playing courses other than
Moon Brook. Your handicap can change depending on the difficulty of the course you are playing relative to your
home course. This allows you to compete fairly at other courses besides Moon Brook.
Q. What is Equitable Stroke Control (ESC)?
A. Equitable Stroke Control is a system of adjusting your scores to offset the occasional bad hole which can skew
your normal handicap. To use ESC properly, you must first determine the strokes you receive when playing that
particular course and tee. Then use the following table to assist you.
Q. What is the largest handicap allowed in tournament play at Moon Brook?
A. A handicap of 40 is the largest allowed.
Q. When I play more than 13 holes but do not finish the round, how do I calculate my 18-hole score?
A. There are three (3) steps to the calculation:
(1) Total the strokes you used on the holes you played, remembering to use Equitable Stroke Control
(2) Add to that total the total par for the holes you did not play.
(3) Then add the number of handicap strokes to which you are entitled on the holes you did not play.
Q. When I "pick up" on a hole, how do I score it?
A. Record the most likely score you would have had if you had finished to hole.
Q. When I play a course that does not have a USGA course Slope Rating, do I post that score?
A. No
Q. When I play a course other than Moon Brook Country Club, do I have to post that score?
A. Yes. You must record that score along with the USGA Course and Slope Rating for the course you played. Our
computer already has most of the local clubs listed so all you have to do is identify the course, tees played, date
and your score.
Q. What if any, penalty is given for not posting?
A. The first time you fail to post you are notified by the Committee. The second time this happens, you will be
given a score equal to the lowest score of the previous twenty (20) you have posted. This is a USGA requirement
and not subject to debate.
THE USGA SYSTEM The United States Golf Association (USGA) Handicap System is intended to enable all
golfers at our Club to play equitable with one another, and with the help of the USGA Slope system, to play away
from our home course with ease and equality.
The USGA has several key elements:
An 18 hole score must be posted for all rounds of 13 holes or more, even if you pick up on some holes.
An 18 hole score must be posted when you play two consecutive 9-hole rounds
Posted scores must be reduced when you have an unusually high number of strokes on any hole (Equitable
Stroke Control)
Tournament scores must be identified by a "T" when they are posted
A handicap index will automatically be reduced when your tournament scores are consistently better than your
scores in non-tournament play
Each Club must have a Handicap Committee
The Handicap Committee has a very important responsibility to the Club and its membership. They are charged
with the task of supervising the handicap system and ensuring that all scores are posted.
The Handicap Committee must adjust the index of players who do not post all of their scores or who ignore the
handicap rules
The Committee is responsible for the proper application of the rules of the USGA regarding all handicap matters
and are entrusted to maintain the handicap system throughout the season.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q. Why do I have to post?
A. Posting your score is required by the USGA and our Club. In order to play in any handicap tournament, you
must leave an established USGA handicap so that you can compete with other players of varying handicaps.
Q. How many scores do I have to post before I obtain a handicap?
A. Five (5) scores are required with the lowest three used to establish a handicap.
Q. What is the difference between "Home Handicap" and "Handicap Index?
A. Under the Slope System, your stroke allowance vanes, depending upon the course and the tees you play. The
number of strokes you receive depends upon your Handicap Index and Slope Rating of the course and the tees
you play. So, unless you know your Index, you will not be able to determine the number of strokes to which you are
entitled. You use your Handicap Index to determine the stroke you are entitled to when playing courses other than
Moon Brook. Your handicap can change depending on the difficulty of the course you are playing relative to your
home course. This allows you to compete fairly at other courses besides Moon Brook.
Q. What is Equitable Stroke Control (ESC)?
A. Equitable Stroke Control is a system of adjusting your scores to offset the occasional bad hole which can skew
your normal handicap. To use ESC properly, you must first determine the strokes you receive when playing that
particular course and tee. Then use the following table to assist you.
Q. What is the largest handicap allowed in tournament play at Moon Brook?
A. A handicap of 40 is the largest allowed.
Q. When I play more than 13 holes but do not finish the round, how do I calculate my 18-hole score?
A. There are three (3) steps to the calculation:
(1) Total the strokes you used on the holes you played, remembering to use Equitable Stroke Control
(2) Add to that total the total par for the holes you did not play.
(3) Then add the number of handicap strokes to which you are entitled on the holes you did not play.
Q. When I "pick up" on a hole, how do I score it?
A. Record the most likely score you would have had if you had finished to hole.
Q. When I play a course that does not have a USGA course Slope Rating, do I post that score?
A. No
Q. When I play a course other than Moon Brook Country Club, do I have to post that score?
A. Yes. You must record that score along with the USGA Course and Slope Rating for the course you played. Our
computer already has most of the local clubs listed so all you have to do is identify the course, tees played, date
and your score.
Q. What if any, penalty is given for not posting?
A. The first time you fail to post you are notified by the Committee. The second time this happens, you will be
given a score equal to the lowest score of the previous twenty (20) you have posted. This is a USGA requirement
and not subject to debate.
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