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Handicap System
Handicap Index
Handicap Allowances
Handicap Index Conversion
Tables
Handicap Index Listing
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Handicap System |
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(1) How the System Works: |
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The Hong Kong Golf Club follows the U.S.G.A.
System which stipulates as one of its conditions that a scorecard
should be submitted on every occasion a golfer plays 13 holes
or more, if a player plays 13 or more holes, he/she must return
a score for handicap purposes by adding to the number of strokes
played the total of par for the unplayed holes plus any handicap
strokes to which he/she is entitled on the unplayed holes.
The other conditions of this system are:- Handicaps are calculated
from the average of the lowest ten differentials of the twenty
most recent scores multiplied by 0.96 and rounded to the nearest
whole number.
A differential is the difference between the player's adjusted
gross score and the Course Rating of the Course on which the
score was made.
A Score Card submitted for handicap purposes must be certified
clearly by a player in the same flight and if the player is
a Member his/her account number should be clearly displayed under
his/her signature.
Each score is adjusted by the player under a system of
Equitable Stroke Control before it is submitted for handicap
purposes. The Equitable Stroke Control is applied on the following
basis:- |
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Handicap |
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Maximum Adjustment Score
Per Hole |
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9 or less
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Double Bogey |
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10 through 19 |
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20 through 29 |
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30 through 39 |
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40 or more |
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If a player starts but fails to complete a hole, he/she shall,
for handicap purposes only, record the most likely score for
a hole up to the limit indicated on the table above.
There is no limit to the number of incompleted holes in a round
provided non-completion is not for the purpose of controlling
the handicap. |
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(2) How to obtain a handicap |
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To obtain a handicap, a player must submit five unadjusted
score cards. When at least five but fewer than twenty scores
are available, the formula used to determine a handicap is as
follow:- |
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Scores
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Scores
to be used |
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5-6 |
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Lowest 1 |
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7-8 |
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Lowest 2 |
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9-10 |
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Lowest 3 |
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11-12 |
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Lowest 4 |
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13-14 |
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Lowest 5 |
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15-16 |
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Lowest 6 |
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17 |
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Lowest 7 |
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18 |
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Lowest 8 |
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19 |
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Lowest 9 |
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20 |
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Lowest 10 |
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(3) Score Cards from other Golf Clubs |
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Scores from other golf clubs can be accepted provided that
the length of the course is not less than 5,000 yards and the
score card shows the Course Rating for the tees from which the
round was played. Scores recorded at Deep Water Bay and Shek-O
are acceptable for handicap purposes. |
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(4) Discretionary Adjustment of Handicap |
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The Golf Sub-Committee may in their discretion adjust a handicap
up or down if a player:
(a) does not turn in all scores or,
(b) otherwise does not observe the spirit of the Handicap System,
(c) regularly performs better in competitions than in informal
play. |
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For the USGA handicap system to work effectively all cards
must be submitted, as your current card displaces the oldest
of your last 20 cards. |
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Handicap Index |
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Your index is based on a slope index of 113 which is the average
stroke index of all golf courses rated by the U.S.G.A. Your
index is a "travelling handicap" and may be used on
any golf course worldwide, and its use removes the need to remember
the slope index or indices of your home course or courses. If
the golf course is rated and sloped under the U.S.G.A. system,
you are able to convert your index to produce a particular handicap
for the course and the tees you are playing. With this system
charts are displayed on the first tee for men and ladies for
each set of tees. For instance a man playing the blue tees on
the Eden Course with an index between 15.1 to 15.9 will have
a handicap of 17. If a golf course is not rated and sloped under
the U.S.G.A. system, your handicap will be as follows: your
index is calculated to one decimal point and indices of 0.4
or less should be rounded down and 0.5 above rounded up, e.g.
indices of 5.9, 16.3, 23.5 give course handicaps of 6, 16, 24. |
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Handicap Allowances |
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Match Play |
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Singles Match Play
The higher-handicapped player is allowed the full difference
between handicaps of the two players. |
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Three or Four Ball Better Ball
The lowest-handicapped player allows the other players
100% of the difference in handicaps. |
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Foursomes
The higher-handicapped side is allowed 50% of the difference
between the combined handicaps of the members of each
side. |
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Shanghai Foursomes or Greensomes
The higher-handicapped side is allowed 40% of the difference
between the combined handicaps of the members of each
side. |
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Stroke Play |
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Individual Stroke Play
Full handicap allowed. |
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Bogey
Full handicap allowed. |
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Stableford
Full handicap allowed. |
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Four Ball Stroke Play Better Ball - Medal, Bogey
or Stableford
Each competitor is allowed 90% of handicap. |
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Best Ball of Four Stroke Play - Medal, Bogey or Stableford
Each competitor is allowed 80% of handicap. |
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Foursomes Stroke Play - Medal, Bogey or Stableford
Allow 50% of partners' combined handicap. |
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Shanghai Foursomes Stroke Play or Greensomes - Medal,
Bogey or Stableford
Allow 40% of partners' combined handicaps. In all calculations
a fraction of one-half or more shall count as a full stroke.
Lower fractions shall be disregarded. |
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Handicap Index Conversion
Tables |
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