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- A: Yes – a recognised Handicap Index is a benefit of being an afiliated member.
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You can do so simply by using the My England Golf App which you can download onto your mobile device via Apple or Android stores. To calculate your Course Handicap for a social round you need just one calculation: Handicap Index® x (Slope Rating™ / 113) + (CR-PAR) = Course Handicap™ (Rounded)
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Under the WHS, you can obtain a Handicap Index once you have submitted scores from 54 holes. Each score is converted into a Score Differential, which takes into account the difficulty of the course played , and your initial Handicap Index will be the lowest Score Differential, minus 2.
To gain a Handicap Index® you must submit acceptable scores from 54 holes, made up of either 9- or 18-hole rounds, over any affiliated course that has been rated in Great Britain and Ireland.
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Calculated through the World Handicap System™ (WHS™), your Handicap Index® is simply a measure of your golfing ability. It indicates the additional strokes you might need beyond a course’s par score. A golfer with a higher handicap is granted more shots, which are deducted from their total at the end of a game to calculate a final score.
In golf, a Handicap Index® is not a necessity to enjoy the game, but it does allow you track your progress and it makes the game more competitive, especially if you’re playing a round with golfers at a different level to yourself. Previous to the launch of the WHS™, golfers had to be a fee-paying member of a golf club to be able to obtain a Handica...
The World Handicap System™ calculates your Handicap Index® using your most recent 20 scores (these can be 9- or 18-hole scores) and this equation: 1. The Course Rating™, slope rating and your adjusted gross score as follows: (113 / Slope Rating) – (Adjusted Gross Score – Course Rating™ – Playing Conditions Calculation) 2. Your Handicap Index® is th...
A Course Handicap™enables you to compete fairly across any golf course in the world. Calculating your Course Handicap™ requires an existing Handicap Index® and the slope rating for the golf course you are about to play (this can be found on the course itself). With that, any Course Handicap™ is calculated automatically on the My EG app. Read more o...
The only way to acquire a Handicap Index® as a non-club member is by signing up to England Golf’s iGolf subscription. After subscribing to iGolf and downloading the MyEG app, you will be able to obtain your Handicap Index® by submitting scores from a minimum of 54 holes (which can be any combination of 9 or 18 holes). By allowing non-members to obt...
Q: Do I have to be a member of a golf club to have WHS handicap? A: Yes – a recognised Handicap Index is a benefit of being an affiliated member. Q: What will happen to my Handicap Index if I have a good round?
In 2020 England Golf adopted the World Handicap System™ (WHS). There are two ways a golfer can obtain a Handicap Index® under the WHS™. Either as a member of a golf club affiliated to England Golf or by joining iGolf, a subscription service open to non-club members.
Once you have submitted a total of 54 holes, made up of 9-hole or 18-hole scores, you will have a Handicap Index the very next day, or soon after. Your Handicap Index is the portable number you take with you but it is not the number you use out on the golf course. Read on to learn more!
