09/04/2024

Technical articles on the World Handicap System: VIII – Percentage in competitions

Designed to establish unique and common rules worldwide

The introduction of the new World Handicap System, designed to establish single, common rules for handicap control and to offer…

The introduction of the new World Handicap System, designed to establish unique and common rules for handicap control and to provide a more consistent measure of the skill of players from different regions of the world, has been implemented in Spain since June 8, 2020.

Learn about the most important issues related to this matter through a series of technical articles that break down the most relevant questions in order to offer golfers the most detailed information possible on how the handicap is calculated.

Following a series of technical articles related to the calculation of the player's handicap, information is now being expanded, in response to inquiries received, on the calculation of the points that a player receives when playing a competition with the application of the corresponding percentages according to the game modality.

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TECHNICAL ARTICLES

Article I: Adjusted Gross Profit

Article II: Level played

Article III: Adjustments to the Level Played

Article IV: Calculation of the average

Article V: Limitation of handicap increases

Article VI: 9-hole rounds

Article VII: Best Ball

Article VIII: Percentage in competitions

TECHNICAL ARTICLES

Article I: Adjusted gross score

Article II: Score differential

Article III: Score differential adjustment

Article IV: Calculating the average

Article V: Chapters

Article VI: Nine-hole scores

Article VII: Better ball

Article VIII: Handicap allowances

WHS Procedure guide

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For questions related to the World Handicap System, please contact the Courses and Handicap Committee by email: handicap@rfegolf.es

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