Handicapping & Score Posting
- How Did The Treatment of 9-Hole Scores Change Under The World Handicap System in 2024?
- What is The Difference Between a Course Handicap And Playing Handicap?
- What is an "Exceptional Score" and What Happens When I Post One?
- How Many Scores do I Have to Post Before I Get a Handicap Index?
- I Recently Posted Scores, But my Handicap Index Has Not Changed. Why?
- What is a Penalty Score? How And When is it Applied?
- Where Does Rounding Occur Within The Playing Handicap Calculation?
- How do I Calculate my Course Handicap And Playing Handicap?
- How Will a 9-Hole Score be Displayed in my Scoring Record?
- What is my Low Handicap Index and why is it Displayed in my Scoring Record?
- Why was my Handicap Index Impacted by a Soft Cap or Hard Cap?
- How Often is a Handicap Index Updated?
- What is Course Rating and Slope Rating?
- How do I establish a golf handicap?
- Why should I establish a golf handicap?
- What is a golf handicap index?
- What is GHIN?
- How do I use my GHIN Number?
- What is Peer Review and Why is it Important?
- What does a Handicap Index Represent?
- What is a Score Differential and How is it Calculated?
- What is the Playing Conditions Calculation (PCC) and How Does it Work?
- How is a Golfer's Expected Score Determined to Create an 18-Hole Score Differential When Posting a 9-Hole Score?
- When Establishing a Handicap Index, How Are 9-Hole Scores Treated?
- When Players Compete From Different Tees, do we Have to Make Any Adjustments?
General Handicapping
- Do Handicap Allowances favor a plus handicap player since it moves their Playing Handicap closer to zero (up), while those above scratch move down towards zero?
- What are Handicap Allowances and why are they recommended for various formats of play?
- Understanding Why Your Handicap Index May Increase Despite Posting Better Scores
- I did not play a hole. What score do I post?
- I started a hole but did not complete it. What score do I post?
- Is there a limit on how much my Handicap Index® can increase?
- I forgot to post my score the day I played. Will I still get the PCC adjustment?
- I always play the same tees at the same course. Is my Handicap Index® "established" from that set?
- How do I Change my Home Club Designation for Handicap Purposes if I am a Member of More Than one Club?
- Will Resigning My Club Membership Remove a Handicap Modification?
- What is the World Handicap System™ all about?
- How is a Handicap Index Calculated?
- What is the maximum Handicap Index®?
- Will a player's Handicap Index® be accurate if they consistently play par-3 courses?
- Has the World Handicap System Impacted the way the Game is Played in the United States?
Score Posting
- How do I Determine if a Score is Acceptable for Handicap Purposes?
- My course is under construction, am I able to post my scores?
- Can I manually enter the Course Rating, Slope Rating and Par for a course I played?
- I don't know the Course Rating™ and Slope Rating™ for the tees I played; how can I post the score?
- I accidentally posted the wrong score - how can I change it?
- Why is Hole-By-Hole Score Posting Required When 10-17 Holes Are Played?
- How Many Holes Must be Played to Post an Acceptable Score?
- I Played a Round by Myself, Why Can't I Post The Score?
- Are Scores Designated as "Competition" Scores Treated Any Differently?
- If I Play 10-17 Holes, Will it Count as 18 Holes For The Purposes of Establishing a Handicap Index?
- How do I post my scores?
- Treatment of Hole(s) Not Played
- Why can't I see full scoring details for other golfers in GHIN?
- How do I post a score if I did not finish a hole or a round?
- How do I edit or delete a score from my GHIN record?
- What are soft and hard caps on a Handicap Index, and is there a limit on how much it can increase?
- Can I get my Handicap Index adjusted due to injury?
- Why can't I post my scores in the winter?
- What is my Maximum Hole Score for Handicap Purposes?
- How Will a 10-17 Score be Displayed in my Scoring Record?
GHIN Mobile App
- How to Use the Golfer Lookup Feature in the USGA GHIN Mobile App
- Why do I need a unique email address to create a digital profile for the GHIN Mobile App and GHIN.com?
- How do I cancel my subscription to the Enhanced GPS feature of the USGA GHIN mobile app?
- How do I cancel the auto-renewal of my subscription to the Enhanced GPS feature of the USGA GHIN mobile app?
- I am trying to post a score but the course name is not showing up. What should I do?
- I have created a GHIN digital profile but forgot my login information. What should I do?
- How can I edit Stats or add Stats to my score
Handicap Competitions
- What scores should be posted as "competition" scores?
- How should scores be posted in competitions where multiple 9-hole rounds are played?
- On which holes do players receive strokes in a competition?
- At what age should a golfer be allowed to play the forward tees?
- Why does a player with the lowest Playing Handicap play at scratch (0) in match play?
- Should match play scores be posted even if I did not hole out on every hole?
- Should there be an additional adjustment in Four-Ball Stroke Play when partners have a large difference in Course Handicap?
Handicap Committee
- How is Stroke Index Allocation determined at courses?
- What is the USGA Handicap Review Tool and how can it impact my scoring record?
- I had a recent injury and can no longer play to my handicap, can the Handicap Committee at my club make an adjustment?
- There is a player at my club who always tends to play well during net events and wins often. Are there any provisions in place to ensure that everyone is playing on a fair level?