Annual ParTee Golf Club
PHOENIX ARIZONA
"We play once a year,
...every month."
ParTee'ing since 1997
Currently we are using the Calloway method of handicapping given the periodic nature of the group. Information below is our previous method of handicapping when folks were more actively golfing and maintaining handicaps
This page contains a link to a spreadsheet of APGC player handicap information, has a tool that will calculate a course handicap for you based on any course's USGA Slope, gives a brief explanation of how handicaps are calculated and used, and provides a link to the USGA website where you can get more detailed explanations of the handicap system.
The APGC Handicap List and Detail information is available on our Reports & Stats page. Once you know your Handicap Index, you can use the calculator below to find your course handicap for any course with a USGA Rating and Slope. The Slope for a given course can usually be found on the score card, their website, or by calling their pro shop.
You can also access the USGA Course Handicap Calculator online.
A Handicap Index is the USGA term used to indicate a measurement of a player's potential ability on a course of standard playing difficulty. It is expressed as a number taken to one decimal place, and is used for conversion to a Course Handicap.
Step 1
The first step is to enter only a golfer's adjusted gross scores (not gross scores), using Equitable Stroke Control (ESC). ESC prescribes a maximum number of strokes that can be entered for any hole. This maximum is based on the golfer's Course Handicap and is obtained from the table shown below. Note: You must enter scores hole by hole (use score card) for the software to automatically calculate an adjusted gross score.
18 hole handicapping
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9 hole handicapping
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Maximum strokes per hole are allowed according to the player's course handicap. If a golfer does not yet have an index, the maximum allowed index will be used. (36.4 / 18.2 for men, 40.4 / 20.2 for women--for 18 \ 9 hole handicaps).
Step 2
The second step in computing a Handicap Index is to compute a Handicap Differential for each score that is to be considered in the Handicap Index calculation. The Handicap Differential is computed using the following formula:
Handicap Differential = (Adjusted Gross Score - Course Rating) X 113 / Slope Rating
(113 is the Base Slope, or the Slope Rating of a course of standard difficulty according to the USGA.)
If your adjusted gross score is more than the Course Rating for the course on which the round was played, the Handicap Differential will be a positive number. If your adjusted gross score is lower than the Course Rating, the Handicap Differential will be negative.
Step 3
The third step in calculating your Handicap Index is to select the lowest Handicap Differentials. The following table is used when selecting the best, or lowest, Handicap Differentials. If more than 20 scores have been entered, the 10 best differentials of the 20 most recent scores are used for the calculation.
| USGA System Number of Handicap Differentials Available | Handicap Differentials Used |
| 5 or 6 * | Lowest 1 |
| 7 or 8 | Lowest 2 |
| 9 or 10 | Lowest 3 |
| 11 or 12 | Lowest 4 |
| 13 or 14 | Lowest 5 |
| 15 or 16 | Lowest 6 |
| 17 | Lowest 7 |
| 18 | Lowest 8 |
| 19 | Lowest 9 |
| 20 | Lowest 10 |
* The USGA does not calculate a handicap until five scores have been recorded.
Step 4
The fourth step in computing the Handicap Index is to calculate the average of the selected lowest Handicap Differentials. Simply add the selected Handicap Differentials together and divide by the number of selected Handicap Differentials.
Step 5
The fifth step in calculating the Handicap Index is to compute the net Handicap Differential average. For the USGA, the percentage by which the Handicap Differential averages are multiplied is 96%.
Step 6
Step six in computing the Handicap Index, is to delete the digits after the tenths place of the net Handicap Differential average. Do NOT round off to the nearest tenths place. As established by the USGA, the default maximum Handicap Index on an 18-hole course is 36.4 for males and 40.4 for females. On a nine-hole course the default maximum Handicap Index is 18.2 for males and 20.2 for females. The maximum ceiling can be increased.
How a course Handicap Index is determined.
A player’s Course Handicap is determined by multiplying his USGA Handicap Index by the USGA Slope Rating of the course played and then dividing by 113. The resulting figure is rounded off to the nearest whole number (.5 or more is rounded upward).
Before an APGC tournament occurs, all course information for the host course including the USGA Slope Rating, is entered into our handicap software. Each player's handicap for the course is then calculated based upon their handicap index.