Handicap

How Handicaps Are Calculated

41, 44, 39, 42, 38, 45, 40, 37

According to the handicap chart, a player with 8 completed rounds:

• Uses a 0.92 multiplier
• Drops the 3 highest scores

The three highest scores are:

45, 44 and 42

That leaves these five qualifying scores:

41, 40, 39, 38 and 37

Step 1 — Average the qualifying scores

(41 + 40 + 39 + 38 + 37) ÷ 5 = 39.00

Step 2 — Subtract par

39.00 − 36 = 3.00

Step 3 — Apply the handicap multiplier

3.00 × 0.92 = 2.76

Player A's Actual Handicap is 2.76. The Actual Handicap is rounded to the nearest whole number, giving Player a Handicap of 3.