| In golf a handicap is essentially the
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| | handicap you would hope to go round the
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| rating of a player's skill in relation to
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| | course in six shots more than the course
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| the par for the course. For the novice
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| | par. Men can generally have a maximum
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| golfer, it is very important to
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| | handicap of 28 even if they take more
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| understand the terminology and to know
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| | than twenty eight shots over par. For
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| how to calculate their golf handicap.
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| | ladies the maximum is 36.
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| Let's start with a scratch player. A
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| | The Scorecard
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| scratch player is a very good player for
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| | When you look at the scorecard you will
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| whom the measure of par is how he should
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| | see that it is arranged in columns. The
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| play around the course, i.e. if the
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| | first column gives the yardage or
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| course is par 73 then he should take 73
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| | distance of the hole which is measured
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| shots to get around. If he is playing a
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| | from the tee to the center of the green
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| hole of up to 250 yards in length we
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| | when going down the middle of the
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| assume he should hit the green in one
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| | fairway. Next is the par of the hole
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| shot and then take two putts to hole the
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| | which is followed by the stroke index.
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| ball. This hole is a par 3.
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| | The stroke index is a measure of the
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| Any hole between 251 yards and about 470
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| | difficulty of the hole, with 1 being the
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| yards is classed as a par 4, where a
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| | hardest and 18 the easiest. After these
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| scratch player will take two shots to hit
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| | come columns for writing down your score.
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| the green, followed by two putts. A par 5
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| | The local rules of the course can usually
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| is anything over 470 yards and in this
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| | be found on the back of the score card,
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| case we assume our scratch player will
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| | along with details of how to calculate
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| take three shots to hit the green, again
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| | handicaps for different competitions. The
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| followed by the regulation two putts to
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| | local rules give you instructions about
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| hole the ball.
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| | out of bounds areas on the course and
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| If you add up the pars of all eighteen
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| | such things as whether you are allowed to
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| holes this will give you the par for the
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| | remove stones from bunkers.
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| course. Any player who can go round in
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| | So now you know how to score, all that
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| scratch will be either of club
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| | remains is for you to get out there and
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| professional standard or international
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| | have a go. Good Luck!
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| amateur standard. If you were a 6
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