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**TZids16I** · 07-20-2009, 02:11 AM

I looked at the USGA site. It says the intent of using a percentage of your handicap is to bring everyone closer to zero. I understand that, but logic says to go the other way. You were correct.

Plus HandicapsWhen applying a percentage of Course Handicap to a plus
handicap player, it brings that player closer to zero. This occurs
in order to keep as close as possible the proper percentage of
disparity in handicap. For example, playing at 100 percent of
Course Handicap, the spread of two players, a +5 and 10 Course
Handicap, is 15 strokes. In a competition where 80 percent of
Course Handicap is utilized, the +5 becomes a +4 (+5 x 80%)
and the 10 becomes an 8 (10 x 80%). The difference between
their adjusted Course Handicap is 12, which is 80 percent ofthe original spread of 15 using 100 percent (15 x 80% = 12).

07-20-2009, 02:11 AM	#20
TZids16I Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 448 Senior Member	I looked at the USGA site. It says the intent of using a percentage of your handicap is to bring everyone closer to zero. I understand that, but logic says to go the other way. You were correct. Plus HandicapsWhen applying a percentage of Course Handicap to a plus handicap player, it brings that player closer to zero. This occurs in order to keep as close as possible the proper percentage of disparity in handicap. For example, playing at 100 percent of Course Handicap, the spread of two players, a +5 and 10 Course Handicap, is 15 strokes. In a competition where 80 percent of Course Handicap is utilized, the +5 becomes a +4 (+5 x 80%) and the 10 becomes an 8 (10 x 80%). The difference between their adjusted Course Handicap is 12, which is 80 percent ofthe original spread of 15 using 100 percent (15 x 80% = 12).
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