Golf handicap calculator
Course Handicap and Playing Handicap for one player or a full group, with the official WHS formula.
Vägledande resultat. Officiellt handicap utfärdas av din hemmaklubb eller golfförbund.
Formula
Course Handicap = Handicap Index × (Slope / 113) + (Course Rating − Par)
Playing Handicap = Course Handicap (unrounded) × format allowance
Where to find Course Rating, Slope and par
These three numbers describe the difficulty of a course from a specific set of tees. They are printed on every scorecard and listed on the course's official handicap form. Each tee box has its own values.
- Course Rating — the score a scratch golfer (HCPI 0) is expected to shoot, to one decimal place. Typically 65–76.
- Slope Rating — a measure of relative difficulty for a bogey golfer compared to a scratch golfer. Range 55–155, standard value 113.
- Par — the standard score for the course, usually 70–72 over 18 holes.
In the United States your Handicap Index sits in your GHIN record, and every rated course publishes a Course Rating, Slope Rating and par for each set of tees. Anywhere else, your national federation publishes the same rating files alongside the scorecards. The calculator above works the same way in either case: the World Handicap System uses one formula worldwide.
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