ADD UP ALL FOUR HANDICAPS, THEN DIVIDE BY 10. EG FOUR HANDICAPS OF SAY 12, 13, 16, 17 WOULD BE 58 DIVIDED BY 10 GIVES A PLAYING HANDICAP OF 5.8
what if three people are playing
If three people are playing then add up the 3 handicaps and divide by 6
e.g. 12 + 13 + 16 = 41. Divide this by 6 to get 6.8
Usually a sixth of the combined indididual handicaps. Gerry McCarthy
If its a team of four 1/10 of combined handicap should be used so it follows that over nine hole 1/20 of combined handicap is the answer.
Add all team handicaps together then if it comes to say 56 you put a decibel point in the middle to get 5.6
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ET or handicap racing is when the weight of a horse is adjusted according to their age. There is also a sex allowance for fillies.
Although scrambles are not recognized as "formal" competitive rounds by the USGA, they have become extremely popular. The fairest method I have utilized is 35% of the lowest player's handicap plus 15% of the highest player's handicap.
Yes there areseveral companies taht will rent you a handicap van. I would check out the information at www.wheelersvanrentals.com. Texas Wheelchair Accessible Vans offer rentals of handicap vans. You can visit their website at http://www.txwheelchairvans.com/.
a golf scramble is another name for a Texas scramble on every hole everyone tees off then you choose the best drive then everyone plays for there then you choose the best second shot and play from there and continue this for the round
* * Handicaps (for each team member, then added up and divided by four for each team) are developed using USGA's Simple Handicap Formula. If you have a substitute playing, and that substitute has a USGA handicap, on the score card, enter that handicap by his name. If the substitute has no formal handicap, on the score card, enter a zero. All players names are to appear on the score card - but only one (team) score. ----
1 for each player, each team then plays from their best place.
Yellow peril is, basically, a better ball competition where it is stipulated that one member of the team must count at selected holes. Therefore there is no problem regarding handicap allowances - surely all players should get their normal 75% of their playing handicap as in any other 4 ball better ball situation. MJJ
In a match, you would receive 13 shots on the holes with a stroke index of 1 -13, unless stated by the competition organisers that you give 3/4 difference or something other than full handicap allowance.