Course & Handicap

[wrx_junki]

Most of my scores entered for my handicap is from this course:

Douglaston Park Golf Course
67 par
5,585 yards
65 rating
104 slope

I use www.golflink.com website to calculate my handicap. Is my handicap 16 or should be higher since I am playing such an easy course?

[Harry Longshanks]

Most of my scores entered for my handicap is from this course:

If the handicap calculator uses the proper formula, it should take slope and course rating in account. Do you input the course name and tees, or slope and rating for the tees you are hitting from when you input your scores? What are you shooting at the course?

[m11]

handicap index and course handicap are two different animals. check this link out...it explains it pretty thoroughly

http://golf.about.com/cs/handicappin...capsummary.htm

[alf174]

I was tracking my handicap on Golflink last year at the same time I was registering my scores with my " USGA Approved Handicap Provider " and they didn't match but I never looked into why. The problem with Golflink is that after one year's free use they want to charge you about $60 annual for continued use; a bit steep to me. I liked their teaching videos though.

[MunkeyGolfer]

Is my handicap 16 or should be higher since I am playing such an easy course?

We would need to know some of your lowest scores on the course to even have a slight clue what your handicap should be.

[wrx_junki]

I've shot +11, +16, and +18 recently.

[alf174]

I've shot +11, +16, and +18 recently.

Using those scores and your course's slope and rating, I calculated 17.7. My provider service likes to use the lowest ten scores out of your last twenty, ESC adjusted.