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Handicap setup for a small club

Flybob

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I belong to a small 9 hole club near my home and they would like me to setup a handicap program for the club. They now operate on such a program but would like to make a change to another system...(Not sure why). Can someone advise where I might go to locate such a program?  USGA or otherwise?

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USGA is the gold-standard for handicapping, but they'll charge you for the 'privilege'.  I use a website called http://www.greenskeeper.org/main.cfm that allows you to post scores and track a handicap at no charge.  For years, they used the actual USGA formulas but I suppose they got into trademark issues because you can no longer use actual course ratings and slope factors.  But they do have a conversion to their 'X' course factor, so it's still basically the same data as what you'd get through the USGA (though probably wouldn't be accepted at USGA-sanctioned tourneys).

I'm sure there are other sites - maybe google it and see what kind of hits you get?

There's also independent software available.  One of the leagues I'm in utilizes a software program because we choose to use our 5 best from our last ten rounds - it makes a 20-week season much more fluid and dynamic and usually is a better indicator of how a player is playing right now, versus what their best scores were from halfway back through last season.

Question - does your club already have USGA course and slope ratings?  If so, that'd probably be your easiest way to get set up.

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Thanks for the quick reply...I have tried to get some ideas via Google but many sites appear to be for individual handicaps and not for setting one up for a club...This club does have a slope rating etc. now.

Flybob


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I guess I'm not sure what you are trying to accomplish.  If the course already has a course hdcp, how was it done?  Did the USGA do it, some other agency, or was it just done by someone's best guess?

For starters, you can probably find a wealth of information here - http://www.usga.org/Rule-Books/Handicap-System-Manual/Handicap-Manual/

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