Handicap and equitable stroke question

[JerseyThursday]

As a 11.5 handicap, the most I can record is a 7 on a hole. This much I understand, but what is puzzling about this is if the course where you regularly play is easy (slope of 114 or so) and thus a 7 is less likely as opposed to someone that plays a really tough course on a regular basis. How is that equitable? The identical person could have a much different handicap based solely on the course they play the most.

[bplewis24]

Your information is only half correct: on some courses the most you record on a hole is 7.

ES factors in the slope of the course you are playing when determining what the maximum is: http://www.usga.org/handicapping/articles_resources/USGA-Position-Paper-on-the-Equitable-Stroke-Control-Procedure/

You have to first determine the course handicap for that particular course (some formula of the course slope and your personal handicap index).

Brandon

[JerseyThursday]

Originally Posted by bplewis24

Your information is only half correct: on some courses the most you record on a hole is 7.

ES factors in the slope of the course you are playing when determining what the maximum is: http://www.usga.org/handicapping/articles_resources/USGA-Position-Paper-on-the-Equitable-Stroke-Control-Procedure/

You have to first determine the course handicap for that particular course (some formula of the course slope and your personal handicap index).

Brandon

Thanks.
So, with a slope of 114 and a personal handicap of 10.7, I end up with a course handicap of 11. How do know what the max score I can take on a hole based on that number?

[bplewis24]

Once you find the course handicap, use that link I provided above to see what your max score is that correlates with course handicap.  In the case you proposed, it would be a 7.  If the course handicap were 9 or below (I assume slope would have to be around 110 or below), max would be double bogey.

[BuckeyeNut]

I've been below a 10HC for many years, so I must be out of the loop?

Back in the day:

The highest score you can record on any hole for posting purposes is a double-bogey if your course HC was 9 or lower.   Just as it is now.........

If you were a 10HC, you could record only 1 triple......11 can record 2 triples.....12 can record 3 triples.    I remember the "7" rule from many years ago, but I think that is very OLD SCHOOL and outdated..........before the current equitable stroke control rules of today.

IE.....if you are a 10HC, you cannot post a 7 on a par 3.  Am I wrong?  I guess this isn't too hard to look up...I'm just making an observation from my past experience/memory.

[meenman]

Originally Posted by BuckeyeNut

IE.....if you are a 10HC, you cannot post a 7 on a par 3.  Am I wrong?  I guess this isn't too hard to look up...I'm just making an observation from my past experience/memory.

You are wrong (but there arent too many 10s that are constantly putting up 7s on a par 3)