worst can card is double par ?

[inthehole]

OK, so it happened last night - made a 9 on a par 4 .      Drive in the woods and long iron in the pond, and overshot green - total failure to execute any shot well.

I've heard for hcp scoring, worst you have to card is twice the par of a given hole.    Obviously, the pro's don't score this way ... just curious if this is how amateurs are allowed to score for GHIN hcp or do you card exactly what you shot, if it's even say a 13 on a par 4 ?   THx

[David in FL]

It's called equitable stroke control and is based on a golfers course handicap for the course they're playing. The breakdown is as follows..... Course hcp......... Max score on any hole 9 or less. ......... Double bogey 10-19............. 7 20-29........... 8 30-39........... 9 40+. ............. 10 Again, that's the max you can POST for handicap purposes. It has no bearing at all on your actual score for the round.

[inthehole]

thanks !!

[rustyredcab]

As David in FL said, it based on the handicap of the course and tees you are playing. A common misunderstanding is that you use your index. You do not. As a guy who hovers around that 10 handicap number, and has had more than a few disastrous holes, it matters.

BTW, when playing with my extended group of golf buddies in our "events" we come up with our own max per hole for the purposes of the games and keeping everyone moving. Sometimes is par X 2 and sometimes it is five over par. Does not change the score you record unless you take a six max on a par three and you could have taken a seven or eight.

[Fourputt]

Originally Posted by inthehole

OK, so it happened last night - made a 9 on a par 4 .      Drive in the woods and long iron in the pond, and overshot green - total failure to execute any shot well.

I've heard for hcp scoring, worst you have to card is twice the par of a given hole.    Obviously, the pro's don't score this way ... just curious if this is how amateurs are allowed to score for GHIN hcp or do you card exactly what you shot, if it's even say a 13 on a par 4 ?   THx

Using ESC for handicap, you would be allowed an 8 as your highest score (assuming that your posted handicap is correct), and that includes par 3 holes.  If you are tracking your score,t han every stroke and every penalty counts.  You only make the adjustment for ESC and return your card for handicap after the round is over and the bets have all been settled.

[MasonAsher2014]

I am just about an 8 handicap and most my group takes (all under 10 hcp) is a double bogey. Fun times.