Handicapping Master Thread

[hipcheck4u]

What online handicap service do you use? Is it easy to use? Can you keep stats like GIR, fairways hit, putts per round, etc.? I had been maintaining a handicap through ushandicap.com, but I am dissatisfied with the format and poor maintenance of that site. I want to start over again fresh. I have considered Golfsmith's handicap service- anyone use that?

Help!

[FIJIGolf23]

Golfsmith has a handicap tracker. It's a yearly membership fee of like $25 or so. You have an "official NGN handicap," which I'm not sure who recognizes that. It's pretty good. I had one until I broke down and got an official USGA handicap for tournament purposes next year.

*edit* I just read the last sentence after I posted. Lmao. I should have read the entire post beforehand.

[Blastin_Bob]

Yahoo has a free tracker that you decide what to track. I just started using so no opinion on how well it works.

http://golf.sports.yahoo.com/tracker

[flap]

I use Golfsmith and it is my understanding that it is USGA recognised.My wife keeps all her stats in this system.29.00 for first year and 25.00 each renewal.We like it and like I said it is legal so why not.

[artfulgolfer]

golfbuzz.com's GameTracker is the best I've seen (free)... I started with greenskeeper.org.

[follyforhire]

Great thread, I think, as I've also been looking for an online service. Anyone have any experience with the PGA TOUR Partners Club?

[Shindig]

  hipcheck4u said:

What online handicap service do you use? Is it easy to use? Can you keep stats like GIR, fairways hit, putts per round, etc.? I had been maintaining a handicap through ushandicap.com, but I am dissatisfied with the format and poor maintenance of that site. I want to start over again fresh. I have considered Golfsmith's handicap service- anyone use that?

If you don't care if it's official or not, DigitalDivot.com is what I use. I also maintain an official handicap through SCGA.

[naples golf18]

i use myscorecard.com and you can track gir, farways, putts, every stat available.

[wannabegolfpro]

I use http://www.mobilegolfstats.com . You can track just about everything you'd like and best of all it's free. They also seem to be adding new stuff, so it should keep getting better and better.

[mutadayen]

I need advice on the best handicap scoring websites? The three i've found that appear good are the ones Golfsmith.com, theGolfChannel.com, Yahoo, and USHandicap.com.

http://www.thegolfchannel.com/core.a...FRTHIgod1HegXA

http://www.ushandicap.com/jump/golf_...rYw&QSID;=82806

http://golfsmith.usgcn.com/?gclid=CM...QFfxgodWkWWcA\

http://golf.sports.yahoo.com/tracker

Any others anyone recommends?

[The Gill]

I made myself an Excel file. Thought about putting it into Access. It's nice because I don't have to log in.

[Wormburner]

I use Yahoo and have no complaints

[obsessedgolfer]

are they free because i want to start tracking my handicap this season

[Dent]

I recommend www.greenskeeper.org

Great Handicap tracker that tracks a few other stats and can now Take in Hole By Hole scores.

[Shindig]

I use digital divot. It's free, but has nowhere near the functionality of Scorecard. It's also a pain when a course gets re-rated, especially if you weren't the one who entered the course to the records in the first place.

Thankfully, my official handicap begins today.

[nykfan4life]

I would pony up for scorecard. Not really expensive but 50x better than the free ones. But if you won't spend, then digital divot is the best free ones. The Gooooooogle ads aren't really that annoying.

[mrobbie]

Likewise - home made Excel, with thoughts of putting it into Access. Pretty straightforward to build it based on simple logic, but it doesn't take into account anything beyond par for the hole, my score and the resulting stableford points. No SSS etc.

Moving it into Access would allow it to function better I think as there would be less cutting & pasting of the cards from the courses I play.

Other functions I want to add to it would be to include info such as putts per round etc so I can track them also.

Other than this, I haven't used any of the on-line ones and before building this spreadsheet I had my handicap tracked by the club I used to be a member at.

[Three Putt]

I used UShandicap.com before I joined a club. You could get very detailed in all aspects of your round if you wanted, plus I got a free year to Golf Magazine when I joined...it was around $20. So really $10 if you count the $10 year subscription. Plus you can print a valid USGA hcap card.