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How Do I Calculate My Golf Handicap?

Answer:
Your golf handicap is a measurement of how well you

would stand up to a scratch golfer, and it allows golfers of different skill levels to be able to compete with each other. Follow these steps to figure out what your handicap is.

Take the scores from the last five rounds that you played (18 holes each). Then, look up the rating and slope of the course that you played for each of these scores. You can usually find this information printed on the scorecards, but if not, call the course and they should be able to tell you. Next, subtract the course rating from the score that you earned on that course, and then multiply that number by 113. Now, take the resulting number and divide it by the slope of the course. This is your differential. All that is left is to take the lowest of your differentials and multiple this number by 0.96, and this is your golf handicap.