Make sure to check the GHIN app for your current handicap index prior to playing any tournament round to determine your playing handicap from the tees you are designated to play.

 

A Flight – handicap index up to an including 9.7.  Play the WHITE tees

B Flight – handicap index 9.8 up to and including 14.5.  Play the HYBRID tees

C Flight – handicap index 14.6 up to and including 19.1.  Play the GOLD tees

D Flight – handicap index 19.2 and above.  Play the GOLD tees.

NOTE:  for the Club Championship ONLY there will be an E Flight

E Flight – handicap index 25 and above.  Play the GOLD tees.  The D Flight will be handicap index 19.2 up to and including 24.9 for the Club Championship only.

 

HANDICAP NOTES

Date of Score Entry:  Please be sure to record your scores in GHIN on the same day you play (i.e., not retroactively several days or even a day later) as handicap indexes are updated overnight in the app.  This ensures you are playing with your true handicap index on any given day.  Remember, claiming a playing handicap greater than what you are allowed may result in disqualification from a tournament.  Tournament scores (weekly, majors, President’s Cup, Classic) should be entered in GHIN as Competition Rounds.

Post Scores Hole-By-Hole:  Players are strongly urged to enter their scores in the GHIN app on a hole-by-hole basis.  Rember, the score you get on a hole may require an adjustment for handicap purposes only.  Net double bogey is the highest score allowed for handicap and is calculated as double bogey plus any handicap strokes received on that hole. For example, if a par-4 hole has a stroke index of 5, and a player with a Course Handicap of 15 receives one handicap stroke on that hole, the net double bogey is 7 (4 + 2 + 1) and is the highest score allowed. This adjustment prevents high scores on individual holes from unduly inflating a player's handicap.  GHIN will automatically make the correction for the maximum stroke allowance you have on any given hole if you enter gross scores hole-by-hole.  The gross score should still be entered for any tournament scores posted in the results binders.

Posting Scores in Match Play, 9 hole or Incomplete Rounds: 

• Players are required to post scores for match play rounds.  If a hole is conceded the MOST LIKELY score obtained should be posted by each player.  GHIN will automatically adjust scores as required for handicap purposes.  The maximum score allowed is a net double bogey as noted above.  More information about the most likely score determination is available from the USGA at:  https://tinyurl.com/2znst9kc

• In the event of a shortened round due to weather, match concession or time constraint, players should record scores on a hole-by-hole basis for all holes completed.  GHIN is capable of using scores from incomplete rounds to calculate your handicap index.

• Record any 9 hole scores obtained.  GHIN no longer needs two 9 holes scores to adjust your handicap index. 

Non-Tournament Rounds:  All scores should be entered when playing, even for recreation.  You may play any tee box desired during recreational play.  Just be sure to make the appropriate tee box selection and type of play (18 holes, front 9, back 9) when entering scores in GHIN and do not select the competition option.

If scores are posted in error (wrong tee box, gross scores without making handicap adjustments, wrong dates, etc.), they may be corrected by contacting Steve Koury by email at stephenkoury@icloud.com and explaining the error that needs correction.