Our system uses the World Handicap System to calculate your Handicap Index and any custom settings your league administrator may have configured. Note that your Handicap Index is NOT your course (or playing) handicap. The Handicap Index is used to calculate your course handicap.
Your playing handicap is calculated using the following formula:
Course Handicap = Handicap Index x (Course Slope / 113) + Course Rating - Course Par
Example: If a player has a 14.1 Handicap Index and is playing from Gold Tees at Westwood Plateau Executive Course.
Course Handicap = 14.1 x (87/113) + 29.9 - 31
Course Handicap = 9.76 (which is rounded to 10)
The actual playing handicap is 10, not 14.1 as many people assume. For full details on the World Handicap System, you can view the entire World Handicap System Rules of Handicapping
