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Handicap Regulations - Posting Scores
- The handicap classes for all BGC tournaments and sweeps are as follows:
Class A: 0-9 Class B: 10-16 Class C: 17 and over
- Post your 18-hole and 9-hole scores for all eligible rounds, whether at Grover or away. (Playing alone is not eligible for handicap consideration.) Do so immediately after completing play if possible. Use the GHIN Mobile App or GHIN.com website if possible, otherwise enter them into the Handicap Score Book in the clubhouse. Do not withhold unusually high or low scores, unless a high score is occasioned by a temporary medical condition. If you post your score online with the GHIN Mobile app or on GHIN.com, you do not need to write it in the handicap book. If you do write it in the handicap book anyway, put a check mark next to your score in the handicap book so the handicap chairman knows he does not need to enter your score for you.
- Enter a “C” (Competition) with your score if the round was played as part of a major tournament (Qualifiers, Club Championship, etc.) or a public tournament. Do not enter a "C" for regular weekly tournaments. If the senior/red tees were used, enter an "R" with your score. Members playing only nine holes (league or otherwise) should enter an "N" with their scores.
- If you post your away score online with the GHIN Mobile app or on GHIN.com, it is not necessary to write it in the book. If you do, put a check mark next to your score in the handicap book so the handicap chairman knows he does not need to enter your score for you. In reporting Away scores on the sheets provided for this purpose in the handicap book, include your name, the name of the course, the tees used, and both the rating and the slope from these tees. For new and/or out of town courses it is helpful if you also place your scorecard in the pocket of the handicap book.
- Incomplete rounds: If you play less than 9 holes, the score is not eligible for handicap purposes. If you play between 10 and 17 holes, the round must be entered into GHIN hole by hole, leaving the unplayed holes blank. GHIN will determine a score differential for unplayed holes and calculate your expected scores for those holes. Holes played alone must be treated as unplayed holes for handicap purposes. If you played an incomplete round and do not have access to GHIN, you should put your scorecard in the handicap book in the clubhouse with a note saying the score was not entered into GHIN.
- Incomplete holes: if you have “picked up” for any purpose, your score on the hole for handicap purposes is that which you are most likely to have made if you finished the hole. Use your best judgement to determine your most likely score. If you picked up on the green from one foot away, for example, assume that you would need one putt; from 12 feet away, assume two putts. If you picked up your ball before getting to the green, use your best judgement.
- Maximum score per hole: For handicap purposes the maximum score you can record on any hole is “Net Double Bogey”. Net Double Bogey is calculated as Double Bogey for the hole plus the number of handicap strokes you are allowed on the hole. For example, a player with a handicap of 10 can post a maximum score of Double Bogey Plus 1 on holes rated 1 through 10 and Double Bogey on holes rated 11 through 18. Likewise, a player with a handicap of 22 can post a maximum score of Double Bogey Plus 2 on holes rated 1 through 4 and Double Bogey Plus 1 on holes rated 5 through 18. If you enter hole-by-hole scores in GHIN, it will automatically apply the “Net Double Bogey” maximum for you!
In tournament rounds, you should not apply the Net Double Bogey maximum hole score to your tournament card. Apply it only to your handicap score.
- For more information or to learn more about the World Handicap System, visit usga.org/whs
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