Know the Score is a new campaign by England Golf to bring all the different elements of the WHS together to provide a consistent message that golfers will begin to recognise and associate with the WHS.
The short articles below take you through the system step by step. And click on the pictures for more information:
- Know the Score
An introduction to Know the Score and
How will handicaps be calculated under the WHS? - Transition Handicaps
How will my initial WHS handicap be calculated? - Course Rating and Bogey Rating
How the relative difficulty of a course is determined [1] - Slope Rating
How the relative difficulty of a course is determined [2] - Course Handicap
The number of strokes that you will receive on the golf course - Score Differentials
How your gross scores are converted into equivalent scores on a course of standard relative difficulty. - Handicap Index
How the basic Handicap Index calculation is done each time you post a new score. - Handicap Index Caps
How safeguards ensure that your Handicap Index doesn't rise too quickly due to a spell of poor from. - Handicap Index Summary
How Exceptional Scores and Playing Conditions can influence the Handicap Index calculation and finishes up with a short video. - Acceptable Scores
The formats of competition and recreational golf that are acceptable for posting scores for handicap purposes
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10 Acceptable Scores.pdf | 244.38 kB | 14 Aug 2020 16:27:31 |
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09 Handicap Index summary.pdf | 333.85 kB | 14 Aug 2020 16:24:24 |
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08 Handicap Index caps.pdf | 204.33 kB | 14 Aug 2020 16:14:04 |
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07 Handicap Index.pdf | 436.15 kB | 14 Aug 2020 16:04:08 |
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06 Score Differentials.pdf | 290.96 kB | 14 Aug 2020 15:49:22 |
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05 Course Handicap.pdf | 262.16 kB | 14 Aug 2020 15:42:58 |
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03 Course and Bogey Rating.pdf | 146.19 kB | 14 Aug 2020 15:33:13 |
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01 Know the score.pdf | 142.52 kB | 14 Aug 2020 14:48:19 |
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02 Transition Handicaps.pdf | 202.1 kB | 14 Aug 2020 14:26:46 |
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