Olympic Games Paris 2024
The thrill of victory. The agony of defeat.
The posting of score.
Please remember to post all acceptable scores.
Handicap Knowledge
2024 Club Authorization Education Quiz
The USGA requires Salishan Golf Links to be certified every year. This allows SGL to use the Rules of Handicapping and provide a Handicap Index for its members. Linda and I must score 80% or more for certification, which we did. To test you, I will share 2-3 questions and their answers monthly. It's not necessary to email your answers to Linda and me.
Question Seven
7) The scoring record must contain how many scores before a Low Handicap Index can be established?
a. 3
b. 8
c. 10
d. 20
See Rule 5.7 – Low Handicap Index. (Page 63) (Click on the link. Look on the left, scroll down to the table of contents, and click Rule 5.7; that page will automatically open.)
Question Eight
8) The playing conditions calculation (PCC) resulted in an adjustment of +2 on May 1, 2024, at New Jersey National Golf Club. Lenny posted his score on May 5, but the date played was recorded as May 1. The +2 PCC adjustment will be used to calculate Lenny's Score Differential.
a. True
b. False
See Rule 5.6 Clarifications: 5.6/1 – Procedure for Performing Playing Conditions Calculation. (Page 59)Question Nine
9) The Committee in charge of a multi-round competition played over consecutive days must determine within the Terms of the competition whether a player's Handicap Index will remain unchanged for the duration of the competition. It is strongly recommended that the Handicap Index remains unchanged between such rounds.
a. True
b. False
See Rule 7.2a – Terms of the Competition. (Page 81)
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TL;DR - d, a, a
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Monthly Posted Scores Report
Click the link above to watch a video explaining an ESR.
July 6 - Terry Lovis - 86 - Salishan (Silver)
July 7 - Adam Ellis - 76 - Bears Best Las Vegas (White)
What you should know - In 150 words or less:
Under the Rules of Handicapping, if a score produces a Score Differential™ that is 7.0 strokes or better than the player's Handicap Index® at the time the round was played, it is considered exceptional and subject to an exceptional score reduction:
- If the Score Differential is between 7.0 and 9.9 strokes better, a -1 adjustment is applied to the player's most recent 20 Score Differentials in their scoring record.
- If the Score Differential is 10.0 strokes or better, a -2 adjustment is applied to each of their most recent 20 Score Differentials.
Future scores made by the player will not contain the -1 or -2 adjustment (unless they are also exceptional), which allows the impact of the exceptional score reduction to slowly diminish over time.
Most Improved Handicap
