We don’t mean ‘How do you think you have been playing.’ We’re asking how you’ve actually been performing. There’s often a difference between feel and real. The good news is, your answer doesn’t have ...

I just started playing and am not sure what a Handicap Index is. A Handicap Index® is a portable number that measures your demonstrated ability; for example, 15.2. The maximum Handicap Index is 54.0 ...

The Rules of Handicapping contain a number of references to a ‘Plus Handicap’, which is the terminology traditionally used for a golfer who has achieved a Handicap Index better than Scratch (0.0).