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To: srmanuel

Is there such a thing as a “minus handicap”, sorry I don’t know the correct term.


8 posted on 07/10/2024 10:35:06 AM PDT by DallasBiff (Apology not accepted.la is not the sharpest knife in the drawer)
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Is there such a thing as a “minus handicap”, sorry I don’t know the correct term.

If you don't have a positive number handicap, you're called a "scratch golfer".

I don't believe I've ever heard of a "minus handicap".

Professional golfers and good amateurs are expected to be at par or below.

17 posted on 07/10/2024 10:41:55 AM PDT by kiryandil (FR Democrat Party operatives! Rally in defense of your Colombian cartel stooge Merchan!)
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To: DallasBiff

Technically a minus handicap is for players like Biden who are terrible where strokes are basically taken away from their score.

For example, let’s say I have a -18 handicap on a par 72 course I would logically expect to shoot a 90 actual score or a 72 after the -18 handicap is applied.

A positive or plus handicap works just the opposite, strokes are added to your scores, as you can imagine the only players with a positive or plus handicap low amateur or near professional golfers.

Remember the purpose of the handicap is to allow people with a wide range of golf skills to play against each in as fair of a way as possible.


22 posted on 07/10/2024 10:50:32 AM PDT by srmanuel
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To: DallasBiff

It’s a plus handicap actually. I have a mini-tour player friend w/ a usga index 0f +5. He’s shot some 60’s, 61’s, but doesn’t actively enter scores. He thinks Peak Tiger would have been close to +10.

That means if you play him w/ a 10 handicap, you’re now getting 15 shots instead of 10.


31 posted on 07/10/2024 11:03:14 AM PDT by FLNittany (Autotune is jealous of Karen Carpenter)
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