[kevkrom]

As I said in my #174:

(Hopefully) Before anyone says something stupid, let me point out that handicap index is calculated exactly the same for men and women and accounts for the length (course rating) and relative difficulty (course slope) of the courses where the scores where calculated. A woman's 2 handicap is exactly the same as a man's 2 handicap.

[cschroe]

It was only a matter of time.

[presidio9]

So, If my mother who is a 20 handicap decides to play me from the blues, she does not get any extra strokes?

[Bob J]

Yes, but my opinion is the course rating system is flawed when it comes to difficulty and length. I can play an easy muni with a rating of say 70.2, and shoot an 82. I go to a difficult long course with a rating of 73.4 and I'd shoot a 95.

The courses the PGA play on are the toughest in the world. The only way to compare handicaps or golfers is to play on the same courses from the same tees on the same days. Hell, even the time of day can make a difference.

[dwilli]

Someone did a computer handicap once, taking the average course, average length,etc. and computed most of the tour leaders handicaps on the normal home course. Wish I could find it but the best I remember Woods computed to a neg 10.