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Re: Handicap

• Quevra42 10 Posts

  Thu, Jul 31 2014 10:57 AM

  Why, when I finish a course under hit by, my handicap is not modified ?

  Example: I finished St Andrew 18 holes, in 4 knocks under it by and my nothing changed at the level of my handicap

• 2,840 Posts

  Thu, Jul 31 2014 12:08 PM

  Quevra42:

  Why, when I finish a course under hit by, my handicap is not modified ?

  Example: I finished St Andrew 18 holes, in 4 knocks under it by and my nothing changed at the level of my handicap

  With a scoring average of 67.20 shooting 68's won't move you down.  You will need to shoot below your scoring average to see movement.

   

  - WGTdbloshoe

• ApexPC 3,164 Posts

  Fri, Aug 1 2014 12:10 PM

  Your total score is what matters, not how many under or over par you are.

  Not all courses have the same par.

  Four under par (par 72) on St. Andrews is a 68. Four under par on a course that has a par of 70 would be a 66.

  Thus 4 under par is a variable number that is relative to the par of the course played.

  FWIW - We don't have a handicap. We have a scoring average. The 2 are very different.

  Apparently WGT does not state par for each course - except on the scorecard. Par for each course is not information provided in the WGT Community > Golf Courses section of the website.