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This article will show you how to quickly calculate your golf handicap. There are calculators available but I feel everyone should know what goes in to calculating a golf handicap and how to do it themselves.

The whole point of a golf handicap is so that players of varying abilities can play golf together and compete. It basically compares how you golf to how scratch golfer golfs. Use these 4 short steps below to figure out how you measure up to your friends and golfing buddies!

So just follow the steps below to calculate your handicap:

1. First off, you will need scores from at least the last five rounds of golf you played and up to 20 rounds of golf at most. You will also need the slope rating of each golf course and course rating, which should be provided to you on either the golf scorecard or by just asking the golf course. This example will assume you are using the last 5 rounds only.

2. Next, take your score and subtract the course rating from it.

3. Multiply that number by 113. Now divide that number by the slope of the course. The number you get is your differential.

4. After you have calculated 5 differentials, you add them all together and divide by five to get the average. Take that average and multiply it by 0.96. Congratulations, you just calculated your handicap.

I'm guessing it's higher than you expected, so get out to the range or course and practice and get your golf handicap lower. Check out my website to find tips to play better golf.

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Source by Meg Giles

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