Course handicap calculator
Turn your Handicap Index into the shots you actually get on the tees you are playing, using the World Handicap System formula. Golf Daddy does this automatically for every player, every round.
Course handicap
19
Unrounded: 19.41
Playing handicap
19
100% of course handicap
One shot on every hole, plus a second shot on stroke index 1 to 1.
The formula
Course Handicap = Handicap Index × (Slope ÷ 113) + (Course Rating − Par), rounded to the nearest whole number. Playing Handicap = Course Handicap × the format allowance.
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Common questions
How is a course handicap calculated?
Course Handicap = Handicap Index × (Slope Rating ÷ 113) + (Course Rating − Par), rounded to the nearest whole number. The slope scales your index to the tees' difficulty for a bogey golfer; the rating minus par adjusts for how hard the course is for a scratch golfer.
What is the difference between a course handicap and a playing handicap?
Your course handicap is the full number of shots for the tees. Your playing handicap applies the format's allowance to it: 95% for individual stroke play and Stableford in WHS competitions, 85% for Four Ball stroke play, 90% for Four Ball match play. In social golf most groups just use the course handicap.
Where do I find slope and course rating?
They are printed on the scorecard and the tee plaque for each set of tees. You can also look up thousands of UK clubs in the Golf Daddy course directory.
Which holes do I get my shots on?
On the holes with the lowest stroke index. With a course handicap of 21 you get one shot on every hole and a second on stroke index 1, 2 and 3.
Read golf handicaps explained · Try the Stableford points calculator · Look up slope and rating in the course directory.