2024 welcomed a change to the treatment of 9-hole scores for handicap purposes! Here's the details

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@MoeJetz31 says:

Not sure what real problem we fixed with this new rule….

@WaterandIceOutdoors says:

I do not think the formula is accurate. In the 9 hole rounds myself and my friends have posted with this new system the “ghost nine” or whatever you want to call the nine holes the handicap adds on seems to be much higher than my actual handicap even when the actual nine holes I played is under. Fair would be to just use your actual differential on the added nine holes. This drives people’s handicaps up and penalizes people that only have time for 9 holes. Not happy about this.

@winstonsmith11 says:

I'm still kinda pissed that we can't post a score when playing alone. For being a game based on integrity, the governing bodies sure don't trust us.

@thisizcle140 says:

This is lightweight some.bullshit…..

@islamiccenter6781 says:

Thanks for 12445 subscribers

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