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**Edifsdubs** · 03-30-2011, 06:14 PM

My golf league starts today. We only play 9 holes since the league starts at 4:30 in the afternoon. My question is how does your league come up with the handicaps for the players? Mine does 18 hole handicaps but cuts it in half since we only play 9, every other week the handicaps change depending on how you play. I've gone down to a 9 as my lowest but we have a few 3&4 handicap players.

Never heard of cutting a index in half? In all the handicap leagues I have ever played in, we also only played nine holes each week, but we played the front nine one week, back nine the next week. Only official handicaps are used.
Our league format is match play. We play 3, 3 hole matches each worth 2 points. There are also 2 points awarded to the team with the lowest total stroke total for the 9 holes, so even though it is match play, all holes must be played out.
Been doing this way at my home course since the course opened in 59. They also have a couple of other format's but this is one I play in.

03-30-2011, 06:14 PM	#5
Edifsdubs Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 620 Senior Member	My golf league starts today. We only play 9 holes since the league starts at 4:30 in the afternoon. My question is how does your league come up with the handicaps for the players? Mine does 18 hole handicaps but cuts it in half since we only play 9, every other week the handicaps change depending on how you play. I've gone down to a 9 as my lowest but we have a few 3&4 handicap players. Never heard of cutting a index in half? In all the handicap leagues I have ever played in, we also only played nine holes each week, but we played the front nine one week, back nine the next week. Only official handicaps are used. Our league format is match play. We play 3, 3 hole matches each worth 2 points. There are also 2 points awarded to the team with the lowest total stroke total for the 9 holes, so even though it is match play, all holes must be played out. Been doing this way at my home course since the course opened in 59. They also have a couple of other format's but this is one I play in.
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