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**Mehntswx** · 02-02-2011, 07:34 PM

In match play, the 15 would get 12 shots. The 12 shots would be given, 1 each hole, on the 12 hardest rated holes, according to the scorecard.

In stroke play, the 15 would get 12 shots. If there are stroke play matches on the front and back nine (like a Nassau: front, back, total), the 15 would get 6 on the front and 6 on the back, for a total of 12.

Are you sure this is the proper way to handle handicaps? My understanding is each player gets their strokes and it is not a net difference of handicaps. It would probably work out the same either way, but I believe the correct way is player A gets 15 strokes and player B gets 3. It's explained in Rule 9 of the USGA Rules of Golf, but I got a little confused when reading thru it.

http://www.usga.org/Rule-Books/Handi...anual/Rule-09/

02-02-2011, 07:34 PM	#6
Mehntswx Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 425 Senior Member	In match play, the 15 would get 12 shots. The 12 shots would be given, 1 each hole, on the 12 hardest rated holes, according to the scorecard. In stroke play, the 15 would get 12 shots. If there are stroke play matches on the front and back nine (like a Nassau: front, back, total), the 15 would get 6 on the front and 6 on the back, for a total of 12. Are you sure this is the proper way to handle handicaps? My understanding is each player gets their strokes and it is not a net difference of handicaps. It would probably work out the same either way, but I believe the correct way is player A gets 15 strokes and player B gets 3. It's explained in Rule 9 of the USGA Rules of Golf, but I got a little confused when reading thru it. http://www.usga.org/Rule-Books/Handi...anual/Rule-09/
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