In golf, what exactly is a "handicap"?

Answer 1

A handicap is a system that evens out the Field so everyone can play against each other. You may have a 10 handicap and the person your playing with has a 5. That person should give you 5 strokes to have a fair match.

The handicap itself is how many strokes you shoot over the course rating or over par. So if you shoot 90 on a par 72 your handicap should be 18

Answer 2

Handicap is a number that represents the average number of strokes that a player will take above par to complete a round of 18 holes. For example a Hnadicap of 16 means that the player usually takes Par (between 70 to 72 for most courses) + 16 strokes to finish the round. The lower the handicap, the better the player. The average American Golfer has a handicap of 26, which means they usually take 96 to 98 strokes a round.

Answer 3

Here is a golf school that has lots of great info about the golf industry. They probably have a good definition of "handicap"

http://www.sdga.edu

Hope you find some good information

Answer 4

Your handicap is assigned based on your scores. The lower the number the more skillful the golfer. A zero handicap golfer (called 'scratch') is expected to shoot a 'par' round.
(Daddy...What's a 'par'? Never mind, Kid. That's enough for now.)

Answer 5

It is the average over par score out of your best 10 of last 20 games. So out of your last 20 rounds, take the best 10, whatever the average +/- is compared to par-that's your handicap.

Answer 6

I think it's based on how many puts it will take you to get around the golfcourse, the less puts the higher the handicap and better player.

Answer 7

If you have a hadicap it means: You suck at it and they don't so they give points to level the odds so you can play as a group and not leave you in the dust! LOL

Answer 8

it means you get to park close to the buliding

Answer 9

loss