USGA Rules of Handicapping
TLGL players are required to maintain handicaps in accordance with USGA rules.
A score is acceptable for handicap purposes if the round has been played:
A score is acceptable for handicap purposes if the round has been played:
- In an authorized format of play (see Rule 2.1a Played in an Authorized Format of Play) over at least the minimum number of holes required for either a 9-hole or an 18-hole score to be acceptable (see Rule 2.2 Minimum Number of Holes Played for Score to be Acceptable),
- In the company of at least one other person, who may also act as a marker (subject to satisfying any other requirements of the Rules of Golf),
- By the Rules of Golf (see Rule 2.1b Played by the Rules of Golf),
- On a golf course with a current Course Rating and Slope Rating, where length and normal playing difficulty is maintained at a consistent level (see Appendix G: The Golf Course, Course Rating and Slope Rating),
- On a golf course during its active season.
Maximum Hole Score for Handicap Purposes
Before a Handicap Index Has Been Established: For a player submitting their first scores to obtain an initial Handicap Index, the maximum score for each hole played is limited to par + 5 strokes.
For a player with an established Handicap Index, the maximum score for each hole played is limited to a net double bogey.
For a player with an established Handicap Index, the maximum score for each hole played is limited to a net double bogey.