Your EGA Handicap

Exact Handicap  12.5
Last Change  -0.6  [Sun, 17 Jul]
 
 
Change in last Month  0.0
Change in last 6 Months  0.0
Change this Year  0.0

Cards Analysed

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Date Tee Course Scratch Tot Adj Card
17-Jul-05 tee Wareham GC 68.0 (SSS) 79 (79) -0.6 v Edit
18-Jun-05 tee Wareham GC 68.0 (SSS) 86 (85) 0.1 ^ Edit
11-Jun-05 tee Wareham GC 68.0 (SSS) 78 (78) -1.5 v Edit
1-Jun-05 tee Wareham GC 68.0 (SSS) 90 (90) 0.1 ^ Edit
25-May-05 tee Wareham GC 68.0 (SSS) 83 (83) - Edit
22-May-05 tee Wareham GC 68.0 (SSS) 87 (86) 0.1 ^ Edit
15-May-05 tee The Dorset Golf And Co... 71.0 (SSS) 87 (87) - Edit
2-May-05 tee Wareham GC 68.0 (SSS) 88 (87) 0.1 ^ Edit
1-May-05 tee The Dorset Golf And Co... 71.0 (SSS) 93 (93) 0.1 ^ Edit
23-Apr-05 tee The Dorset Golf And Co... 71.0 (SSS) 90 (90) 0.1 ^ Edit
19-Mar-05 tee The Dorset Golf And Co... 71.0 (SSS) 85 (84) - Edit
12-Mar-05 tee Wareham GC 68.0 (SSS) 95 (94) - Edit
5-Mar-05 tee Wareham GC 68.0 (SSS) 82 (81) - Edit

Elligble cards   13
Inelligble Cards   0 (missing course details)
Inital Handicap   14.0
No. of Adjustments   8

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The EGA Handicap System

General
EGA (European Golf Association) handicap System was introduced on 1st January 2000. The purpose of the system is to produce fair playing handicaps that are adjusted to the relative difficulty of the course being played and to achieve equity and uniformity of handicapping throughout Europe.

The Maximum Exact Handicap is 36 for men and women. An Exact Handicap may convert into a Playing Handicap exceeding this number.
Your EXACT Handicap
The EGA's mark that represents the golfing ability of a player on a course of standard relative playing difficulty (Slope Rating of 113). It is expressed as a number of strokes taken to one decimal place. The EGA Exact Handicap is used for conversion to an EGA Playing Handicap.
Your PLAYING Handicap
The Playing Handicap is expressed as a whole number (0.5 is round-ed upwards) and is determined by applying his Exact Handicap to the formula:

Playing Handicap = Exact Handicap x (Slope Rating / 113) + (Course Rating - Par)
Converted To Stableford Points
For handicapping all elligble card must be converted to Stableford points based on a Handicap Allowance of 100% x Playing Handicap.
Starting Handicap
To obtain a starting handicap at least three scorecards must be submitted. The courses played on must have a CSS (course rating) and a SSS (slope rating). At least one of the scores must equal an Exact Handicap of 36.0 or better (36 or more Stableford points). The best of the submitted Stableford scores counts for calculating the initial Exact Handicap. The number of Handicap Strokes the player receives during these rounds is:

36 x (Slope Rating / 113) + (Course Rating - Par)

The initial Exact Handicap must be calculated on the basis of the best Stableford score returned:

Initial Exact Handicap = 36 - ( best Stableford score - 36 ) x 113 / Slope Rating

When a player fails to return a score justifying an Exact Handicap of 36.0, he shall NOT be given an Exact Handicap of 36.0.
Handicap Adjustments
  1. Determine the Golfers playing handicap for course
  2. Determine the Rounds Stableford score with playing handicap
  3. Determine what Category this Golfer falls into based on players exact hcp.
  4. If a players points is within his relevant Buffer Zone his Exact Handicap remains unchanged.
  5. If a players points is less than his relevant buffer zone, his Exact Handicap is increased by 0.1 for Handicap Category 1 to 4, and by 0.2 for Handicap Category 5.
  6. If a players points greater than his relevant buffer zone, his Exact Handicap is reduced by an amount per Stableford point in excess of zone, the amount per point being determined by his Handicap Category.

When a player's Exact Handicap is to be reduced so that it goes from a higher Handicap Category to a lower Handicap Category, it shall be reduced at the rate appropriate to the higher category only so far as brings his Exact Handicap into the lower category and the balance of the reduction shall be at the rate appropriate to the lower category.

CategoryEGA Exact HandicapBuffer ZonePoints below zonePoints above zone
10.1 - 4.435-36+0.1-0.1/point
24.5 - 11.434-36+0.1-0.2/point
311.5 - 18.433-36+0.1-0.3/point
418.5 - 26.432-36+0.1-0.4/point
526.5 - 36.031-36+0.2-0.5/point

Official EGA Documentation

To find out more about the EGA handicaping system here are some useful links

European Golf Association web site
EGA Handicap PDF (Amended Edition 1st Jan 2007