Golf handicaps - an overview

In the USGA (U.S. Golf Association) at the beginning of the 20th century to the beginning of the barrier system.
The purpose of this system is always game for golfers of different abilities in the field to try to level that can compete equally golfers are. For example, someone whose average score is 92 with an average score of 72 to compete against trying to imagine. System without disabilities, it may not be. At least not enough.
Disabled by the system of rabbit golf course has some holes of stroke. He, poor game "take a stroke may be authorized for a specific hole - hit on the cut - his score for that hole s. At the end of this round, two players of different abilities" net loss "data - their overall credit rating in hole they were allowed to stroke.
In the USGA handicapping system for the golf course before the beginning of the slope of clients in 1980, only a number of difficulties of the course as a way to join the course received high customer specification.
Expected to be played in the number of customers have hit on some tees are set above - half from scratch golfers. This means 74,8 USGA course rating of 74.8 is the average of the 50 best results - percent of rounds performed from scratch golfers are expected to be.
Category shield number only course bogey golfers relative difficulty to represent the course rating is in comparison. Average of 155 to 55 slope 113 of the difficulty of the course can be considered range.
Al did not play a role in difficulties. Only come into play the total score, of course the clients and customers adjust the tilt. Adjusted gross score of the maximum allowed for the total golf strokes - the same hole stroke total allowed under control.
Impede the player's official USGA index of the compound formula (this is, thank God that the players themselves to be), that account, the overall result, of course, customers and clients of the tilt is corrected is not derivative. (For an explanation of this formula our golf obstacle appears in the FAQ.)
With at least five rounds, players of the club for an obstacle to joining the index may be authorized to issue. Finally, the constraint index of 10 of the 20 most new round of golf the best way is calculated.
USGA Index is at once a barrier - it says 14.8