Pa Jayhawk
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Here is the scale and explanation
USGA: Equitable Stroke Control Procedure
USGA: Equitable Stroke Control Procedure
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They are used in competition to determine the difficulty of the hole. The lower the number the hard the hole. So if you were giving someone say 3 strokes, it would be on handicap holes 1, 2, and 3. If you were giving 21 strokes, it would be on all holes and 2 for the 1, 2, and 3 handicapped holes.Cool, thanks for the answers.
Since you guys are in an answering mood, what do the hole handicap numbers on the scorecard mean? On my usual course (scorecard here) some of them are huge numbers, and I have no idea what they're for.
Actually, by you not using the ESC and playing in competition, you would be the one being dishonest, even if it was unknowingly.
They are used in competition to determine the difficulty of the hole. The lower the number the hard the hole. So if you were giving someone say 3 strokes, it would be on handicap holes 1, 2, and 3. If you were giving 21 strokes, it would be on all holes and 2 for the 1, 2, and 3 handicapped holes.
So in your example, 5, 17 and 3 are the 3 hardest rated holes. You will also notice though they stagger them odd~even on the front and back, so concievably 3 could be harder than 17. 17 is the hardest on the back.
Also after rereading my prior comment, I hope I didn't come off the wrong way. It was more meant from a logical and informative point of view to explain how the only way it could be used to knowingly cheat, is to not use the adjustment. From my experience, the ESC is one of the least know "rules so to speak" by the USGA, also very confusing at times. Plus many of the USGA rules are confusing and complex, so did not want to come off that if you don't use it, even unknowingly, it would be dishonest. I know alot of the rules, but learn more through each competition, as do most any golfer.WOW learn something everyday then, although I do not remember my local courses saying anything about this for some local yokel tourney's I was in recently...........?
Tho to be fair I didn't get anywhere near needing to use the ESC but that is good to know. Been outta the competitive loop for a while ....
I've not used it in a while, but then again, I've not played in a while.