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Adjusted Gross Score

Adjusted Gross Score

Adjusted Gross Score

The number of strokes taken on a round of golf, adjusted according to the Equitable Stroke Control guidelines, which place a maximum on the number of strokes that can be counted per hole, based on a player’s course handicap (Kelley, About.com). The ESC guidelines are used when reporting scores for handicap purposes and only applies to players with a USGA handicap. The USGA handicapping system adjusts scores for unfinished or unplayed holes or conceded strokes and these modify a player’s gross score (United States Golf Association). The adjusted gross score helps to mitigate the effect of uncharacteristically bad scores on a player’s handicap, and can also prevent a player from inflating his score when setting his handicap (Golf Medley).

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Adjusted Gross Score

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