Handicap Differential

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A calculation that goes into determining a player’s handicap index. The handicap differential factors the player’s adjusted gross score on a course, the course’s handicap rating and an adjustment for the slope rating of the course (Kelley, About.com). The calculation is the score, less the course handicap. The result is multiplied by 113 and divided by the course’s slope rating (U.S. Golf Association). The final number is then rounded to the nearest tenth and plugged into the calculation that determines the player’s handicap. For most players, this is not a calculation they have to do, it is just one element that goes into determining their handicap index.

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