
I just got my USGA membership renewal packet in the mail today. Not only did I get my 2010 U.S. Open Pebble Beach hat, but they also included a little booklet called Shortcut to the USGA Handicap System. As the 2009 wore on, I got to be meticulous about keeping my handicap and learned a few things I didn’t know before. If your only experience with the USGA handicap system is entering scores in a computer and affixing a new sticker to a card every couple weeks, then you’ve been missing out. There’s a very complex system for computing handicaps which, in fact, takes up a whole book. Don’t believe me? I broke out my copy for this post. Of course, an iPhone image of my manual doesn’t do you much good. Luckily, the USGA has most, if not all, of that handicap information online. I recommend digging in to understand the handicap system a little better, but here are nine things you might not know about USGA golf handicaps. All of this information was


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