Virginia Golfer September / October 2015 | Page 13

An active handicap
committee is critical to
ensuring the integrity of
the handicaps it issues.

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For example, did you know if
you were to play only 13 holes
before ending your round that
you would still be responsible
for posting an 18-hole score?
You might ask yourself, how
would I record a score for the
last five holes? Section four of
the USGA Handicap System
manual says that to enter a score
for a hole not played, the player
would need to record a score of
par plus any handicap strokes
they were entitled to for that
hole. Well, how should I have
known that I needed to post an
18-hole score after only playing
13 holes? Section five states that
if 13 or more holes are played,
the player must post an 18-hole
score. If seven to 12 holes are
played, the player must post a
nine-hole score. And if six or
fewer holes are played, a score
should not be posted.
It may not be plausible for
every golfer to know the USGA
Handicap System manual from
cover to cover, but it is feasible
for a handicap committee to be
formed by the club to better
inform its membership regarding
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