Getting a Handicap
Obtaining a USGA
Handicap Index is one of the many benefits of being a member of the South
Carolina Golf Association. USGA Handicap Indexes can be received through one of
our many member clubs. If you've never been issued a handicap index, the process
is quite simple. Each regular and affiliate SCGA member club provides handicap
indexes to its members through our handicap vendor, Golfnet. The Golfnet
software used at each club is designed to calculate handicap indexes by the USGA
formula. By joining one of our member clubs you become eligible to receive an
SCGA handicap card which will include your current USGA Handicap Index, your
home course handicap, and a list of your most recent 20 scores.
Once you begin posting scores at your home club, it takes at least five scores
in order to receive a handicap index. The more you post, obviously, the more
accurate your index will be. Handicap indexes are revised at the first and
fifteenth of each month to ensure accuracy and current evaluations of potential
playing ability. Remember that a handicap index is a measure of your potential
as a player, so post any and all scores from rounds played within the Rules of
Golf.
For more information on how to receive a USGA Handicap Index, or for a list of
SCGA member clubs in your area, contact James Park, Manager of Member Services
at 803-732-9311, or by email: jpark@scgolf.org.