post your golf handicap
The hole handicap is different from the player's handicap. On a golf course the holes are ranked 1 (hardest) - 18 (easiest). The player's handicap is his average number of strokes above par = i.e a 7 handicap averages 7 over par for 18 holes.
I'm about a 35 :covri:
Just a couple of clarifications here...
Actually, the hole handicaps don't
directly relate to the hardest vs. easiest holes. They are the holes where there is a greater discrepancy between a scratch player's (0 handicap) ability and a bogey golfer's (18 handicap) ability. In other words, extra strokes are given in a match where they are most likely needed.
A handicap index measures a player's scoring
potential, rather than just being an average. Secondly, it is calculated off the course rating and slope (a measure of the difficulty of the course) rather than simply vs. par.
To measure
potential, rather than just
an average, it is calculated on the best 10 rounds out of your last 20. Ideally, a players plays to his/her handicap or better about 20% of the time.
The lowest my handicap ever got was 10.1 a couple of years ago, and after spending a summer in a cast, I haven't gotten it that low again. After moving last year, and not playing much, and now playing on Bermuda again instead of bent grass, it is currently 13.5. But I have big plans to bring it down again this year.