Use the links above to calculate your playing handicap using the WHS system for social rounds or for upcoming competitions. Handicap calculations for future competitions will also be made available via the website. This can be accessed as follows: 

Select Members, Mens > Mens Competitions

Change the filter for Event Status to include Upcoming Events

Select the Future Competition (E.G. Single Stableford OOM on Sunday 29/9)  

Select Tee Sheet, Handicap Analysis

The actual calculation is as follows:

Your WHS Playing Index times 130 divide by 113 – 1.5 times percentage allowance for the competition. The answer is the ONLY figure that gets rounded down or up. For example, a player with a Handicap Index of 16.3 where the handicap allowance is 85%…NOTE The 130 is the Slope rating for White Tees. The slope rating for YELLOW TEES is 128 The -1.5 is the Course Rating less Par which for WHITE TEES is -1.5 and for YELLOW TEES -2.5

In a calculator for White Tees you enter 16.3 times 130 divide by 113 – 1.5 times 85 divide by 100. The answer is the ONLY figure that gets rounded down or up. NOTE Change 130 to 128 and -1.5 to -2.5 for YELLOW TEES

Detailed Calculation is:

The player is on the White – Men tees, the slope is 130, the Course Par Rating is –1.5. (NOTE FOR YELLOW TEES Slope Rating is 128 and the Course Rating is -2.5)
The Course Handicap is calculated as Players Handicap Index * slope / 113 

Then the course par rating is taken off for the Course Handicap.

A handicap allowance percentage is then applied to determine the Playing Handicap. This is rounded up if greater then or equal to .5 or rounded down if < .5. 

The following example is for a 4BBB competition, 85% allowance:

The player handicap Index is 16.3 On White – Men tee, the slope is 130, the course rating (CR) is 69.5, and the par (P) is 71.

The Course Handicap is calculated as 16.3 * 130 / 113 = 18.752….The CR – P adjustment of 69.5 – 71 = -1.5 is applied. 18.752-1.5 The resulting Course Handicap is 17.252….This figure is NOT rounded up or down.

A handicap allowance of 85.0% is applied. The Playing Handicap becomes 14.664…. After rounding, the Playing Handicap is 15.

In a calculator you enter 16.3 times 130 divide by 113 – 1.5 times 85 divide by 100. The answer is the ONLY figure that gets rounded down or up.

NOTE: The 16.3 is your individual handicap index from WHS. The figure 85 changes based on the percentage allowance based upon the competition. Change 130 to 128 and change -1.5 to -2.5 for YELLOW TEES

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