Golf Handicapping addendum (for the numbers geeks)
The principle behind the Golf Handicap is...
Take your score and subtact the course par value where you played, so if you scored an 85 (I wish) and the par value for the course is 72, your number is 13. Then factor in the magic number for the course difficulty (which may lower your number a bit if the course is hard). Now you have a new number. Let's say, for fun, the number is now 12.3. Now average the best 10 of your last 20 of these numbers and that is your handicap.
Yes, it's a little oversimplified, but that's a fair representation of the algorithm behind it. When you put the stuff in the computer, you just enter your score and the course where you played. The computer does the rest.
Take your score and subtact the course par value where you played, so if you scored an 85 (I wish) and the par value for the course is 72, your number is 13. Then factor in the magic number for the course difficulty (which may lower your number a bit if the course is hard). Now you have a new number. Let's say, for fun, the number is now 12.3. Now average the best 10 of your last 20 of these numbers and that is your handicap.
Yes, it's a little oversimplified, but that's a fair representation of the algorithm behind it. When you put the stuff in the computer, you just enter your score and the course where you played. The computer does the rest.
John put this out here at 3:19 PM
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