Section 4 ADJUSTING HOLE SCORES

4-1/1. Explanation of �Most Likely Score� for Holes Not Completed

Q: Section 4, adjusting hole scores, says that a player who starts but does not complete a hole records for handicap purposes the �most likely score.�� This score must not exceed the player�s maximum number under Equitable Stroke Control. Clarify the meaning of most likely score.

A: Most likely score is a judgment that each player must make based on the player�s own game. It consists of the number of strokes already taken plus, in the player�s best judgment, the number of strokes needed to complete the hole from that position more than half the time. The player must evaluate each situation based on what the player can reasonably expect to score.�

Finally, the player compares the most likely score to the maximum permitted under Equitable Stroke Control and enters the lower of the two. For example, if most likely score is 8 but the applicable ESC maximum is 7, the player enters a score, for handicap purposes, of X-7.