Handicap Publications

The USGA® offers many publications containing all the pertinent information one would need in understanding how a handicap works, how to obtain a USGA Handicap Index® and various scenarios that can affect a handicap.

These publications may be viewed online and many of these publications are contained in the Handicap Chairman Information Kit for the Handicap Chairman which also includes more than 15 articles. To view the publications online, please click on the links below, or tpurchase these publications, please visit the USGA Publications Store. 

	The USGA Handicap System, 2008-2011
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	The USGA Handicap System Reference Guide
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	The USGA Handicap System In Brief
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Players Competing from Different Tees Brochure

 

Responsibilities At A Glance

 

Q & A About Handicapping

 

ESC Posters And Handigrams   ESC - 18 Hole     ESC - 9 Hole     Handigram Section 3-5     Handigram Section 4     Handigram Section 5     Handigram Section 5-2g (Men)     Handigram Section 5-2g (Women)     Handigram Section 9-4     Handigram Section 10-3

 

Survival Kit Articles   Helpful Hints for the Handicap Committee     Have Handicap Index, Will Travel     Adjusting Your Score     To Post Or Not To Post     Strokes In Match Play     Strokes In Stroke Play     Competing From Different Tees     The Truth About Slope     Different Strokes For Different Events     Settling Ties     For Better Or For Worse     Keeping It Accurate And Up To Date     The Early History Of Handicapping: Part One     The Early History Of Handicapping: Part Two     Compliance Checklist