| Section 1 | |
| Purpose and Requirements | |
| Section 2 | |
| Definitions | |
| Section 3 | |
| The Player | |
| Section 4 | |
| Adjusting Hole Scores | |
| Section 5 | |
| Scores | |
| Section 6 | |
| Scoring Records | |
| Section 7 | |
| Preferred Lies (Winter Rules) | |
| Section 8 | |
| The Handicap Committee | |
| Section 9 | |
| Handicap Competitions | |
| Section 10 | |
| USGA Handicap Formula | |
| Section 11 | |
| Handicap Controls | |
| Section 12 | |
| Measurements | |
| Section 13 | |
| USGA Course Rating | |
| Section 14 | |
| Installing Course Ratings in a Region | |
| Section 15 | |
| Course Set-Up | |
| Section 16 | |
| Par Computation | |
| Section 17 | |
| Allocation of Handicap Strokes | |
| Appendices | |