How Many Strokes Section I The number of strokes you get or give depends on the type of game you're playing. Are you playing a match against one other player? Are you playing with three others? Are you playing a match with your spouse? Are you playing a stroke-play event? Each is different. For easy reference we've included a handicap allowance summary for different forms of play in Section II of this booklet.
Check the scorecard to find where you'll give or receive strokes. Each hole has a handicap stroke allocation number. The hole with the handicap number "1" is the hole where you are most likely to need a stroke; the hole with the handicap number "18" is the hole where you are least likely to need a stroke.
If Woodstock has a Course Handicap of 20, against my 13, he will get seven strokes from me in match play. Woodstock will get his strokes on the seven lowest numbered holes-the holes with handicap numbers "1" through "7."
In net stroke-play events, simply play with your Course Handicap number from the Table and deduct it from your actual score when you have finished the round.
My sample scorecard below provides examples for both match play and stroke play.
