For an 18-hole score to be acceptable for handicap purposes, a minimum of 14 holes must be played.

If a player plays more than 9 holes but fewer than 14, all surplus hole scores are disregarded, and a 9-hole acceptable score must be submitted.

Notes:

1. An acceptable 9-hole score must be played over 9 holes with a current Course Rating and Slope Rating (see 2.1 Acceptability of Scores).
2. When a score is scaled back to a 9-hole acceptable score, it must be combined with another acceptable 9-hole score to create an 18-hole score (see 5.1b For a 9-hole Score).

For a 9-hole score to be acceptable for handicap purposes, a minimum of 7 holes must be played. If a player has not recorded a score on at least the minimum number of holes required for a 9-hole score, the score is not acceptable for handicap purposes.

If a player records a score on more than 9 holes but fewer than the minimum number of holes required for an 18-hole score to be acceptable, all surplus hole scores are disregarded and a 9-hole acceptable score must be submitted.

A hole is considered to have been played if it has been started.

Notes:

1. An acceptable 9-hole score must be played over 9-holes with a current Course Rating and Slope Rating (see Rule 2.1 Acceptability of Scores).
2. When a score is scaled back to a 9-hole acceptable score, it must be combined with another acceptable 9-hole score to create an 18-hole score (see Rule 5.1b For a 9-hole Score).