a monthly video series Episode 1: Soft Cap and Hard Cap Lee Rainwater and Terry Benjamin explain the cap procedure, which limits the upward movement of a Handicap Index within one year. Episode 2: Playing Conditions Calculation Fran Nee and Lee Rainwater address the Playing Conditions Calculation (PCC), which determines if an adjustment is needed based on course or weather conditions. Episode 3: Net Double Bogey Lee Rainwater and Terry Benjamin explain how to apply Net Double Bogey and why the adjustment exists under the World Handicap System. Episode 4: Establishing a Handicap Index Abby Liebenthal and Terry Benjamin explain how and where to get started with a Handicap Index... The biggest takeaway from this one... it's easy! Episode 5: The Handicap Index Calculation Terry Benjamin and John Suozzo explain how a Handicap Index is calculated and remind the audience that our handicaps are relative to scratch players, with a Handicap Index of 0.0. Episode 6: Setting up a Four-Ball Match Terry Benjamin explains how to set up a Four-Ball Match (with handicaps, of course!) while Cindy, Sarah, Todd and John prepare for the competition. Episode 7: The USGA Staff NET Championship Terry Benjamin gives you an inside look at the USGA staff golf club’s 2021 NET Championship and explains why we use the Stableford format to keep the competition fun! Episode 8: Adjusting Hole Scores Terry Benjamin, Lee Rainwater, and Todd Mazurick explain when and how to adjust your hole scores for handicap purposes.
