Handicap Information
Handicap Committee Chair
Bev Frank (right)
Welcome TMLGC Members!
As your Handicap Committee Chair, I am here to help with any questions you may have about handicapping and/or posting scores.
Please feel free to grab me at the course before or after your round, shoot me an email, or give me a call!
Handicapping
The game is a lot more fun when it's fair and the golfer has an understanding of her potential ability. Handicaps are a unique feature of the game of golf. The Handicap System is the very best method for golfers to compete equitably on any course with others of differing abilities.
Golf is a game of integrity, honesty and fairness.
As a member of OGA and the Tri-Mountain Ladies Club, you are required to post all scores.
As part of the Oregon Golf Association (OGA) and the United States Golf Association (USGA), and in accordance with the Rules of Handicapping, Tri-Mountain Ladies Golf Club is expected to comply with the Rules of Handicapping by:
Ensuring the integrity of each Handicap Index
Verifying the acceptable scores are posted for handicap purposes and made available for review
Performing random score audits and reviewing member scoring records
Providing education concerning the Rules of Golf as they pertain to the Handicap System
Score-Posting Season
March 1 through November 30 is the official score-posting season in our region. Members must post all rounds played during this season.
Things to know about posting your score
Post your scores to the USGA GHIN (Golf Handicap and Information Network).
You can download the free GHIN mobile app to easily post scores from your phone
Post scores hole-by-hole; the GHIN system will automatically adjust your per-hole score according to your handicap.
Post scores the day you play - your handicap index updates daily
When adjusting your max scores for each hole, use the Net Double Bogey standard. Check out our Maximum Hole Score information and cheat sheet.
If you accidently posted the wrong score, simply email your handicap chair (Bev Frank). They will be able to make the correction.
The more your know . . .
Your Handicap Index takes your lowest 8 rounds from your last 20 scores. So, if you had a really bad round, it may not affect your Handicap Index.
For an 18-hole score to be acceptable for handicap purposes, a minimum of 10 holes must be played.
Note: You no longer need to do the math to predict the score on
un-played holes! Just leave those holes blank and the GHIN system will fill it in for you.
For a 9-hole score to be acceptable for handicap purposes, all 9 holes must be played.
A hole is considered to have been played if it has been started.