Comments on: Do I Have To Join A Golf Club To Get A Golf Handicap? If So, Is There A Golf Club With Cheap Fees?

By: r16g

r16g — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 06:52:45 +0000

There are numerous ways to get a golf handicap.
Assuming you aren’t playing in sanctioned events, and merely want to get a handicap, you can easily do so. One way is at local municipal clubs or public courses. Many have a program to let you establish a handicap there for a small annual fee. One in my area is $15 a year.
There are also numerous online sites. One I like, http://www.fairwayfiles.com, allows you to enter your scores and keep track of them using the USGA system. It works, it’s free. It’s fun to keep track of your scores, courses you’ve played too.

By: bradley m

bradley m — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 02:04:28 +0000

just google the usga and for about 15 dollars you can join and start building your handicap.. in wisconsin our scores do not count toward our handicaps from the month of november threw march.. but you can enter them online and they like to see a couple tournament situations a year . just be honest when you turn your card in. its a great way to keep track of how your practice time affects your game.. odds are good your home course like said above will help you . walk into the pro shop and tell them you need a usga handicap. my local course charges 29.00 a year and you dont need to be a member . you will get a card to put in your golf bag and you can pull it out any time someone needs proof of your handicap to enter a scramble or tournament .. so grab your sticks go out to your favorite course and play 9 and talk to the pro . maybe you keep your old card and you could use some recent scores i dont know the pro will tell you.. now try to figure out how to get out of work early the sun is going down sooner every day .

By: Ted P

Ted P — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:22:30 +0000

Most of the time when you say “join a club” golfers think of an actual golf club membership. You can join a men’s club (or women’s) that plays at your local courses. As the pro at the club you regularly play for info on joining a club. I carry my handicap from a club 90 miles away. It cost $25 a year. I do post my scores online when I play away from the course. To start up a handicap you need somewhere around 10 scores. If you have saved your score cards and the people who run the club know you it’s sometimes possible to get these scores posted to help you start. They don’t want you to come in and post fake scores to run up your handicap (sandbagging). Good luck.

By: shamone

shamone — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:57:06 +0000

hi
yes you would need to join a club and do 3 rounds of 18 – with another member to mark your card – when you have done 3 rounds of 18 – you would put your cards (signed by yourself and the other member) into the competition box /along with the letter you will receive when you join the club. you will then get a handicap worked out for you. The only way your handicap will change then is when you play a competition game and hand in your card. google local golf clubs in your area and you will see what fees are required to join – (some clubs have a cheaper 5 day country club membership available which often does not have a joining fee.)
also once you have your handicap , you can play at your friends club in an visitor / open competition – when you put your card in at the end of the round – the club then sends your card to you own club and then you get your handicap adjusted. (you will also get a credit card type swipe card that will have all your details / handicap on it – you club will take this and update it or sometimes they have a machine that you can swipe and do it yourself)
good luck

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Free Wordpress Autoposter Plugins — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:30:46 +0000

You don’t need to join a private club, most public courses will offer handicapping services, which typically cost about 40$ per year. You can also get your handicap through Golf Galaxy or Golfsmith, and doing that gets you some discounts as well. Once you are set up, immediately post your most recent scores (the more you can remember the better). The handicap is based on an average of the best half of your scores, so more scores is definitely more accurate.