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This simple, free to use golf handicap calculator will return the playing handicap for a given World Handicap System (WHS) index playing to both 100% (aka Course Handicap) or a reduced percentage (aka Playing Handicap).
The course rating, slope rating, par for the course and number of holes (9 or 18) must all be entered.

FAQs

What is a WHS index?

A player's WHS index is calculated by averaging the best 8 scores out of the last 20 qualifying scores. It is used to calculate the course and the playing handicaps which determine the handicap a round of golf is played under.
It is a measurement of a player's ability

What is the Course Handicap?

The Course Handicap is the handicap applicable to a specific golf course, it is calculated using the WHS index in combination with the course's rating.

What is the Playing Handicap?

Many competitions, including strokeplay and team events, are played using a percentage adjustment, for example 95%

Please note, following a recent change to how rounding is calculated for the WHS handicap system, the reduced percentage handicap figure (playing handicap) is not necessarily an exact percentage of the full handicap!