World Handicap System

Rule 3 Adjustment of Hole Scores
A score for handicap purposes should not be overly influenced by one or two bad hole scores that are not reflective of a player’s demonstrated ability. In addition, incomplete scores and/or scores where a player did not hole out on every hole can provide reasonable evidence of the player’s ability and can be used for handicap purposes.

Diagram 3.1b: Calculation and application of Net Double Bogey adjustment for maximum hole score.

Diagram 3.3: Most likely score when a hole is started but player does not hole out.