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World Handicap System™: Test Your Knowledge

Introduction

Before proceeding, please note that these 15-questions were created for individuals to test their knowledge of the World Handicap System including its revisions effective January 2024. Completion of this 15-question knowledge check will NOT satisfy a WHS™ club authorization requirement and the results are not accessible by your local Allied Golf Association.

If you are a club representative looking to take the club authorization quiz on behalf of your golf club, please contact your local Allied Golf Association (AGA) for access to a separate quiz which has a unique link specific to your golf club.

Thank you and best of luck!
 
1. Going into her round, Jenny’s Handicap Index® was 20.2 She then posted a score that produced a Score Differential™ of 12.2. As a result, her Handicap Index calculation is subject to: 
2. The Committee in charge of the competition has the ability to set the Terms of the Competition, including which of the following: 
3. A player’s scoring record must contain how many scores before a Low Handicap Index™ can be established? 
4. What value is always used when adjusting hole scores for net double bogey purposes?
5. Jason’s Low Handicap Index is 10.0 and the current average of his 8 best of 20 Score Differentials is 14.5. As a result, his Handicap Index calculation is subject to:
6. The minimum length for a 9-hole golf course to receive a Course Rating™ and Slope Rating™ is: 
7. Scores made in which of the following formats of play are acceptable and must be posted for handicap purposes? 
8. A player failed to post an acceptable score and does not have a justified reason. What options are available to the Handicap Committee?
9. For a golfer with an established Handicap Index, which of the following statements are true regarding rounds of 10-17 holes played?
10. Scott and Cindy are playing a match from different tees, but par is 72 for both players. Since Cindy is playing from tees with a Course Rating that is 2.0 strokes higher than the tees Scott is playing, Cindy must add 2 strokes to her Playing Handicap for the match. 
11. At New Jersey National Golf Club, the playing conditions calculation (PCC) on May 1, 2024 produced an adjustment of +2.0. Lenny posted a score on May 5th, 2024, but indicated that the round was played on May 1st. The +2 PCC adjustment will still be applied when Lenny’s Score Differential is calculated. 
12. On April 20th, 2024, Todd played 7 holes on the front nine before stopping play due to severe weather. He played enough holes to have an acceptable score for handicap purposes.
13. Lee has a Course Handicap of 12. On a par 4 hole with a stroke index of 6, his net double bogey maximum score for handicap purposes is: 
14. On the par-5 16th hole, during a Four-Ball Stroke Play competition, Nancy’s partner holes out for a 4 to birdie the hole. Nancy, who is lying 4, picks up her ball 10 feet from the hole since she can’t better her partner’s score. What score should Nancy record for handicap purposes?
15. The Course Handicap adjusted for any handicap allowances or Terms of the Competition is known as a ___________. This value represents the actual number of strokes the player gives or receives in a competition.
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