By Marina Romanik
PGA-certified golf instructor
Updated
Course Handicap calculator
Turn your Handicap Index into the strokes you get on a specific course. Enter the course's slope, rating and par from the scorecard.
How it works
Your Course Handicap is the number of strokes you actually get on the course you’re playing today. It adjusts your Handicap Index for how hard that specific course is, using the formula from the World Handicap System:
Course Handicap = Handicap Index × (Slope ÷ 113) + (Course Rating − Par).
You’ll find the slope, course rating and par on the scorecard or the tee sign, usually listed per tee colour. Pick the tees you’re playing, type in the numbers, and you’ll see your strokes for the round. For a 9-hole round, use the 9-hole rating and slope — the calculator halves your index for you.
New to all of this? Start with handicap 54 explained , or come learn on the course with me — see lesson prices .
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I'm Marina Romanik, PGA golf instructor. I give friendly golf lessons in Utrecht at Chi Chi Golf and Golfschool Hoenderdaal — for beginners, kids and advanced players, in English, Dutch, Ukrainian and Russian. Your first lesson is €25.
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