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HANDICAP INFORMATION

All MWGA members receive GAM membership and are automatically included in the GAM/USGA handicap system as an MWGA member, unless you request not to be. 

To  post scores go to www.gam.org, then:

1) Select “Member Login”

2) Enter your “username” and “password”

3) Select “View Handicap/Post Score”

4) Select “Post Score” then follow the instructions

Scores from Michigan golf courses are to be reported only during the "active" season.  Scores for rounds played in Michigan in 2007 can only be from April 1 through October 28.  The active season for 2008 is from April 1  through November 2.  If you play out of state during that states active season those scores should be reported.

In 2008, you may post your scores on at www.gam.org by Sunday:
 Apr 13 Apr 27 May 11 May 25 Jun 08 Jun 22 Jul 06 Jul 20 Aug 03  Aug 17 Aug 31 Sep 14 Sep 28 Oct 12  Nov 02

or mail or email your scores to the MWGA Handicap Chair.  She should receive scores before the above dates to allow her time to get them entered.

MWGA members can post 18 hole scores on the internet.  Use our link from "Internet Posting" to get to the internet posting section of the GAM website. 
• Scores posted on the internet are NOT to be reported to the MWGA handicap Chair.  
• MWGA members who post through MWGA, are not to post MWGA tournament scores.  
• The MWGA Handicap chair will post all MWGA tournament scores for members posting with the MWGA.  
• If you play from tees not rated for women, you must adjust the slope and course ratings as described in the "Posting Scores" link.

 

To participate in MWGA Tournaments your USGA index must be current.  Please report scores for rounds played during each posting period.  The last date to report scores in Michigan for 2008 is November 2.  If you play out of state, during that states active season, those score should be posted.

 

If you post through the MWGA you can post scores at www.gam.org.  All updates are posted to the system when you enter them.  Your Trend Index will change.  On the Tuesday following the update period you official index will be updated.  Anyone missing two consecutive posting periods is subject to a 15% reduction.

You can always post scores by sending your scores with the date, course and slope ratings to the MWGA Handicap Chair, Deb Pringle, at Pringle@mwgolf.org or mail the posting card you received in your membership package.

Before reporting scores, make sure you have made any required adjustments.  Please review and apply, as necessary, the requirements of  Equitable Stroke Control (ESC) and Women's Rating Adjustments as described below.

GAM membership is included with MWGA membership.

This page contains the: 
MWGA POSTING FORM 
EQUITABLE STOKE CONTROL (ESC) TABLE 
WOMEN'S RATING AJUSTMENT TABLE

Click the Internet Posting link on the left 
to post your scores on the internet.

MWGA POSTING FORM

Mail to: Deb Pringle, 2633 Candlewick, Lake Orion, Michigan 48359
Phone: (248) 391-4587  or email to Pringle@mwgolf.org
Name: ______________________________________________________________

Scores must be reported by the Sunday dates shown  below for scores to be reflected in the next revision.
Scores can be reported online at www.gam.org  
 Apr 13 - Apr 27 - May 11 - May 25 - Jun 08 - Jun 22 - Jul 06 - Jul 20 - Aug 03 - Aug 17 - Aug 31 - Sep 14 - Sep 28 - Oct 12 - Nov 02
If mailing a posting card, or emailing the scores to Deb, scores must be received by Deb by the Saturday before the dates above.:

Course/Tees

9/18

Date

 Adjusted Score

Actual Score

Course Rating

Slope Rating

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EQUITABLE STROKE CONTROL (ESC)

Equitable Stroke Control (ESC) is the downward adjustment of individual hole scores for handicap purposes in order to make handicaps more representative of a player's potential ability.  ESC sets a maximum number that a player can post on any hole depending on that player's Course Handicap.  ESC is used only when a player's actual or most likely score exceeds the maximum number based on the following table.  Players posted scores must be adjusted to conform to ESC.

Example: A player with a 24 course handicap scores a 98 for an 18-hole round.  Scores on a all holes except two were an 8 or less.  On one hole she scored a 10 and on another hole she scored a 9.  The player must adjust these two scores to 8's and will report her adjusted score for the round as 95.

Equitable Stroke Control
for 18 Hole Handicaps

Course Handicap

Maximum Score Posted

9 or less

Double-Bogey

10 through 19

7 on any hole

20 through 29

8 on any hole

30 through 39

9 on any hole

40 and above

10 on any hole

 

WOMENS RATINGS ADJUSTMENTS

Posting a Score from an Un-rated Set of Tees on a Rated Course
If you play a rated course where USGA Course and Slope Ratings from any tees played are available, locate the nearest set of tees in yardage that have been rated for you.  Determine the yardage difference.  Find the yardage range in the table below.  Add the table values if the tees played are longer, or subtract the values if the tees played are shorter.

Women's Ratings Adjustments

Yards

Change in Rating

Crs.

Slope

0

to

8

0.0

0

9

to

26

0.1

0

27

to

44

0.2

0

45

to

62

0.3

1

63

to

80

0.4

1

81

to

98

0.5

1

99

to

116

0.6

1

117

to

134

0.7

1

135

to

152

0.8

2

153

to

170

0.9

2

171

to

188

1.0

2

189

to

206

1.1

2

207

to

224

1.2

2

225

to

242

1.3

3

243

to

260

1.4

3

261

to

278

1.5

3

279

to

296

1.6

3

297

to

314

1.7

4

315

to

332

1.8

4

333

to

350

1.9

4

351

to

368

2.0

4

369

to

386

2.1

4

387

to

404

2.2

5

405

to

422

2.3

5

423

to

440

2.4

5

441

to

458

2.5

5

459

to

476

2.6

5

477

to

494

2.7

6

495

to

512

2.8

6

513

to

530

2.9

6

531

to

548

3.0

6

549

to

566

3.1

7

567

to

584

3.2

7

585

to

600

3.3

7

601

to

611

3.4

7

612

to

638

3.5

7

639

to

656

3.6

8

657

to

674

3.7

8

675

to

692

3.8

8

693

to

710

3.9

8

711

to

728

4.0

8

729

to

746

4.1

9

747

to

764

4.2

9

765

to

782

4.3

9

783

to

800

4.4

9

801

to

818

4.5

10

819

to

836

4.6

10

837

to

854

4.7

10

855

to

872

4.8

10

873

to

890

4.9

10

891

to

908

5.0

11

909

to

926

5.1

11

927

to

944

5.2

11

945

to

962

5.3

11

963

to

980

5.4

11

981

to

998

5.5

12

999

to

1016

5.6

12

1017

to

1034

5.7

12

1035

to

1052

5.8

12

1053

to

1070

5.9

13

1071

to

1088

6.0

13

1089

to

1106

6.1

13

1107

to

1124

6.2

13

1125

to

1142

6.3

13

1143

to

1160

6.4

14

1161

to

1178

6.5

14

1179

to

1196

6.6

14

1197

to

1214

6.7

14

1215

to

1232

6.8

14

1233

to

1250

6.9

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MWGA POSTING FORM 
EQUITABLE STOKE CONTROL (ESC) TABLE 
WOMEN'S RATING ADJUSTMENT TABLE