FAQ Tag: Course Handicap

Why are the Course Handicap and Playing Handicap whole numbers, while the Handicap Index includes a decimal?

The Handicap Index is meant to represent a player’s ability as accurately as possible. Therefore, it is expressed to one decimal place.In contrast, the Course Handicap and Playing Handicap indicate the number of extra strokes a player receives for a specific round of golf. For this reason, these values are rounded to whole numbers. After