Handicapping players with no established handicap

Many times golfers participate in tournaments, but do not have an established handicap. In that case a handicap can be calculated from the posted tournament score after play is completed. There are three methods of calculating a handicap based on a golfer's posted tournament score. You need to create a separate flight for players in order to apply one of the following method to just the unhandicapped players.

Scheid System

The Scheid System is the United States Golf Association's "Callaway" style handicap system. It is a "worst holes" system for un-handicapped events, much like the Callaway System. However, unlike the Callaway system, which almost always assures the golfer with the low gross score wins the low net competition, the Scheid system is designed to give all players an equal chance to win. The system uses the following table to calculate handicaps:

• No hole may be scored at more than twice its par.
• Half strokes count as whole.
• The 17th and 18th holes are never deducted.
• Maximum handicap is 50.

Peoria System

Another alternative is to use a hole score selection system, often called the "Peoria System". With this system, the tournament committee secretly selects a par-3 hole, a par-5 hole and four par-4 holes from an 18-hole course. The par-4s should be representative in difficulty with two chosen from the front nine and two from the back nine. TM calculates the handicap by adding the player's strokes over par on the six selected holes and multiplying that number by 2.8. This will become the golfer's handicap...to be deducted from his gross score. Furthermore, no more than a maximum of three over par on the par-3 and par-4s, and four over par on the par-5 is allowed.

System 36

This system allows you to calculate handicaps based on the number of points a golfer has won.  The standard formula is..

Handicap = 36 - points won

How points are awarded is setup on Settings.

How to calculate a play-day handicap

1. Hover over or tap the logo in the upper left of your screen. Click on the 5. Scores link in the Tournament section.
   
   
   
   
2. Click the Tools in the upper right corner of Tournament Manager window.
   
   
   
   
3. Click to select "Handicap players automatically."
   
   
   
   
4. Select which flight(s) of players to handicap by clicking on drop down menu. Players by default are placed in Flight A. You can use "All flights" to handicap every player. If you use flights in your tournament, then you have to assign a unique flight letter to those players that do not have an established handicap.
   
   
   
   
5. Choose one of the three available handicapping methods.
   
   
6. If you select to use the Scheid System (USGA's modified Callaway), click the button labeled "Calculate scheid handicaps".
   
   
   
   
7. If you select to use the Modified Peoria System, fill in the six Hole #'s and then click the button labeled "Calculate peoria handicaps".
   
   
   
   
8. If you select to use the System 36 method, make sure that you have previously specified the Stableford Points in Settings. If you have not, close the handicapping window and set your Stableford Points. Now click on button labeled "Calculate system 36 handicaps".
   
   
   
   
9. Confirm that you want to calculate handicaps for the selected flight - flight just for the unhandicapped players - using one of the three methods which you chose by clicking on the Ok button.
   
   
   
   
10. You will now be back at the score posting page with your list of tournament participants.