POSTING SCORES

Player responsibilities under Sections 4 (Adjusting Hole Scores) and 5 (Scores) of the USGA Handicap System

Every player is required to record a score for a hole not finished, not played or not played under The Rules of Golf. Players must also, for posting purposes, reduce any hole score when it is higher than the maximum number allowed under Equitable Stroke Control. The “most likely score” for holes not completed or conceded strokes is to be shown on a score card as “X-5” or “X-6” etc. and is defined as the number of strokes already taken plus the player’s best judgment of the number of strokes needed to complete the hole from that position more than half the time. For holes not played, the score recorded for such holes must be par plus any handicap strokes the player is entitled to receive on the hole not player, also shown as “X-5” or “X-4”, etc.

Every player is responsible for returning all acceptable scores. Players must post:

(1) An 18-hole score if 13-18 holes were played

(2) A 9-hole score if 7-12 holes were played

(3) Gross scores, adjusted for Equitable Stroke Control (ESC)

(4) Scores in all forms of competition

(5) Scores made in accordance with the principles of The Rules of Golf

(6) Acceptable scores, even when disqualified

Exceptions are as follows: You must not post if: you only played 1-5 holes; if you did not play the majority of the holes in accordance with the principles of The Rules of Golf; if you played in a competition limiting the maximum number of clubs to 1-13; you used non-conforming clubs, balls or tees; and you used an artificial device or piece of unusual equipment or equipment in an unusual manner in the execution of a stroke.