Kennedy Men's Club
P.O. Box 371031 | Denver, CO 80237

Handicaps


The Kennedy Men's Club Handicap Committee is responsible for ensuring compliance with the obligations under the World Handicap System in accordance with the Rules of Handicapping and the USGA. The Handicap Committee is tasked with providing playing conditions in which all participants have an equal opportunity to compete and win in any event they play. Members are encouraged to familiarize yourself with the Rules of Handicapping at this link: https://www.usga.org/handicapping/roh/rules-of-handicapping.html.

The proper posting of scores is essential to maintain a competitive balance in all Kennedy Men's Club events.

The following rules will apply to all Kennedy Men's Club handicap members for all rounds of golf played, which include both tournaments and casual play. Under the USGA Rules of Handicapping, the Kennedy Men's Club Handicap Committee reserves the right to modify a player’s handicap index, delete scores, or post “penalty” scores if it is determined a player has failed to post scores accurately and in accordance with the posting guidelines.

Player Responsibilities:

The recommended score posting methods are:

The KMC Handicap Committee strongly recommends using the hole-by-hole posting option within the GHIN system. When using the GHIN applications’ hole-by-hole posting option it automatically adjusts the score of each hole to appropriately account for net double bogey.

Net Double Bogey is calculated as follows:

If you make a mistake and post an inaccurate score, please contact a member of the handicap committee as soon as possible and they will be able to correct it for you in the GHIN system.

Submission of Scores:

All rounds during the active season (in Colorado: March 15 – Nov 14) that are considered acceptable for handicap purposes must be posted. Also please post your scores if you are playing in a state that uses year round posting for the USGA (e.g., Arizona, Southern Nevada). In general, these are rounds where you have played your own ball. Acceptable scores include 9 and 18 hole casual rounds and match play.

Tournament Scores – Acceptable scores from Kennedy Men's Club tournament events will be posted by the Kennedy Men's Club Handicap Committee. Please DO NOT post your scores from KMC Tournament events. The KMC Handicap Committee will decide which scores in club tournaments are to be posted as Competitive scores.

Match Play -  Scores for Kennedy match play competition rounds must be posted by the individual players and are not to be posted as a Competition Score.

What is an Acceptable Score to post?
Examples of rounds that are not acceptable and would not be posted are:

Terminology and links: