We are currently experiencing technical difficulties

The SUPPLIER of the handicap application reports their technicians are working to resolve system issues that maybe causing the handicap application to malfunction.

Due to the nature of this matter, it is intended to have the system restored in the weeks to follow.

Updates will be posted here as more information becomes available.

*The handicap system is provided FREE to OttawaGolf.com users and should be used at your own discretion.

Thank You

Mike Raganold
Ottawa Golf

How To Enter A Score

Selecting A Course

• Type the name of the course played in the Select Location text box.
• A list of possible matches pops up and gets shorter as you type.
  Use the arrows to scroll through the list if you prefer.
• If a match is found, click on Select Location to choose it.
• If no match is found at first, try a variation
  ie: Chateau Cartier is in the system as Cartier.
• If a match is not found click on Manual Entry to input the slope and rating from any course you play

Entering A Round

Course Found

• Select the routing combo for the course in the Course text box (ie South-Central 18 holes)
• Select the Tees you played
• Type or select the date of your game from the calendar
• Enter your Adjusted Score (see explanation below)
• If the game was a competitive tournament round, check the Tournament box.
• Click on Submit Score

Manual Entry

• Type or select the date of your game from the calendar
• Locate the Slope and Rating on the scorecard for the tees that you played. Input the values into the text boxes provided.
• Enter your Adjusted Score (see explanation below)
• If the game was a competitive tournament round, check the Tournament box.
• Click on Submit Score

Adjusted Sores - Equitable Stroke Control (ESC)

Equitable Stroke Control is the downward adjustment of unusually high individual hole scores for handicap purposes only in order to make handicaps more representative of a player's potential ability.

Equitable Stroke Control sets a maximum number that a player can post on any hole depending on the player's Course Handicap. ESC is applied to any hole where the player's score exceeds the limits for their handicap.

Handicap Factor vs Course Handicap
Your Course Handicap is your Handicap Factor adjusted for the difficulty of the course and tees played, which is indicated by the Course Rating and Slope.
A course with a Slope of 113 is considered to be of “standard”, or average, difficulty. On courses with a Slope rating below 113, players receive fewer strokes than their Handicap Factor but more strokes on courses with a Slope Rating higher than 113. Slope Ratings range from 55 to 155.

Course Handicap =
Handicap Factor * Course Slope / 113

Once you establish your Course Handicap enter your adjusted score by using ESC as follows:

A player with a Course Handicap of 13 has a maximum number of 7 for any hole regardless of par. A player with a Course Handicap of 32 has a maximum number of 10 for any hole.

Example: A player with a Course Handicap of 23 has a score of 106, which includes individual hole scores of 9, 10 and 11. ESC reduces each hole score to the applicable maximum of 8. The player posts an adjusted gross score of 100 for handicap purposes ((9-8) + (10-8) + (11-8) = 6).

A player without an established Handicap Factor must use the maximum Handicap Factor of 36.4 for men, or 40.4 for women, converted to a Course Handicap, to determine a maximum ESC number.

There is no limit to the number of individual hole scores on which an Equitable Stroke Control reduction may be made.