How are course handicaps generated?
Course Handicaps are generated using the GHIN Management software. GHIN stands for “Golf Handicap & Information Network”. GHIN is a USGA service which the NCGA utilizes. GHIN software is used to manage our club indexes. The software also permits us to generate course handicaps and other interesting reports, like “who plays the most golf in our club?.” These reports are generated by Aaron Walburg and emailed to Steve Desimone, who then assembles the pairings in the starting sheet each month. All index-related reports are archived in the Handicap Archive. As of May 2005 the GHIN software version we’re using is version 2003.1B.
