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Quite often we find that the course rating when played from the Ladies tees is different to that played from the Mens tees. Also, what happens when the par at a particular hole for the Ladies is different than that for Men?

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Quite often we find that the course rating when played from the Ladies tees is different to that played from the Mens tees. Also, what happens when the par at a particular hole for the Ladies is different than that for Men?

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First of all, the golf scoring program during match outcome calculation adds a number of strokes equal to the difference in course rating (e.g. 1 stroke added to the woman golfer’s handicap for The 500 Club) to the player on the harder course. In our case, if the lady’s handicap is now larger than the man’s then the man gives strokes on the hardest holes as indicated on the Ladies Handicap of the scorecard. On the other hand, if the lady’s handicap is now lower than the man’s then the lady gives strokes on the hardest holes as indicated on the Men’s Handicap of the scorecard. EXAMPLE: Ms S has a handicap of 10. Mr B has a handicap of 12. The course rating at a golf course is 34 for Men and 35 for Ladies. Therefore, Ms S’s handicap becomes 11. She now gives only one stroke, which would be on the hardest Men’s Handicap hole. If Ms S’s handicap was 12 to start with, then it would be adjusted to 13 and she would now be given one stroke on the hardest Ladies Handicap hole. In the case where

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