http://www.oga.org/index.php en eyaillen@oga.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-06T19:35:58+00:00 http://www.oga.org/index.php/Handicapping/preferreddetail/C69/3025 http://www.oga.org/index.php/Handicapping/preferreddetail/C69/3025#When:01:08:01Z An 18-hole golf course must be at least 3,000 yards in length, or at least 1,500 yards per 9-holes in order to be posted to your scoring record for a USGA Handicap Index. Preferred Lies: The OGA Handicapping Blog, The Transition Zone: The OGA Course Rating Blog, 2012-02-01T01:08:01+00:00 http://www.oga.org/index.php/Handicapping/preferreddetail/C69/2862 http://www.oga.org/index.php/Handicapping/preferreddetail/C69/2862#When:07:10:14Z OGA Members play on average more than 50 rounds of golf and post more than 2 million rounds of golf on GHIN each year. Preferred Lies: The OGA Handicapping Blog, 2012-01-13T07:10:14+00:00 http://www.oga.org/index.php/Handicapping/preferreddetail/C69/2814 http://www.oga.org/index.php/Handicapping/preferreddetail/C69/2814#When:01:37:14Z An important new policy in the upcoming revised USGA Handicap System Manual (2012-2015) will be a National Revision Schedule. Handicapping, Preferred Lies: The OGA Handicapping Blog, 2011-12-01T01:37:14+00:00 http://www.oga.org/index.php/Handicapping/preferreddetail/C69/2794 http://www.oga.org/index.php/Handicapping/preferreddetail/C69/2794#When:01:22:57Z Slope actually indicates the mathematical slope of a line (rise over run) when graphing scores against a Handicap Index. Handicapping, Preferred Lies: The OGA Handicapping Blog, The Transition Zone: The OGA Course Rating Blog, 2011-11-16T01:22:57+00:00 http://www.oga.org/index.php/Handicapping/preferreddetail/C69/2770 http://www.oga.org/index.php/Handicapping/preferreddetail/C69/2770#When:19:46:45Z .... and the first computation was based on the player’s best three scores. Handicapping, Preferred Lies: The OGA Handicapping Blog, 2011-11-01T19:46:45+00:00 http://www.oga.org/index.php/Handicapping/preferreddetail/C69/2748 http://www.oga.org/index.php/Handicapping/preferreddetail/C69/2748#When:20:20:11Z It seems natural as golfers to want to note (and perhaps argue about) the similarities or differences regarding the difficulty of golf courses by looking at the Slope Ratings.  Its really not that simple!  Read more! Handicapping, Preferred Lies: The OGA Handicapping Blog, 2011-10-18T20:20:11+00:00 http://www.oga.org/index.php/Handicapping/preferreddetail/C69/2736 http://www.oga.org/index.php/Handicapping/preferreddetail/C69/2736#When:17:19:27Z A score must NOT be posted to a USGA Handicap Index if a majority of the holes are not played under the principles of the Rules of Golf. In an 18-hole round, a majority would be 10 or more holes, so a mulligan here or there still requires tha you post your score! Handicapping, Preferred Lies: The OGA Handicapping Blog, 2011-10-04T17:19:27+00:00 http://www.oga.org/index.php/Handicapping/preferreddetail/C69/2638 http://www.oga.org/index.php/Handicapping/preferreddetail/C69/2638#When:09:44:15Z On October 11, 1911 at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey, the USGA adopted the first USGA Handicap System. Handicapping, Preferred Lies: The OGA Handicapping Blog, 2011-09-20T09:44:15+00:00 http://www.oga.org/index.php/Handicapping/preferreddetail/C69/2651 http://www.oga.org/index.php/Handicapping/preferreddetail/C69/2651#When:01:17:32Z It all begins with licensing, and golf clubs may only issue a USGA Handicap Index to its members by agreeing to apply those controls as set forth by the system. Handicapping, Preferred Lies: The OGA Handicapping Blog, 2011-09-06T01:17:32+00:00 http://www.oga.org/index.php/Handicapping/preferreddetail/C69/2629 http://www.oga.org/index.php/Handicapping/preferreddetail/C69/2629#When:22:40:56Z A primary purpose of the USGA Handicap System is to provide the most possible equity between golfers of different skill levels, and often this requires computing different allowances of a full course handicap depending on the format of the competition. Handicapping, Preferred Lies: The OGA Handicapping Blog, 2011-08-23T22:40:56+00:00 http://www.oga.org/index.php/Handicapping/preferreddetail/C69/2486 http://www.oga.org/index.php/Handicapping/preferreddetail/C69/2486#When:22:43:09Z The USGA slightly rewards the accomplishments of more skilled players with this aspect of the formula. Handicapping, Preferred Lies: The OGA Handicapping Blog, 2011-08-08T22:43:09+00:00 http://www.oga.org/index.php/Handicapping/preferreddetail/C69/2485 http://www.oga.org/index.php/Handicapping/preferreddetail/C69/2485#When:15:13:25Z Par is a poor indicator of difficulty. So what is the meaning of PAR and is it important to handicapping? Handicapping, Preferred Lies: The OGA Handicapping Blog, 2011-07-24T15:13:25+00:00 http://www.oga.org/index.php/Handicapping/preferreddetail/C69/2484 http://www.oga.org/index.php/Handicapping/preferreddetail/C69/2484#When:21:49:58Z The procedure for making adjustments, described in Section 3-5 of the USGA Handicap System, is a Rule of Golf (Rule 6-2) and cannot be waived. Handicapping, Preferred Lies: The OGA Handicapping Blog, 2011-07-12T21:49:58+00:00 http://www.oga.org/index.php/Handicapping/preferreddetail/C69/2452 http://www.oga.org/index.php/Handicapping/preferreddetail/C69/2452#When:22:35:50Z Did you know that if you follow the rules of the USGA Handicap System, you have no choice regarding which scores to post? Handicapping, Preferred Lies: The OGA Handicapping Blog, 2011-06-28T22:35:50+00:00 http://www.oga.org/index.php/Handicapping/preferreddetail/C69/2387 http://www.oga.org/index.php/Handicapping/preferreddetail/C69/2387#When:21:04:27Z It is a black and white rule of the USGA Handicap System that “Scores in All Forms of Competition” be posted to a Handicap Index. Handicapping, Preferred Lies: The OGA Handicapping Blog, 2011-06-14T21:04:27+00:00 http://www.oga.org/index.php/Handicapping/preferreddetail/C69/2282 http://www.oga.org/index.php/Handicapping/preferreddetail/C69/2282#When:21:38:33Z YOU KNOW YOU WANT ONE!  5 Reasons to GET GAME with a USGA Handicap Index from the OGA! Handicapping, Preferred Lies: The OGA Handicapping Blog, How to Get a Handicap, 2011-05-16T21:38:33+00:00 http://www.oga.org/index.php/Handicapping/preferreddetail/C69/2218 http://www.oga.org/index.php/Handicapping/preferreddetail/C69/2218#When:22:33:46Z You’ll play to your handicap (or better) only one in five times.  Handicapping, Preferred Lies: The OGA Handicapping Blog, 2011-04-26T22:33:46+00:00 http://www.oga.org/index.php/Handicapping/preferreddetail/C69/2217 http://www.oga.org/index.php/Handicapping/preferreddetail/C69/2217#When:22:23:09Z The number one handicap hole on your course is not (or shouldn’t be) the “hardest” hole. Handicapping, Preferred Lies: The OGA Handicapping Blog, 2011-04-19T22:23:09+00:00 http://www.oga.org/index.php/Handicapping/preferreddetail/C69/2193 http://www.oga.org/index.php/Handicapping/preferreddetail/C69/2193#When:08:24:16Z Under the rules of the USGA Handicap System, each player is required to record a hole score for a hole not finished, not played, or not played under “The Rules of Golf”, and to reduce any hole score where it is higher than the maximum allowed under Equitable Stroke Control (ESC). Handicapping, Preferred Lies: The OGA Handicapping Blog, 2011-03-19T08:24:16+00:00 http://www.oga.org/index.php/Handicapping/preferreddetail/C69/2170 http://www.oga.org/index.php/Handicapping/preferreddetail/C69/2170#When:20:43:51Z Two basic premises underlie the USGA Handicap System, namely that each player will try to make the best score at every hole in every round, regardless of where it is played, and the player will post every acceptable round for peer review....yet for some golfers, they come up with a littany of excuses for not posting their scores. Handicapping, Preferred Lies: The OGA Handicapping Blog, 2011-02-28T20:43:51+00:00 http://www.oga.org/index.php/Handicapping/preferreddetail/C69/2110 http://www.oga.org/index.php/Handicapping/preferreddetail/C69/2110#When:22:05:33Z An OGA Member recently called stating, “I certainly know the Handicap System is a different book than the Rules of Golf, but I thought it described guidelines, not hard and fast rules.” This comment spoke volumes, leading me to believe others might erroneously think the same way! They do not denote mere suggestion, or something that might simply be a good idea. They indicate, in a word, rules.  Handicapping, Preferred Lies: The OGA Handicapping Blog, 2010-12-07T22:05:33+00:00 http://www.oga.org/index.php/Handicapping/preferreddetail/C69/2109 http://www.oga.org/index.php/Handicapping/preferreddetail/C69/2109#When:22:01:26Z I’m often asked why we begin our handicapping season on March 1st, and end it on December 1st. There’s one basic and crucial reason: course ratings and their effect on handicaps. Handicapping, Preferred Lies: The OGA Handicapping Blog, The Transition Zone: The OGA Course Rating Blog, 2010-12-07T22:01:26+00:00 http://www.oga.org/index.php/Handicapping/preferreddetail/C69/2082 http://www.oga.org/index.php/Handicapping/preferreddetail/C69/2082#When:02:05:27Z While most golfers are familiar with Equitable Stroke Control (ESC) and the “Par Plus” method of deriving a hole score, the little-known (or perhaps little understood!) “Most Likely Score” adjustment is the only type that brings the golfers own good judgment into the end result. It’s also the only type of adjustment that uses the golfer’s actual strokes taken. Handicapping, Preferred Lies: The OGA Handicapping Blog, 2010-11-03T02:05:27+00:00 http://www.oga.org/index.php/Handicapping/preferreddetail/C69/2077 http://www.oga.org/index.php/Handicapping/preferreddetail/C69/2077#When:00:22:01Z For the second time in the past three years, the Oregon Golf Association (OGA) has been recognized for exemplary customer service among its peers.  Handicapping, Preferred Lies: The OGA Handicapping Blog, News, The Scorecard, 2010-11-02T00:22:01+00:00 http://www.oga.org/index.php/Handicapping/preferreddetail/C69/767 http://www.oga.org/index.php/Handicapping/preferreddetail/C69/767#When:20:56:37Z The U.S. District Court has issued a permanent injunction against ISaAC Scoring Systems, LLC, protecting USGA trademarks.  Handicapping, Preferred Lies: The OGA Handicapping Blog, 2010-01-25T20:56:37+00:00