A system devised to make play between golfers of different standards an even match. Your handicap is the number of strokes over par you average over four rounds at a golf course. For instance, if your average score is 88 on a par 72 course, you are given a handicap of 16. In stroke play, if you play with a person that has a 2 handicap, you are allowed 14 strokes – the difference between your handicaps – extra strokes, one on each of the most difficult 14 holes. In match play, the longer handicap player would receive 11 shots – three quarters of the difference
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