Target Score

10/01/2024

I don't mean scoring a great deal on pajamas and dog chow at Target.

Playing to your target score is a goal to aim for. When you do, you are having a great day golfing.

Click here to learn how to calculate your target score. Too busy to click? Course handicap plus par equals target score.

Handicap Knowledge

2024 Club Authorization Education Quiz

The USGA requires Salishan Golf Links to be certified every year. This allows SGL to use the Rules of Handicapping and provide a Handicap Index for its members. Linda and I must score 80% or more for certification, which we did. To test you, I will share 2-3 questions and their answers monthly. It's not necessary to email your answers to Linda and me.

Question Thirteen

13) The minimum length for a 9-hole golf course to receive a Course Rating and Slope Rating is:

a. 1,000 yards

b. 750 yards

c. 1,500 yards

d. 3,000 yards

See Appendix G – The Golf Course, Course Rating and Slope Rating. (Click on the link. Look on the left, scroll down to the table of contents, and click Appendix G; that page will automatically open.)

Question Fourteen

14) Monica played 7 holes before stopping for the day because of inclement weather. She played enough holes to have an acceptable score for handicap purposes.

a. True

b. False

See Rule 2.2b – For a 9-hole Score. (Page 35)

Question Fifteen

15) For a golfer who has a Handicap Index, which of the following statements are true regarding rounds of 10-17 holes played?

a. The score cannot be posted for handicap purposes.

b. Hole-by-hole score posting is required.

c. Net double bogey is recorded for holes not played.

d. Both B and C

See Rule 3.2b Clarifications: 3.2b/3 – Designation of Holes Not Played. (Page 39)

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TL;DR - b,b, and b