This section is from the book "The World Of Golf", by Garden Smith. Also available from Amazon: The World Of Golf.
For singles, three-fourths of difference between handicap allowances.
In foursomes, three-eighths of difference of aggregate handicap allowances on cither side.
A halt-stroke, or over, counts as one. Smaller fractions do not count.
Difference. | Strokes in- | |
Singles. | Foursomes. | |
1 | I | 0 |
2 | 2 | I |
3 | 2 | I |
4 | 3 | 2 |
5 | 4 | 2 |
6 | 5 | 2 |
7 | 5 | 3 |
8 | 6 | 3 |
9 | 7 | 3 |
10 | 8 | 4 |
11 | 8 | 4 |
12 | 9 | 5 |
Difference. | Strokes in | |
Singles. | Foursomes. | |
13 | 10 | 5 |
14 | 11 | 5 |
15 | 11 | 6 |
16 | 12 | 6 |
17 | 13 | 6 |
18 | 14 | 7 |
19 | 14 | 7 |
20 | 15 | 8 |
21 | 16 | 8 |
22 | 17 | 8 |
23 | 17 | 9 |
24 | 18 | 9 |
Difference. | Strokes in | |
Singles. | Foursomes. | |
25 | 19 | 9 |
26 | 20 | 10 |
27 | 20 | 10 |
28 | 21 | 11 |
29 | 22 | 11 |
30 | 23 | 11 |
31 | 23 | 12 |
32 | 24 | 12 |
33 | 25 | 12 |
34 | 26 | 13 |
35 | 26 | 13 |
36 | 27 | 14 |
 
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