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The stroke index is a numbering system used in handicap golf competitions. The rules of golf require that the committee in charge of a competition publish a Handicap Stroke Table indicating the order of holes at which handicap strokes are to be given. Normally the table is included on the scorecard and lists the stroke index of each hole, a ...
EGA handicaps are given to one decimal place and divided into categories, with the lowest handicaps being in Category 1 and the highest in Category 6 (see table below). The handicap is not used directly for playing purposes and a calculation must be done to determine a "playing handicap" specific to the course being played and set of tees being ...
It was used to adjust recorded scores in order to more accurately calculate a player's handicap. Its purpose was to avoid one or more very high scores on individual holes inflating the handicap calculation. Equitable stroke control was a sliding scale system, based on the course (or playing) handicap of the golfer.
The U.S. Senior Amateur is a national tournament for amateur golf competitors at least 55 years of age. It is operated by the United States Golf Association (USGA).. The tournament starts with 36 holes of stroke play, with the top 64 competitors advancing to the match play portion of the tournament.
A handicap race in horse racing is a race in which horses carry different weights, allocated by the handicapper. A better horse will carry a heavier weight, to give him or her a disadvantage when racing against slower horses. The handicapper's goal in assigning handicap weights is to enable all the horses to finish together (in a dead heat).
Players play 36 championship course holes on one of three days. Top 20 and ties qualify on each day. 1912 52nd 62 1911 51st 226 No qualifying. 72 holes over 4 days. 36 spread over 3 days, 36 on the 4th day. Cut after 36 holes, top 60 and ties make the cut. 1910 50th 210 72 holes over 3 days. 18 holes on the first 2 days, 36 on the 3rd day. 1909 ...
President Trump's move to tack an additional 10% tariff on U.S. imports from China could lead Mattel to hike the price of its Barbie, Hot Wheels and other toys.. Mattel Chief Financial Officer ...
Chuck Harmon – first African-American to play for Cincinnati Reds (1954–1956), who was also an All-American basketball player at University of Toledo Big Dave DeJernett – first African-American to lead an integrated basketball championship team at statewide level or higher; Indiana's first black college basketball star before playing ...