Explaining the handicap system in 60 seconds #golf #shorts

Cameron O'Neal provides a rapid-fire explanation of the USGA handicap system, breaking down the math behind a handicap index. He explains the relationship between adjusted gross scores, course ratings, and slope ratings to determine a golfer's score differential.

• A handicap index is the average of your 8 best score differentials out of your last 20 rounds.
• The differential formula includes adjusted gross score, course rating, playing conditions (PCC), and slope rating.
• Course rating indicates difficulty for a scratch golfer, while slope rating indicates difficulty for a bogey golfer.
• Playing from harder (further back) tees results in a lower score differential for the same gross score.

Go deeper

• Wild swings — Causes, drills and coaches for this miss
• Course management — The lesson, across every coach
• Cameron O'Neal Golf — Every video, sorted by what it teaches