⛳ Golf Course Handicap Calculator
Turn your handicap index into a course handicap for the tees you're playing — enter the index, slope, course rating, and par to see the strokes you receive.
🧮 Find Your Course Handicap
From Index to Strokes
Your handicap index is deliberately course-neutral, so before a round you convert it into a course handicap for the exact tees in front of you. A steeper slope means the course plays harder for a bogey golfer, so you receive more strokes; a course rating above par nudges the figure up too.
Punch in the four numbers from the scorecard and this tool returns the whole-number course handicap. It's the figure you'll use to set your net score — apply any competition handicap allowance on top as your event requires.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
What's the difference between handicap index and course handicap?
Your handicap index is portable — one number that travels with you. Your course handicap is the strokes you actually receive on a particular set of tees, worked out from that tee's slope, course rating, and par. The tougher the tees, the higher your course handicap.
How is course handicap calculated?
Course handicap = handicap index × (slope ÷ 113) + (course rating − par), rounded to the nearest whole number. The slope term scales your index to the course's difficulty, and the rating-minus-par term accounts for a course whose rating differs from its par.
Do I use this for every round?
You recalculate it whenever you change tees or play a different course, because slope, rating, and par all change. Once you know your course handicap you can then apply any handicap allowance your competition uses.