Callaway Handicapping Scoring System
The chart below is the Callaway System of Handicapping. It provide a method of equitably handicapping players who compete in tournaments without an established League or USGA/GHIN handicap after the tournament is completed and players post their actual scores. CTGA will advise members if we ever have a need to use this system of handicap scoring.
- A player's handicap is determined by deducting, from the player's gross score, the highest scores for holes #1 through #16, (-/+) stroke adjustments, as determined by the chart below;
- No hole shall be scored more than twice it's par --- and --- half (1/2) strokes count as next whole strokes;
- Scores on holes #17 and #18 are never deducted when using T-time Starts. Shotgun Start: Use all holes for handicapping.
- Maximum adjusted handicap is 50;
- In case of ties, winner is determined by scorecard playoff (#1 handicap hole, #2, etc.) using "Actual" (gross) scores.
| Actual Score |
Hole Deduction |
+/- to Score |
| 70 or better | none | 0 |
| 71 | none | 0 |
| 72 | none | 0 |
| 73 | 1/2 worst hole | -2 |
| 74 | 1/2 worst hole | -1 |
| 75 | 1/2 worst hole | 0 |
| 76 | 1 worst hole | -2 |
| 77 | 1 worst hole | -1 |
| 78 | 1 worst hole | 0 |
| 79 | 1 worst hole | +1 |
| 80 | 1 worst hole | +2 |
| 81 | 1 1/2 worst holes | -2 |
| 82 | 1 1/2 worst holes | -1 |
| 83 | 1 1/2 worst holes | 0 |
| 84 | 1 1/2 worst holes | +1 |
| 85 | 1 1/2 worst holes | +2 |
| 86 | 2 worst holes | -2 |
| 87 | 2 worst holes | -1 |
| 88 | 2 worst holes | 0 |
| 89 | 2 worst holes | +1 |
| 90 | 2 worst holes | +2 |
| 91 | 2 1/2 worst holes | -2 |
| 92 | 2 1/2 worst holes | -1 |
| 93 | 2 1/2 worst holes | 0 |
| 94 | 2 1/2 worst holes | +1 |
| 95 | 2 1/2 worst holes | +2 |
| 96 | 3 worst holes | -2 |
| 97 | 3 worst holes | -1 |
| 98 | 3 worst holes | 0 |
| 99 | 3 worst holes | +1 |
| 100 | 3 worst holes | +2 |
| 101 | 3 1/2 worst holes | -2 |
| 102 | 3 1/2 worst holes | -1 |
| 103 | 3 1/2 worst holes | 0 |
| 104 | 3 1/2 worst holes | +1 |
| 105 | 3 1/2 worst holes | +2 |
| 106 | 4 worst holes | -2 |
| 107 | 4 worst holes | -1 |
| 108 | 4 worst holes | 0 |
| 109 | 4 worst holes | +1 |
| 110 | 4 worst holes | +2 |
| 111 | 4 1/2 worst holes | -2 |
| 112 | 4 1/2 worst holes | -1 |
| 113 | 4 1/2 worst holes | 0 |
| 114 | 4 1/2 worst holes | +1 |
| 115 | 4 1/2 worst holes | +2 |
| 116 | 5 worst holes | -2 |
| 117 | 5 worst holes | -1 |
| 118 | 5 worst holes | 0 |
| 119 | 5 worst holes | +1 |
| 120 | 5 worst holes | +2 |
| 121 | 5 1/2 worst holes | -2 |
| 122 | 5 1/2 worst holes | -1 |
| 123 | 5 1/2 worst holes | 0 |
| 124 | 5 1/2 worst holes | +1 |
| 125 | 5 1/2 worst holes | +2 |
| 126 | 6 worst holes | -2 |
| 127 | 6 worst holes | -1 |
| 128 | 6 worst holes | 0 |
| 129 | 6 worst holes | +1 |
| 130 | 6 worst holes | +2 |