New Feature
League Handicap Rules
Choose between two handicap calculation methods — the traditional World Handicap style and a faster Short League option built for shorter seasons.
League play often needs a handicap sooner than a full World Handicap record can provide. These settings give you one official-style option and one faster short-season option without making the setup too technical. Both are available in Settings → League Handicap Rules — and you can switch between them at any time.
Choose Your Rule Set
Both rule sets use your course rating, slope, and adjusted score to calculate each differential. The difference is how many rounds are considered and how quickly the first handicap appears.
The familiar long-league calculation — official-style progression using the last 20 rounds.
- Looks back across the last 20 rounds
- As rounds accumulate, more scores are included until reaching the best 8 of 20
- First handicap appears after 3 full rounds
- Includes the app's traditional startup adjustments at 3, 4, and 6 rounds
- Best for leagues running a full season with many rounds
A faster-moving option for shorter seasons where golfers need a usable index sooner.
- Looks back across the last 10 rounds only
- 2 rounds → 1 score used; 4 rounds → 2; 6 rounds → 3; up to best 5 of 10
- First handicap appears after just 2 full rounds
- No startup adjustments — simpler and faster from the start
- Best for short seasons or groups that want indexes sooner
You want the familiar official-style progression, the longer 20-round lookback, and the same startup adjustments the app has traditionally used. Best for established leagues that play most of the year.
Your season is short, golfers need an index faster, or you want the handicap to react more quickly to current play without the long-league startup adjustments. Great for leagues with 10 or fewer rounds per year.
- 1) Open the app and go to the Settings tab.
- 2) Scroll to the League Handicap Rules section.
- 3) Use the Rule Set picker to select World Handicap (8 of 20) or Short League (5 of 10).
- 4) All handicaps recalculate immediately. You can switch back at any time.
For both league handicap rule sets, a round means one 18-hole score. Two 9-hole scores posted on the same day can combine into one full round, but a single 9-hole score does not count by itself toward the first-handicap minimum.
Under Short League rules, a golfer needs 2 full rounds for their first handicap index. If they've posted two separate Front 9 scores, those can be combined into one round — but they still need a second full 18-hole-equivalent round before a handicap appears.