    Some Standard Definitions Pertaining to Handicap     FILE: HD.HLP 
                                                                               
    Handicap - The number of artificial strokes a player receives to 
    adjust    his/her scoring ability to the common level of scratch or 
    zero handicap golf.
                                                                               
    Course Rating - The evaluation of the playing difficulty of a course       
    compared with other rated courses.  It is expressed in strokes and 
    decimal fractions of a stroke, and is based on yardage and the 
    ability of a scratch golfer.  Course rating is more refined than 
    par.                           
                                                                               
    Par - The score an expert golfer would be expected to make for a 
    given hole. Par means errorless play without flukes and under 
    ordinary weather conditions, allowing two strokes on the putting 
    surface.  Par is based on yardage recommended by the USGA.
                                                                               
    Handicap Differential - The difference between a player's adjusted 
    gross   score for 18 holes and the rating of the course on which the 
    score was made. Example:  Adjusted gross, 90; course rating, 70; 
    handicap differential, 20. 
                                                                              
    Handicap Stroke Hole - A hole on which a player applies a handicap 
    stroke to his gross score.  The numerical order in which handicap 
    strokes are assigned to the holes of the course is shown on the 
    scorecard.  A handicap stroke is an equalizer for use on a hole 
    where it is likely to be needed; its purpose is not to give an 
    advantage to the player who receives it.    

