WHS Handicap Calculator

WHS Handicap Calculator is an all-in-one golf handicap calculator app for calculating individual and team Playing Handicaps including mixed-tee adjustments for all popular formats of play. It includes the changes in handicap calculations applied in GB&I from April 2024.

This app provides the Course and Playing Handicaps under the World Handicap System for all popular formats using the recommended handicap allowances and relevant mixed-tee adjustments. The Playing Handicaps for stableford, medal or match play formats are provided. This app caters for all golfers with a WHS Handicap Index, including plus-handicap golfers.

If you organise friendly matches for your club or playing in team or mixed competitions, this app may be used to calculate the handicaps for all golfers including strokes received in match play. Or you may be playing in your regular fourball and decide on the day the format and the tee(s). Just enter the relevant information in the app to get the appropriate WHS Playing Handicaps for all players before you tee off.

Using the App

Create and manage your list of 18-hole and 9-hole courses by adding the Course Rating, Slope Rating and Par for each tee. You may also add from a custom list provided in this app and edit as necessary to maintain accuracy as the ratings may get updated from time to time. Always check the ratings data used in the calculations in the app are current and accurate and update accordingly.

Use the Single tab if all golfers play off the same tee. Use the Mixed tab if more than one tee is used. Select the golf course, tee(s) and format of play. Enter the Handicap Indexes for the group of players. For a plus-handicap golfer enter the Handicap Index as a negative value.

Share handicaps easily with playing partners or opponents prior to your match.

Settings

This app contains the relevant settings for calculating Course Handicaps and automatically adds any applicable mixed-tee adjustments to the Playing Handicap for the selected format. The Playing Handicaps and any mixed-tee adjustments depend on the format and the formula for calculating CH. The various settings allow for the different methods used in various countries.

Calculation of Course Handicap and Rounding

Under the WHS, there are two ways to calculate Course Handicaps. In GB&I, effective from 1 April 2024, the Course Handicap includes the (CR – Par) item and is no longer rounded before calculating the Playing Handicaps.

The 9-hole Course Handicap is calculated by first halving the Handicap Index, but this value may or may not be rounded to one decimal place.

The applied rounding may result in a difference of a full stroke in Playing Handicaps or strokes conceded in a match.

Mixed Tee Adjustments

For competitions or friendly games where multiple tees are used, the mixed-tee adjustments to handicaps are made to achieve equity when Course Ratings and/or pars are different. It also applies to fully mixed team formats.

In this app, whenever multiple tees are assigned to players, the mixed-tee adjustments are added to Playing Handicaps. Such adjustments for a team are done by either adding the average of the individual adjustments or adjusting the Course Handicaps before calculating the Playing Handicaps. Where Course Handicaps are adjusted for team formats such as foursomes, greensomes and scramble, it is assumed that the tee with the highest par is used for scoring.

For a mixed-tee scratch formats, enter Handicap Index of 0 for all players to get mixed-tee adjusted Playing Handicaps. Use the setting CH without CR-Par to apply the mixed-tee adjustments based on differences in CR.

This app is not endorsed by any golf governing bodies. Users are responsible for ensuring the accuracy of the input data, the settings and the handicaps obtained from the app are applicable and accurate.