Once you have 20 or more scores for 18-hole rounds in the Handicap System, your handicap index will be based on the best 10 handicap differentials from your most recent 20 scores. However, as soon as you have 5 rounds in the system, you will have a handicap differential based on a smaller number of the best differentials:
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Number of Acceptable Adjusted Scores
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Differentials to Be Used in Computation
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5 or 6
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Lowest 1
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7 or 8
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Lowest 2
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9 or 10
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Lowest 3
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11 or 12
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Lowest 4
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13 or 14
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Lowest 5
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15 or 16
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Lowest 6
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17
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Lowest 7
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18
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Lowest 8
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19
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Lowest 9
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20
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Lowest 10
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