Overview
What Is a Golf Handicap Calculator?
This tool provides a simplified estimate of your golf handicap based on your score, course rating, and slope rating.
Estimate your golf handicap index instantly.
This tool provides a simplified estimate of your golf handicap based on your score, course rating, and slope rating.
Useful for understanding your relative skill level and tracking improvement over time.
Input your total strokes for the round.
Input these values from your scorecard.
The result updates automatically.
A single-round calculation: (Score - Course Rating) × 113 ÷ Slope Rating.
No, official handicaps average multiple round differentials - this calculates one round's differential only.
The expected score for a scratch (zero handicap) golfer on that course.
A measure of course difficulty for higher-handicap players relative to scratch golfers, typically ranging from 55-155.
These are listed on the scorecard or the course's official rating information.
Typically averaging your best several differentials from your most recent rounds - consult USGA rules for exact methodology.
No, calculations happen entirely in your browser.
Yes, if you score better than the course rating, indicating strong play relative to course difficulty.
Yes, even without an official handicap, tracking your differential helps understand your relative performance.
Yes, completely free with no sign-up required.