What is the average handicap of a Golf Club Atlas poster?

[Mark Arata]

My current index is 11.9, but it is a Kasier Soze handicap in that it exists, but no one has ever actually seen me shoot it......David Kelly can fully attest to this........

[Alan Carter]

Director of Golf - PGA Member

+2.3 index

[Craig Sweet]

8.3...keeper of the grass

[David Federman]

9.8 two kids and 20 lbs ago. Now about 15-16 but embarking on a 5 month project to lose the 20 extra lbs and get a shoulder turn back. Aim to get back to around 11-12 by August!

Love golf - need to play more!

[Richard Boult]

Avid Golfer Index: 3.8
Average of all 156 posts so far: 6.6 (I gave Kalen a 15 for saying he's a double digit handicap, Shivas a 2.6, and averaged Corey Lewis's winter and summer indexes. I forgot why I gave Phil McDade an 18. +indexes entered as negative to average correctly.)

(1,7.3,-1.9,5.9,3.1,4.5,9.8,2.6,1.4,3.4,15,8.5,15,9.8,4,6.9,11.1,4,2,6,17.2,8.9,6,16,12.6,7.6,13.2,13.3,1.8,2.7,18,8.9,
2.6,4.8,5,5,19.1,4.4,3.4,19,8.7,1.2,19.9,11.4,2.2,10.2,5.9,4.2,1.6,2.6,12.3,0.9,4,9.8,1.8,1.1,3.7,6,4.8,8.4,10,17.8,0.2,
5.4,6,9.5,0,0.6,7.8,6,8.4,4.1,4.8,10.7,0.4,7,9,2.7,14.1,12.2,6,18,16.8,0.3,2.2,7,10,5.3,5.9,5.6,4.1,7.7,-2,6,2.5,1,9.5,
12.7,12.2,6.9,2.6,11.3,-2.4,11.5,12.5,2.2,6.8,3.2,7.6,5.2,12.8,6.1,7.9,9.8,3.8,-2.3,-1.2,6.9,10.6,13,5.1,10.8,0.3,2.7,
5,8.5,9.8,6.2,0,5,1.1,5.7,8.9,0,4.5,2,0,5.4,3.3,8.5,7.8,4,6,-0.8,0.7,9,7.7,10.6,7.2,12.1,8.7,11.9,-2.3,8.3,9.8,3.

[Mark Smolens]

Slightly off topic, but related to some of the earlier posts in this thread (I received this missive earlier today):

Businessman Jason Vines was attending a conference in Africa. He had a
free day and wanted to play a round of golf. He was directed to a golf
Course in the nearby jungle. After a short journey, he arrived at the
Course and asked the pro if he could get on.

"Sure," said the Pro, "what's your handicap?"

Not wanting to admit that he had an 18 handicap, he decided to cut it a
bit.

"Well, its 16," Jason said, "But what's the relevance since I'll be
playing alone?"

"It's very important for us to know," said the pro, who then called a
caddy.

"Go out with this gentleman," said the pro, "his handicap is 16."

Jason was very surprised at this constant reference to his Handicap. The
caddy picked up Jason's bag and a large rifle; again the businessman was
surprised but decided to ask no questions.

They arrived on the 1st hole, a par 4. "Please avoid those trees on the
left," said the caddy. Needless to say, Jason duck-hooked his ball into the
trees. He found his ball and was about to punch it out when he heard the
loud crack of the rifle and a large snake fell dead from a tree above his
head. The caddy stood next to him with the rifle smoking in his hand.

"That's the mamba, the most poisonous snake in all Africa. You're lucky I
was here with you."

After taking a bogey, they moved to the 2nd hole, a par 5.

"Avoid those bushes on the right," says the caddy. Of course, Jason's ball
went straight into the bushes. As he went to pick up his ball, he heard the
loud crack of the caddy's rifle once more and a huge lion fell dead at his
feet. "I've saved your life again," said the caddy.

The 3rd hole was a par 3 with a lake in front of the green. Jason's ball
came up just short of the green and rolled back to the edge of the water.
To take a shot, he had to stand with one foot in the lake. As he was about
to swing, a large crocodile emerged from the water, and aggressively bit
off most of his right leg.

As he fell to the ground bleeding and in great pain, he saw the caddy with
the rifle propped at his side, looking on unconcernedly. "Why didn't you
kill it?" asked the man incredulously.

"I'm sorry, sir," said the caddy, "this is the 17th handicap hole, you
don't get a shot here."

That's why you should never lie about your handicap.

[Dave Givnish]

2.3 currently (goes up in the winter)
90+ rounds in 2007

[Wayne_Freedman]

5.4

Just thought about it.
That's my age.
Times ten.

72 rounds, last year.

[rchesnut]

Avid golfer, index 5.9  Around 90 rounds last year.

[Rich Brittingham]

once a weeker - 12.6

[Lou_Duran]

Mark Smolens,

Enjoyed your story.  Golfers with vanity handicaps don't typically bother me, except for those who feel compelled to repeatedly tell me that they're playing the worst round of their life.

As to my handicap, I ended the year with an 8.62 index, and 26 total rounds played (historically high and low marks, index and rounds, respectively).  Both my last round in 2007 and first in 2008 were in 90 strokes, so the trend is not good.  

[Greg Ohlendorf]

avid - 5.4

[Greg Krueger]

2.5 - twice a week. Wish it were more!!!!

[Bob Barriger]

3.1 index, 305 rounds last year. obsessed golfer, down from 370 the year before.

[Brad Klein]

Barriger, gee, you have slowed down.

I'm an 11.3, pretty close to playing 80 rounds on 75 courses annually.

[Bob Barriger]

Brad, remember I missed the month of March with the 3 herniated discs that were relieved by the six epidurals. Just in time to go to Scotland where my phone jumped into the Swilcan Burn and took me with it.

[Brad Klein]

Yes, I remember - a 6.0 off the top step at midnight. And you made (barely) our 7:30 a.m. tee time, though strangely enough you were wearing the same clothes on the 1st tee that you wore the night before, though with a little more wrinkle in them, as I recall.

[Bob Barriger]

the wind/rain suit probably were the same, the undergarments were a little too grimy and were sent to the cleaners by the front desk.  Impressive with the 75 different courses, mine was only about 60 different courses which I will step up next year, between the Scotland trip and the 3 weeks my wife spent in Kenya on her birding tour, it was quite an expensive year.  Its nice to be first off at Wolf Run so I can spin a quick 18 in just over 2 hours and turn around to do another if the mood strikes me which it usually does.

[Lloyd_Cole]

Bob,
You're an inspiration to us all.

[Bob_Huntley]

BUMP,

Has anyone lowered their handicap since this last posting? I doubt it.

Bob

[JLahrman]

NO, quite the opposite.  But I've only posted 5-10 rounds a year for the last two years.  Pathetic.

[Lou_Duran]

BUMP,

Has anyone lowered their handicap since this last posting? I doubt it.

Bob

2010:  7.57, 69 rounds, 57 courses, 34 first time

Index up .1 from 2009, but down from 2008; round and course counts highest in last five years.

[Mac Plumart]

Mine is going lower, but I'm still new to the game...so maybe I don't count.

[Mark McKeever]

Mine was something like a 4.5 at the end of the season.

Mark

[Brett_Morrissy]

Bob,
I think I was off around 8.5-9.0 back in 2007.

After shooting par on my home course for the first time ever yesterday, handicap with our new 'USGA' system, is 5.7