USGA Handicap Review Tool
Phase 1 User Guide
Handicap Review Tab
Individual golfers can be selected to receive a handicap review in the Admin Portal.
Upon visiting the selected golfer’s profile, the ‘Handicap Review’ tab can be selected to produce a page will display the information pertaining to handicap review.
New Handicap Review
The ‘New Handicap Review’ button will initiate a new handicap review for the selected golfer.
This will produce a pop-up confirming that you would like to perform a new Handicap Review for the golfer.
Clicking ‘Confirm’ will run a handicap review on the golfer. If the review results in a recommended Handicap Index® adjustment, the review details will appear under ‘Most Recent Handicap Review’. When a review results in no recommended adjustment, the results will be available under ‘Handicap Review History’.
Most Recent Handicap Review
The ‘Most Recent Handicap Review’ section contains information about the most recent and pending handicap review. An entry will appear in this section after a handicap review is initiated and results in a recommended Handicap Index adjustment. An admin can choose whether to accept the adjustment by clicking the ‘Apply’ or ‘Deny’ button in the bottom right corner of the section. Additionally, if the recommended adjustment is applied, the ‘Details’ button in the table will produce a screen including an in-depth analysis into the review.
The message “You must Apply or Deny the most recent run handicap review prior to initiating a new one” will appear along with the most recent handicap review. Once a selection has been made regarding the previous review, the ‘New Handicap Review’ button can be used again.
Handicap Review History
After initiating a handicap review for a golfer, the results will be displayed under ‘Handicap Review History’. Within this table you can see the following information about past handicap reviews:
- Date & Time Initiated
- Total Scores Posted during Review Period
- Total High Flags
- Total Low Flags
- % High Flags
- % Low Flags
- Recommended Adjustment Value
- Adjustment Applied (Yes/No)
- Data & Time Applied
Reviews with a corresponding recommended Handicap Index adjustment will include a ‘Details’ button that, once clicked, will provide a screen with more details of the review. Note: there is no ‘Details’ button when the recommended adjustment is 0.
Detailed View
Additional analysis on a handicap review can be accessed by clicking the ‘Details’ button associated with a review.
The top left of the screen displays the golfer’s name and their GHIN® number. At the top right of the screen, the time the review was run as well as the golfer’s Handicap Index and Low Handicap Index™ at the time of the review are shown.
The adjustment value (upward or downward) is also shown along with the adjusted Handicap Index . If a decision on the adjustment has not been made, ‘Apply’ and ‘Deny’ buttons will be available for the admin to make their selection.
The detailed view gives deeper insight into the review with 3 visual representations:
- ‘H.I. During Review’ – Line graph showing change in H.I.
- ‘Played to Handicap Index’ – Pie chart showing % of rounds played to H.I.
- ‘Flagged Scores’ – Pie chart showing % of low flags and % of high flags.
‘Additional Review Details’ displays further information regarding total rounds and the average Score Differentials™ from general rounds and competition rounds along with the minimum and maximum Handicap Index of the golfer under review.
The ‘Scores in Review’ section of the detailed view displays all the rounds evaluated in the review period. Scores highlighted in yellow represent scores that have been flagged. The flags assigned to these scores are shown under the ‘Flagged’ column.
Applying a Recommended Handicap Index Adjustment
There are two possible ways of applying a recommended adjustment to a golfer’s Handicap Index. Under the ‘Most Recent Handicap Review’ section, an admin can select the ‘Apply’ button to apply the adjustment. Additionally, the ‘Apply’ button will also be available after selecting the ‘Details’ button for a review.
After applying the adjustment, the golfer’s Handicap Index will be updated within their profile. The Handicap Index will include an ‘M’ next to the number to indicate an adjustment (or modification) has been put in place. The application of adjustments are eligible for soft caps and hard caps, making it possible for the golfer’s Handicap Index to not move the entire amount of the adjustment.
Denying a Recommended Handicap Index Adjustment
To deny a recommended Handicap Index adjustment, an admin can select the ‘Deny’ button under the ‘Most Recent Handicap Review’ section or press ‘Deny’ in the detailed view.
Denying an adjustment will result in no change to a golfer’s Handicap Index.
To apply a Handicap Index adjustment different from the one recommended, use the ‘Modify H.I.’ button under the ‘Handicap Management’ tab.
Removing a Handicap Index Adjustment
A Handicap Index adjustment can be removed by navigating to the ‘Score Maintenance’ tab, selecting ‘Edit’ on the most recent score listed and clicking on ‘Remove Score Differentials’. Once this is successfully completed, a user must then navigate to the ‘Handicap Management’ tab and select the ‘Special Update’ button. After confirming the special update, the adjustment and ‘M’ will be removed from the golfer’s Handicap Index.