Equitable Stroke Control

Equitable Stroke Control (ESC) is used for handicap purposes, in order to make Handicap Indexes more representative of a player's potential ability. In short, ESC is the downward adjustment of unusually high individual hole scores.¹

18-Hole Course Maximum Score to post

Handicap

Par 3 Par 4 Par 5

9 or less 5 6 7

10 - 19 7 7 7

20 - 29 8 8 8

30 - 39 9 9 9

40+ 10 10 10

9-Hole Course Maximum Score to post

Handicap

Par 3 Par 4 Par 5

4 or less 5 6 7

5 - 9 7 7 7

10 - 14 8 8 8

15 - 19 9 9 9

20+ 10 10 10

1 - As quoted from SCGA 2011 Edition booklet