Procedures

Match Play Posting
When a hole is started but a player does not hole out, the player must record their most likely score for handicap purposes. (Rule 3.3, Rules of Handicapping). If the match ends with holes left to play and the players continue to play, the actual scores must be posted on every hole played. If a match     ends with holes left to play and the players do not play the remaining holes, the players should post using the hole-by-hole feature for each hole played (keeping in mind at least 9 holes associated with a 9-hole Course Rating™ and Slope Rating™ must be played for a score to posted).
 

9-Hole Score Posting
When a player posts a 9-hole score, the WHS will automatically calculate an 18-hole Score Differential for the round, based on the player’s 9-hole score Differential and expected Score Differential based on the their current Handicap Index®, allowing the 9-hole round to be considered in the player’s Handicap Index calculations right away. As part of the this change, golfers are required to play all 9 holes with a valid 9-hole Course Rating™ and Slope Rating™ instead of the previous minimum of 7 holes.
 

Completing only 10-17 Holes
When a player plays only 10-17 holes the player will be required to post as a hole-by-hole score. This allows USGA® Centralized Computation to produce a Score Differential for the holes played and an expected Score Differential for the number of holes that were not played. Note that score posting products require a minimum of 9 individual hole scores that correspond to a 9-hole Course Rating™ and Slope Rating™ for a score to be posted. 
 

Now, when a player with a Handicap Index® plays 10-17 holes, a Score Differential™ is created based on the holes played, and the player’s expected Score Differential for the number of remaining holes not played is added to that value to produce an 18-hole Score Differential.
 

To facilitate this change, when a player plays between 10-17 holes, they are required to post their scores hole-by-hole so the appropriate Score Differential can be calculated from the holes that were played to combine with the expected score for the holes not played.

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