What is the Score to Lower?

On this page, the score to lower as the score needed to lower your Course Handicap to the next lower number. If you have a Course Handicap of 20, then this is the score that is needed for you to lower your Course Handicap, for that specific course, to be a 19.

A few important notes:

• If you have less than 20 scores, or if your 20th score is used in calculating your handicap (one with the star next to it), then this can cause your Score to Lower to be quite low (to make up for for an additional score).
• The number of courses displayed in the list is determined by the setting you chose on your Preferences page.
• We do not provide the score (on your next round) needed to raise your handicap, because in most cases, no matter what you shoot on your next round, your handicap will not rise.
• Separately the number here is slightly different than the number on your main Scorecard, which is based off your Handicap Index (since we don't know which Because we don't know which course you are going to play next) and looks at what it will take to reduce your Index to the next lower integer, rounded (e.g. from 16.4 to 15.4, or from 15.8 to 15.4).