Calculation of handicap is often complicated, mainly because not all courses are equally difficult or not all players are equal. A person with par on course A could have 4 strokes on par on field B, or someone with 20 strokes on par on course A would do better with 16 strokes on par on field B. For a “scratch golfer”, the course B is harder, but with “bogey golfer”, pitch A is harder. The reason is that yard challenges have a different effect on each person.
Distance is often a problem for amateur “bogey” golfer because their swing speed is slow and the ball goes not far, so more clubs are needed to reach the green. However, courses are often designed with obstacles to lessen the advantage of golfers, forcing them to “lay up” to avoid bunkers or water traps, while the bogey golfer is not affected much. because the obstacle is out of their reach. Terrain factors and maintaining fairway can affect golfers of all qualifications; narrowing the fairway with many obstacles or extending rough on the sides often increases the rate of hitting the ball into the unfavorable area, thereby increasing the challenge for all players.
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