MONTREAL – Equitable Stroke Control (ESC) has been part of golf’s method of determining a player’s handicap for years, but it has undergone a significant change in Canada since March 1. Following the ...
As of March 1, Golf Canada has adopted the USGA’s Equitable Stroke Control procedure. ESC is the downward adjustment of individual hole scores to make handicaps more representative of a player’s ...
Under the World Handicap System, a limit of Net Double Bogey on the maximum hole score (for handicapping purposes only). Net Double Bogey will replace the existing Equitable Stroke Control (ESC) ...