Does SortaGolf Have Handicaps?

The purpose of handicapping is to help level the playing field between competitors of different skill levels by providing ‘strokes’ based on historical performance. 

With SortaGolf, this desired leveling is substantially accomplished through the damage controlling properties of The Sorta 7 Amendments, which significantly reduce the separation between golfers of different skill levels. 

SortaGolf naturally provides a more equitable landscape for golfers and, therefore, the role of handicapping is greatly diminished and simplified relative to the USGA.

Here is how it works.  SortaGolf handicaps are established based on a golfer’s previous best single 18-hole score over the last (5) years:

       Best Score   SGA Handicap

                <75                       0

76-78                         1

79-80                         2

81-83                        3

84-86                        4

87-89                        5

90-92                        6

93-96                        7

97-99                        8

100+                         9

With their initial handicap established, SortaGolfer handicaps are only adjusted lower, when a player lowers his/her best score…utilizing the Sorta 7 Amendments, of course.

With SortaGolf, we all carry a single digit handicap!