One number, built from your best Combines over time, that tells you whether you're actually a 9 or a 9 with bad putting.
Lower is better. Zero is scratch. Plus is elite.
Every golfer knows their handicap. Two seconds to read. Universally understood. Putting has never had one — until now. The Woosh Putting Handicap is a single number derived from your Combines over time. Lower is better. Zero is scratch. Plus is elite (better than scratch). Twenty-plus is improvement-coachable. Two seconds to read, same as the round-handicap you already carry.
Three Combines for a provisional number, marked with a P. Five Combines for an established one. From there it's the same logic GHIN uses — your best 5 of your last 10 Combines, averaged, then 90 minus that average. The math is simple on purpose. The point is what it produces, not how it produces it: a number that reflects your demonstrated ability, not your worst day.
| Avg Combine score | Handicap | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| 95 | +5 | Elite |
| 90 | 0 | Scratch |
| 85 | 5 | Strong amateur |
| 80 | 10 | Solid mid-handicap |
| 75 | 15 | Improvement-coachable |
Your full-round handicap tells you you're a 9. Your Putting Handicap tells you whether you're a 9 because of your putting or in spite of it. Most golfers are a different number than they think. Track yours over time. Compare against peers (Pro). Show your coach what you can actually do, not what you remember doing.
The handicap doesn't update on a single great session — that's the point. Best 5 of last 10, established at five Combines, won't move much on a hot Tuesday. If you want a number that flatters you, this isn't it. If you want one that holds up when a coach asks "what are you actually putting?" — this is the one.
Three Combines for a provisional handicap. Five for an established one.