Golf Handicap Software

Focus/2000 offers the most versatile handicapping software you'll find anywhere. Two separate versions of our handicapping software are available.

Basic Handicapping

Designed for individual golfers, golf groups, leagues, and golf clubs without real estate. Basic Handicapping may be licensed for groups of 20, 50, 150, and 999 golfers.

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Golf Course Handicapping Version

Designed specifically for country clubs, municipal golf courses, public golf courses, and golf courses at military bases. It includes all of the features of our Basic Handicapping plus:

• Handicapping facilities for up to 999 club members per group, e.g. Men's Golf Association, Ladies' Golf Association, Junior Golfers, etc.
• A separate module your club members can use to enter their own scores.

Additionally, if you are managing a golf league, running golf tournaments, or maintaining statistics for your golf group, our handicapping products can be combined with other Focus/2000 golf software systems.

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Basic Handicapping

All Focus/2000 Basic Handicapping include two methods for calculating golfers' handicaps.

USGA Formula Handicapping

If your golf group meets all of the requirements specified in the USGA Handicap System manual, you may form a golf club. You may then use the Focus/2000 Handicap System to issue and certify USGA Handicap Indexes and Home Course Handicaps for your club members. Both nine and 18 hole USGA handicap calculations are supported.

The USGA formulas include all of the latest procedures and calculations specified by the USGA. When the USGA changes the handicapping formulas, we incorporate those changes into Focus2000 handicapping software, and make them available as upgrades.

You should check the USGA Handicap System Manual, or visit the USGA's web site, to see if your golf group meets all of the requirements to qualify as a golf club. Only qualified golf clubs may issue and certify USGA Handicap Indexes for their club members.

Personal & League Formula Handicapping (P & L)

This versatile handicapping system lets you set your own handicapping formulas. It is preferred by most golf leagues because it calculates handicaps after just one round of play. And, your handicaps will reflect your golfers' more recent play by using less than the 20 latest rounds required by the USGA formulas.

The power and flexibility of Focus/2000 P & L Handicapping is based on handicapping parameters you specify to tell the software exactly how you want your handicaps calculated.

• Select 9 or 18 hole handicapping.
• Calculate handicaps after just one round has been played.
• Set the maximum hole score allowed for handicapping purposes, e.g. bogey, double bogey, triple bogey, etc. If you enter hole-by-hole scores, the system will automatically make your adjustments for you.
• Select the total number of rounds to retain for handicapping (up to last 15 rounds).
• Optionally discard the number of highest and lowest rounds you specify.
• Select how many of the best remaining rounds to use in calculations, e.g. 2 of last 3, 5 of last 7, or use all of them.
• Use any percentage to make your final handicap adjustment.
• Set any maximum handicap for your golf group.

P & L Handicaps are based on strokes over PAR, so you have a handicap calculation your golfers can understand. P&L Handicapping produces a Handicap Average (e.g. 11.7) and a Handicap (e.g. 12) for each golfer.

Basic Handicapping Features:

Golfers:

Focus/2000 Handicapping supporting up to 20, 50, 150, or 999 golfers is available.

Courses:

You may set up and maintain information for up to 999 golf courses, including course rating, slope, as well as hole-by-hole yardage, par and hole handicap ratings for up to three sets of tees per course.

Entering Scores:

With Focus/2000 Handicapping, you may enter hole-by-hole scores and the system will automatically total the scores for you. An adjusted gross score will be calculated based on the parameters you specify, or based on Equitable Stroke Control if you are using the USGA formulas. The total and adjusted scores are displayed for your review before posting.

Entering Scores

If your golfers total and adjust their own scores, you may just enter total scores.

Handicap Reports:

You can print and display your golfers handicap information in summary form showing just golfers and their handicaps, or in detail form which show each golfers handicap and scoring history. If you are using the USGA formulas, the system produces the Handicap Posting Sheet as required by the USGA.

Handicap Summary Report

Or, you can write most reports to a text file where you can modify them with your word processor.

Handicap Cards:

You may also print handicap cards and labels for your golfers. Handicap information, including each golfers scoring history, can be printed on Focus labels. Handicap Labels can be printed for all golfers, or only those golfers you select. We also provide front handicap labels on which you can print your club's name, address, phone number, name of the club's handicap chairman, etc. The front and back labels are white with blue trim. Then, affix your labels to our attractive burgundy, credit card sized, plastic cards to give each golfer a professionally prepared handicap card. Handicap cards may also be printed on business card stock available at most office supply stores.

Card Front Card Back

InstaCap:

Here's a feature you'll love. At any time, you can select one or more golfers and display a screen showing what the new handicap(s) will be based on the latest rounds played. The screen will list the rounds for you too. You do not have to run a full set of handicap calculations, and InstaCap does not change any golfer's handicap.

InstaCap

Most Improved Golfer:

Here's another feature your golfers will love. You can rank your golfers based on percentage improvement in their USGA Handicap Indexes (if you use USGA formulas), or their Handicap Averages (if you use P&L Handicapping). You specify the time frame for the improvement ranking, e.g. monthly, season, year, etc.

Handicap Look-Up Chart:

Calculate and print handicaps for all of your golfers, for any golf course you select, based on each golfer's USGA Handicap Index and the slope of the golf course to be played.

Scores Input Sheet:

If you wish to use it, you may print a sheet on which your golfers record the date and score for each round played. Use the sheet to enter scores rather than retaining scorecards for each round.

Multiple Group Facilities:

If you maintain handicaps for several different golf groups, the Focus/2000 Handicap System makes it easy. And, you can use the USGA formulas for some golf groups, and P&L Handicapping for others. If you use P&L Handicapping for several golf groups, each group can have its own separate handicapping parameters.

Upgrading:

If you are currently using any prior Version 6.0, 6.1, 6.2, or 6.3 Focus Handicap System, you can use the conversion program provided with the current Handicapping System to convert your golfers, courses, and scores.

Golf Course Handicapping Version

The Golf Course Version of the Focus/2000 Handicapping System is designed for country clubs, municipal golf courses, public golf courses, and golf courses at military bases. It may be used alone to provide USGA Handicap Indexes and Handicaps for various groups at your club, e.g. Men's Golf Association, Ladies Golf Association, etc. Each group can contain up to 999 golfers.

In addition to the basic handicapping features described above, the following features are included in the Golf Course Version only:

Members Scores Entry:

If the computer is located in pro shop, this separate module is lets your club members:

• Enter hole-by-hole scores and let the system ESC and total the scores to calculate and post adjusted gross scores.
• Enter total scores if your golfers total and ESC their scores manually.
• Review what their new handicaps would be if calculated after entry of their latest scores, including the scores history. Actual handicaps are not changed until your normally scheduled handicap calculation.

The Scores Entry Module runs separately from the rest of the handicapping system. Golfers cannot use any other parts of the software when entering scores.