Anti-Handicap: How You Play When It's Not Your Day
Anti-Handicap is a TheGrint performance stat that shows the other end of your scoring. A handicap is built from your best 8 differentials in your most recent 20 rounds; Anti-Handicap uses your 8 highest. The gap between the two shows how consistent you are. Anti-Handicap is not an official handicap.
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- What it uses: your 8 highest differentials from your most recent 20 rounds.
- What it shows: how you score when it's not your day.
- The gap: a bigger gap between your handicap and Anti-Handicap means more variation between your best and worst rounds.
- Where to find it: the first screen of Stats, right below your handicap.
- Not official: a TheGrint stat, not part of the World Handicap System.
How Anti-Handicap works
Under the World Handicap System™, a Handicap Index® is calculated from the lowest 8 Score Differential™ values among your most recent 20 scores. It shows how well you've shown you can play. Anti-Handicap flips that around: TheGrint takes the 8 highest differentials from your most recent 20 rounds, your worst 8 in that window, to show how you play when things go wrong.
Read the gap, not just the number
Put the two side by side. Your handicap answers "How good are you when you're playing well?" Anti-Handicap answers "How bad are you when you're not?" A small gap means your scores stay close together from round to round. A big gap means your best and worst days are far apart, which often points to blow-up holes and mistakes worth fixing first.
Where to find it
Anti-Handicap sits on the first screen of the Stats section in TheGrint, directly below your handicap. It updates as you add rounds.
Not an official handicap
Anti-Handicap is a TheGrint performance stat. It is not a Handicap Index, it is not part of the World Handicap System, and it doesn't replace an official handicap.
Want to know what's behind your high rounds? See Stats & Insights.
Dig deeper
Find what's behind your worst rounds
Once you know how wide your gap is, TheGrint's stats help you see why.
- What-if Score shows how many strokes penalties cost you
- Approach Accuracy shows where your approach shots miss
- Scrambling shows how well you recover
How to see your Anti-Handicap
- Post at least a few rounds on TheGrint; the more of your last 20 rounds it has, the more useful the number.
- Open Stats.
- Find Anti-Handicap on the first screen, right below your handicap.
Anti-Handicap FAQ
What is Anti-Handicap?
Anti-Handicap is a TheGrint stat built from your 8 highest differentials in your most recent 20 rounds. It shows how you score on your bad days.
How is Anti-Handicap different from a handicap?
A handicap uses your best 8 differentials from your last 20 rounds. Anti-Handicap uses your worst 8. Together they show the range of your scoring.
What does the gap between my handicap and Anti-Handicap mean?
A smaller gap means more consistent scoring. A bigger gap means more difference between your best and worst rounds.
Is Anti-Handicap an official handicap?
No. It is a TheGrint performance stat, not a Handicap Index and not part of the World Handicap System.
Where do I find Anti-Handicap in the app?
On the first screen of Stats, directly below your handicap.
World Handicap System™, Handicap Index®, Score Differential™ and related marks are owned or licensed by the United States Golf Association® (USGA®) and/or The R&A. All rights reserved.
