How do I get a Handicap Index in England?

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Step 1: join a golf club or iGolf. Your Handicap Index is managed by a Handicap Committee, either at your club or through England Golf's iGolf scheme for golfers without a club membership. Step 2: submit 54 holes of scores. Play and submit acceptable scores totalling 54 holes, made up of 18-hole rounds, complete 9-hole rounds or a mix. For each round: pre-register it before you start (this applies to initial-handicap rounds too) play under the Rules of Golf with at least one other person acting as your marker each hole is capped at par + 5 for handicap purposes until you have a Handicap Index. Your Handicap Index is issued the day after your 54th hole is submitted, or soon after. Other points: The maximum Handicap Index is 54.0. If your first calculation comes out higher, you're given 54.0. Scores from any individual stroke play format (medal, Stableford, par/bogey) are acceptable, in competitions or general play. Your Handicap Index isn't the number of strokes you get on the course. That's your Course Handicap, which depends on the tees you play.