Which rounds count toward my handicap?

Q: Which rounds count toward my handicap?

A score is acceptable when the round is (Rule 2.1): In an authorized format: individual or Four-Ball stroke play (including Stableford, Par/Bogey and Maximum Score) and individual or Four-Ball match play, in organized competitions or general play, over 9 or 18 holes (Rule 2.1a) At least the minimum number of holes (9 for a 9-hole score, 10 for an 18-hole score) Played under the Rules of Golf On a course with a current Course Rating and Slope Rating, during its active season Certified, so it's available for peer review Team formats such as scrambles and foursomes aren't on the list of authorized formats, so those scores aren't posted. Rules issues (Rule 2.1b): in general play, a score usually isn't acceptable if you broke a Rule without applying the penalty or deliberately ignored a Rule. In a competition, a disqualification that gave no significant scoring advantage can still leave the score acceptable, at the Committee's discretion.

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A score is acceptable when the round is (Rule 2.1):

In an authorized format: individual or Four-Ball stroke play (including Stableford, Par/Bogey and Maximum Score) and individual or Four-Ball match play, in organized competitions or general play, over 9 or 18 holes (Rule 2.1a)
At least the minimum number of holes (9 for a 9-hole score, 10 for an 18-hole score)
Played under the Rules of Golf
On a course with a current Course Rating and Slope Rating, during its active season
Certified, so it's available for peer review

Team formats such as scrambles and foursomes aren't on the list of authorized formats, so those scores aren't posted.

Rules issues (Rule 2.1b): in general play, a score usually isn't acceptable if you broke a Rule without applying the penalty or deliberately ignored a Rule. In a competition, a disqualification that gave no significant scoring advantage can still leave the score acceptable, at the Committee's discretion.