9 hole Rules

9-hole (or more) competitions may be legitimately handicapped as outlined in the following excerpt from the Australian Handicapping System:

Any stipulated round of nine holes or more may be used for handicapping purposes. Please note it is a committee decision as to whether a 9-hole event (or an event of between 10-17 holes) is to be a competition round and handicapped. The score shall be converted to an 18-hole score by the following method: a) When the score is worse than net par for a stipulated round of less than 18 holes, the score is extended to 18 holes on a pro-rata basis, eg: ~ Stableford round over 12 holes score of 20 pts is extended to 30 pts ~ Par competition over 9 holes score of -3 is extended to -6 ~ Stroke competition over 9 holes score of 4 over par is extended to 8 over par b) When the score is equal to or better than net par for a round of less than 18 holes, the score is extended to 18 holes by completing the card with net par figures, eg: ~ Stableford round over 12 holes score of 26 pts is extended to 38 pts (26 plus 12) ~ Par competition over 9 holes score of +3 is extended to +3 (+3 plus Square) ~ Stroke competition over 9 holes score of net 33 (par 36) is extended by adding the net par of the other 9 (say 35) net 68 The extended scores are then used as in a normal 18-hole competition. More information on the full Australian Handicappping System and Q&A Document for Competitions of Between 9-17 holes