The united states golf association (USGA) Handicap System  is applied to local golfers.                                                       

This is to make the game of golf enjoyable by enabling golfers of differing abilities to compete  on an equitable basis.             

A golfer begins with a Handicap Index and adjusts that           number depending on the difficulty of the golf course being      played.                                                                                  

The handicap calculated reflects a golfer's 'potential' ability to play the game.                                                                       

With this in mind the system disregards unusually high holes    played or rounds posted.                                                       

One of the basic premises of the USGA system is that a         golfer will try to make the best score he can on each and        every round he plays, and that he will post every                     acceptable round for peer review.                                          

Stay in the present ; only focus on the shot in hand and not on what score it is for.

Find a pre-shot routine and stick to it ; it will help when the pressure is on.  If you deviate from this or have any doubts about the shot, back off and start again.

Visualise the shot you are about to play ; it will give you more confidence when making the shot, which in turn will increase the likelihood of it happening.

Trust your swing ; you have spent all that time practicing, so let it happen.

Think positive ;don't think 'avoid the water ' , think 'hit the green'