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Message: [QUOTE="jncuse, post: 5061949, member: 1969"] Well thanks for providing that, I didn't realize it was publicly available. That being said a few thoughts here. Although it is certainly possible that is the only rounds he has posted, I think there are a few more plausible scenarios in my view. - Regarding the scores that are posted. Is it possible that those are all from tournament rounds he has played? Where the tournament is uploading data to GHIN on scores for the field at the end? And that his handicap for all his rounds is being maintained under a separate identifier for privacy reasons? - Regarding the 86. That was in a professional golf event so its probably not even handicap eligible. Professional tour players unlike amateurs tournament players are not required to maintain handicaps. At minimum there would have been nobody from the tournament uploading data to GHIN. - Based on what I have read the GHIN has a privacy policy. As a member of a golf course you are able to see more about fellow members, but less about those outside of your club - although you should be able to see all of Charlie's scores without exact dates apparently.. Course administrators that ascertain things are able to see more data. Since there are different settings on GHIN, it wouldn't surprise me that certain USGA members are also able to ask/apply for more privacy when it comes to disclosing scores. Charlie Woods is a pretty high profile 15 year old - do you want to publicly disclose where he is playing everyday? I'm sure former presidents or officials have their information hidden for privacy and security reasons as well. Charlie Woods "Full" profile might not even be the one you are looking at... the only stuff you can publicly see is information relating to certain tournaments. That being said, what does make my theory skeptical, is the rounds that he has shown are consistently very good. A handicap of +3.0 is 4.4 shots above what is required, and there is no way in my view that is his handicap at this point. I think I read somewhere that the top amateur in the world right now has a handicap of +5.5 or so something. But if he is maintaining his Handicap under a private identity, that 86 is probably long gone... I'm sure he has played at least 40 rounds the last 2 months. [/QUOTE]

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