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# What is Net Double Bogey?

Every golfer has had the one bad hole in a round that is not representative of their ability. In the Rules of Handicapping, the maximum score a player can record for handicapping purposes on a given hole is Net Double Bogey.

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If posting a score as hole-by-hole on GHIN.com or the GHIN Mobile App, the system will automatically correct scores that exceed Net Double Bogey.

 ![](https://kb.gapgolf.org/hubfs/image-png-Feb-01-2022-02-14-00-45-PM.png)

In the example above, the player's Course Handicap was 8. The hole score of 7 on hole 4 was adjusted to 6, since the player did not receive a handicap stroke on the par 4. On hole 5, the #1 Stroke Index hole, the player did receive a stroke, so the hole score of 7 was not adjusted.

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