Golf ScoutHow do I check my golf handicap?
Your official Handicap Index is held by your national body, so check it in their app or on their website: MyEG (My England Golf) in England, My Scottish Golf in Scotland, the Wales Golf app or My Wales Golf portal in Wales, and the Golf Ireland app or MyGolf login in Ireland. You log in with the membership number your club gives you. Your index updates the day after a score goes in.
In Britain and Ireland your Handicap Index isn't kept by your club alone: it sits on your national body's World Handicap System record, and each body has its own app and website for it.
Where to check it
| Where you play | App | Website login |
|---|---|---|
| England | MyEG (My England Golf) | My England Golf account on englandgolf.org |
| Scotland | My Scottish Golf | Scottish Golf website |
| Wales | Wales Golf | My Wales Golf on walesgolf.org |
| Ireland | Golf Ireland | MyGolf on golfireland.ie |
App names as each national body gives them in October 2026.
England: MyEG
England Golf's app is called My England Golf, or MyEG. It shows your Handicap Index, your full scoring record and how your index has changed, and it works out your course handicap for any set of tees at an English course. It's also where you register to play and enter a general play score. To log in the first time, your email address must be registered with your club, and you need your membership number: England Golf says it's the number previously known as your CDH number, and your club can give it to you. You can use the same My England Golf account in a web browser.
Scotland: My Scottish Golf
Scottish Golf's app is My Scottish Golf. It covers handicap management, player stats and submitting scores, and you sign in with your Scottish Golf ID (your CDH number) as the membership number. If your index looked slightly different when the new app arrived, Scottish Golf explains that scoring records were imported and recalculated on the new platform.
Wales: the Wales Golf app and My Wales Golf
Wales Golf's app is simply called Wales Golf. It shows your handicap and scoring history, which scores count towards your index, and hole-by-hole records for each round. On the web, log in to My Wales Golf with your member ID (your CDH number) and password. Club members activate their account from the My Wales Golf player portal, which emails a code to the address your club holds.
Ireland: the Golf Ireland app and MyGolf
Golf Ireland's app lets you pre-register and enter general play scores, and the MyGolf login on golfireland.ie gives access to your handicap and results. You log in with the 8-digit membership number on the back of your membership card.
What you'll see
- Handicap Index, such as 14.2. This is the number that goes with you to any course.
- Your scoring record: your recent scores and which of them count towards your index. Our guide to working out your golf handicap explains how they make your index.
- Low Handicap Index: your lowest index of the last 365 days, which limits how fast it can rise (see why your handicap can go up).
- Course handicap for the tees you're playing. An index of 14.2 off tees rated 71.2 with a slope of 128, par 72, gives 15 strokes.
When does it update?
The Rules of Handicapping say your index should be updated no later than the day after a score is submitted. If you play again before that happens, use the index you already have. In England, a general play score also has to be attested by a golfer who played with you.
I don't have a membership number
Ask your club secretary or handicap committee: they can give you the number, check the email address on your record, or tell you your index. If you're not in a club, each body has a route to an official index. England Golf and Golf Ireland both run schemes called iGolf for golfers without a club, Scottish Golf offers OpenPlay through its website, and Wales Golf's portal has a login for its Flexi members.
Checking a handicap you worked out yourself
If you've kept your own scores, you can estimate your index with the handicap calculator. It's an estimate, not an official index, but it's a useful check that your record looks right. If the two differ, the usual reasons are a score that wasn't submitted, a different course rating, or a hole capped at net double bogey.
Turn your index into a course handicap
Related guides
- Course rating and slope rating explained
- How many rounds do you need for a handicap?
- Do 9-hole scores count for your handicap?
Sources
- England Golf: the My England Golf (MyEG) app
- England Golf iGolf: MyEG app features
- England Golf iGolf: your Handicap Index and the World Handicap System
- Scottish Golf support: the My Scottish Golf app
- App Store: My Scottish Golf
- Wales Golf: My Wales Golf login
- Wales Golf: My Wales Golf WHS player portal
- App Store: Wales Golf
- Golf Ireland: MyGolf login
- Golf Ireland: Golf Ireland App launched
- Golf Ireland: iGolf sign-up
- The R&A: Rules of Handicapping, Rule 5
Golf Scout keeps your scorecards and works out a handicap estimate from your rated rounds; your official Handicap Index stays with your national body. Get Golf Scout on the App Store, free for iPhone and Apple Watch.