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GET /v1/handicap

WHS course handicap

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Code snippets

curl "https://api.oanor.com/golf-api/v1/handicap" \
  -H "x-oanor-key: oanor_test_..."
await fetch("https://api.oanor.com/golf-api/v1/handicap", {
  headers: { "x-oanor-key": "oanor_test_..." }
});
$ch = curl_init("https://api.oanor.com/golf-api/v1/handicap");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, ["x-oanor-key: oanor_test_..."]);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
$out = curl_exec($ch);
import requests
requests.get(
    "https://api.oanor.com/golf-api/v1/handicap",
    headers={"x-oanor-key": "oanor_test_..."}
)

Example response

A real response from this endpoint, captured by the latest health check.

{
    "data": {
        "note": "WHS course handicap = Handicap Index × (Slope ÷ 113) + (Course Rating − Par), rounded. Playing handicap applies the format's allowance (e.g. 95% for stroke play, 90% singles match).",
        "inputs": {
            "par": 72,
            "slope_rating": 130,
            "course_rating": 71.5,
            "handicap_index": 14.5,
            "allowance_percent": 95
        },
        "course_handicap": 16,
        "playing_handicap": 15,
        "course_handicap_raw": 16.181
    },
    "meta": {
        "timestamp": "2026-06-06T07:14:08.362Z",
        "request_id": "68e34bf1-6f56-4f0e-85ed-5ff4e49bb536"
    },
    "status": "ok",
    "message": "Course handicap",
    "success": true
}