<P> Under the EGA system, final scores might be amended using the Competition Stableford Adjustment method . </P> <P> Australian golf handicaps are maintained by GOLFLink which was a world - first computerised handicapping system developed by Golf Australia's predecessor, the Australian Golf Union in the 1990s . The AGU operated from 1898 until it merged with Women's Golf to form GA in 2006 . Together with its State / Territory bodies, GA represents 445,000 amateur golfers belonging to 1530 Golf Clubs and sits alongside bodies representing the Pros, Superintendents, Managers and Architects . When GOLFLink was first introduced it contained two key characteristics that set it apart from other world handicapping systems: </P> <Ol> <Li> It relied on a Calculated Course Rating to determine how difficult the course was on the day, and upon which handicap adjustment was made . </Li> <Li> It utilised a' swipe' card that enabled a player to access his handicap from any GOLFLink terminal in Australia . </Li> </Ol> <Li> It relied on a Calculated Course Rating to determine how difficult the course was on the day, and upon which handicap adjustment was made . </Li>

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