Cap Patrol

The features to show data and analytics from golfers at my club are great. I love being able to see some of the good rounds for people at my home course that I would’ve otherwise not known about

It’s not the easiest to use. But that’s not the worst part, signing in is impossible. You need to put in your GHIN number, email, and password every time and that doesn’t work over half the time. It gives you a message that something went wrong and to try later.

As of January 1, the USGA officially prohibits golf clubs and handicap committees from using Cap Patrol or similar third-party apps to adjust handicap indexes. This policy highlights the redundancy and unnecessary strictness introduced by Cap Patrol, a for-profit service designed primarily to generate substantial revenue from country clubs rather than benefiting golfers directly. The USGA’s GHIN system already effectively identifies and adjusts for significant variations in golfers’ performance, maintaining fairness and integrity. Cap Patrol, to remain relevant and justify its high fees charged to clubs, necessarily implemented overly stringent algorithms beyond what GHIN provides. This approach risks unfairly penalizing golfers under the guise of improved oversight. Ultimately, Cap Patrol prioritizes financial gain from country club subscriptions over genuine golfer interests, providing minimal additional value compared to the established USGA GHIN handicap adjustments.