just so ya'll would know I wasn't blowing wind . . . . here's how the
USGA uses scores in establishing handicaps . . .should work just fine
for disc golf and you could start having your tournaments when 5
scores are received (would take the best 1 scores if only 5 rounds
in . . . up to best 10 scores from last rolling 20 rounds, etc.)

see below (go to www.usga.com) for full rules on handicapping

alan thompson

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10-2. USGA Handicap Index Formula

The USGA Handicap Index Formula is based on the best handicap
differentials in a player's scoring record. If a player's scoring
record contains 20 or more scores, the best 10 handicap differentials
of the most recent 20 scores are used to calculate the USGA Handicap
Index. The percentage of scores used in a scoring record decreases
from the maximum of the best 50 percent as the number of scores in
the scoring record decreases. If the scoring record contains 9 or 10
scores, only the best three scores (30 to 33 percent) in the scoring
record will be used. Thus, the accuracy of a player's Handicap Index
is directly proportional to the number of acceptable scores posted. A
USGA Handicap Index shall not be issued to a player who has returned
fewer than five acceptable scores. The following procedures
illustrate how authorized golf associations and golf clubs calculate
a player's Handicap Index.

The procedure for calculating Handicap Indexes is as follows:

Use the table below to determine the number of handicap differentials
to use;
Number of
Acceptable Scores / Differentials
To Be Used

5 or 6 / Lowest 1
7 or 8 / Lowest 2
9 or 10 / Lowest 3
11 or 12 / Lowest 4
13 or 14 / Lowest 5
15 or 16 / Lowest 6
17 / Lowest 7
18 / Lowest 8
19 / Lowest 9
20 / Lowest 10