In order to establish and maintain a Handicap Index, a player must be a member of an authorized golf club. Most golf courses, public and private, are authorized.

Headline inflation is the raw inflation figure reported through the Consumer Price Index (CPI), released monthly by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The Consumer Price Index For All Urban Consumers measures inflation; the changes in U.S. consumer prices based on a representative basket of goods and services.

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