Sentence:  Well, then, how come you can play golf against Jack Nicklaus or Gary Player or Lee Trevino with some hope for beating them? The answer is, of course, you can't -- not unless you have a handicap. This is the great equalizer, the instrument that gives the most <WSD>pedestrian hacker</WSD> a shot at an even match. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  (hacker) Someone who is mediocre at their craft.