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short answer is no, you cannot post it as an 18 hole round. The course is rated based on the full 18. You can post the 9 hole score then play the second 9 the next day and that would be ok.

I know for me my number 2 guy is better then the 1st guy to hit a shot.

Try playing from two sets of tees also.

I play 9 with two balls pretty frequently and actually set up a competition with myself. I'm fairly competitive and determined a long time ago that my biggest competition is me anyway. (I talk to myself too but that's another story.) I have scored the first ball but not the second. My personal experience is that there has not been a huge difference in the scores in fact sometimes the 1st ball is actually lower that the second. If I approached it from a statistical perspective I would be surprised to see a statistically measurable difference between the two. Again, that's just me. Based on OtterMan08's research it looks this isn't acceptable by the USGA rules. Bummer.

Is there a big difference in score between one ball vs. the other?

by the way great question

I play two balls many times when I'm just practicing but I don't score it. No matter where my 2nd lies it seems that I putt it better than the first. If I do keep score it is only with first ball. I don't put score in as that just doesn't seem right. And I would bet if you do put both your handicap comes down deflating your true handicap. After playing my first tournament that would be the last thing I would want. Gives you chance of being in the wrong flight. Okay I guess if you like playing with people better than you. We had a guy I played with the first day that had a 20 handicap and he stomped all of us with much lower handicap. Can you say sandbagger.

From the USGA website handicap manual decisions section

5-1d/2. Status of Scores Made when Two Balls Played Throughout Round

Q: A player frequently plays alone and plays two balls throughout the round. May the player return the score made with each ball for handicap purposes?

A: No. The player may not return the score made with either ball, as such scores are not made in accordance with the Rules of Golf?see Rule 7-2 of ?The Rules of Golf.?

******* Rule 7-2 refers to practice during a round but does not specifically address putting two balls in play.

I would not do it, but that's me. I'm not sure what the actual USGA ruling is on it but I would think it would hurt you more than anything, with getting an advantage on green speeds, breaks, weather conditions, grooving it blah, blah, blah. My 2nd ball is better 75% of the time when I play 2 balls messing around. If I was to do that I would have a much lower score on the 2nd ball than I would on the 1st. Meaning my handicap would be lower. Then you get to a tournament where you only play 1 ball, but you have to play off of a handicap based on a 2nd ball and your screwed.

i wouldn't think that would be a problem. it's two different rounds scored seperately with two different balls. i think you're in the clear and as far as green speed and break go, you probably aren't making the exact same putt twice on the same hole and what would be the difference if you played 9 and then went back and started again? same greens you just played and the same conditions and hole locations. okay in my book