There were six different handicap systems in use around the world before the United States Golf Association and R&A brought them all the under the wing of the World Handicap System in 2020. Each ...

The USGA and The R&A today announced the first update to the World Handicap System™ (WHS™) as part of an ongoing review of the Rules of Handicapping™ and Course Rating System™ with a continued ...

Is 100 per cent of Course Handicap too much in singles match play? Does the balance of power lie with those toting more shots?

As golf’s popularity has surged since the COVID-19 pandemic—3.3 million people in the United States played on a course for the first time in 2022, according to the National Golf Foundation—so too has ...

The Masters is over and the federal tax deadline has arrived. But it’s not all gloomy news on this Monday morning. As of today, golf season is fully and officially underway. With every region of the ...

Jeremy Ellwood investigates whether, in certain circumstances, your handicap really could be affected by a four-ball ...

These are divisive times in golf. But the game still has a unifying force. The handicapping system, designed to keep us all on a level playing field. In January, 2020, the USGA and the R&A expanded ...

Understanding how golf handicaps work is essential for fair play and for tracking your improvement. The World Handicap System™ (WHS), administered by Golf Canada, provides a unified and accurate way ...

With handicap-posting season getting underway in April, here's a look at one of the system's quietly important features. The ...