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 ...

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 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 ...

Now that we’ve got your attention, an important reminder: though your golf game might not get more accurate in 2024, your handicap will. On Jan. 1, the World Handicap System, which was established in ...

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 ...

With Rory McIlroy's Masters success - and career Grand Slam - expected to inspire a surge in participation, golf bosses are warning humble hackers to avoid cheating on their handicaps. Millions of ...

Nyeri golf club's handicap 6 caddy Bernard Karigu in action during the Mount Kenya Championship February 3, 2020. [Mose Sammy, Standard] There is a lot of excitement and anxiety in our golf circles ...

I've been playing golf for more than 40 years, but I still think I can get more out of the game. This is what I'm planning ...

There’s an adage in journalism that says if both sides of a complicated issue are unhappy with a story, that must mean it was fair. This might best summarize the World Handicap System as well. There ...