In this video, Golf Monthly's Jezz Ellwood takes a detailed look at the world handicap system. He picks out the 8 most important things that every golfer needs to know. From handicap indexes to slope ...

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 ...

On behalf of the USGA Handicap Department, thank you for your interest in the World Handicap System™! The following e-Learning course was created to assist Allied Golf Associations in the United ...

Thanks to the World Handicap System, golfers of all abilities have the opportunity to compete against each other on a relatively level playing field. While the system isn’t perfect, it makes golf the ...

Did you only have time for nine? You’re not alone. Nine-hole rounds are on the rise, according to data from the USGA. Of the 300 million scores recorded by the governing body since 2020, around 45,000 ...

The holiday season is all about traditions, and this year the USGA is starting a new one. For the first time ever, the governing body of golf in America has released the data of more than 77 million ...