Golf’s new World Handicap System should be implemented in 2020, the governing bodies announced Tuesday. The system is designed to bring golf under a single set of rules worldwide, while encouraging as ...

Nearly two years after it was first unveiled, the World Handicap System (WHS) is about to take effect. The U.S. is one of several countries that will adopt the WHS, which was crafted by the USGA and R ...

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 recommended procedure for the allocation of stroke index values in the Rules of Handicapping under the World Handicap System (WHS™) has changed from the recommendations found in the previous USGA ...

The R&A and USGA announced Wednesday that they have formed a joint committee in order to develop a single, world handicap system. Under the current system, more than 15 million golfers across 80 ...

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 ...

Towards the end of last year, the Kenya Golf Union informed clubs that as golfers prepare to get onto the World Handicap System, there would no longer be men or women tee boxes. Neither will there be ...

An annual handicap report from the USGA provides a data-driven snapshot of player performance and other trends in the game. The post Average U.S. handicaps, best states plus 7 other facts from 2025 ...

In the first of a series of pieces revealing what you think about WHS, here's how you really feel about the controversial calculator ...

Our big survey shows general play rounds are at the heart of club golfer concerns about the World Handicap System ...