After you both convert your Handicap Index to a Course Handicap, you receive two strokes a side from your match-play opponent. Now it’s time to plot some strategy, based on a glance at the scorecard ...

It’s one of the more controversial aspects of the World Handicap System. We get our Course Handicap – the number of shots we ...

Developed by The R&A and USGA, the World Handicap System (WHS) represents a major shift in handicapping that has united six handicapping bodies across the globe under one standardised system. WHS ...

For the first time, you finally tamed that long par 4 with trees down the left side and one squarely in the middle of the fairway. And water is in play on the right. In addition, two bunkers protect ...

Raise your hand if this has happened to you. A narrow window opens in your schedule, so you sneak out to play 9 holes. You quite like it. You’re not alone. As golf has boomed in recent years, with ...

Before you can even qualify for the normal championships, you'll have to set a handicap for yourself. A handicap determines your skill level and it adjusts the difficulty of computers accordingly.

Scottie Scheffler recently revealed his golf handicap and it has shocked more than one fan. According to Scheffler’s home club authorities, he is a +7, and that’s the handicap he uses when playing ...

Course Rating and hole handicap allocation is more of a science than ever before, but still involves some artistry and local knowledge. The post How does a course assign each hole's stroke index?

This content was first published in Golf Journal, a quarterly print publication exclusively for USGA Members. To be among the first to receive Golf Journal and to learn how you can ensure a strong ...