Should competition scores be the ultimate way of administering handicaps? Is it time to accept golf should treat casual ...

In this video, Golf Monthly's Jezz Ellwood takes a detailed look at the world handicap system. He picks out the 8 most ...

Data relating to the three leading amateurs at the 2026 US Women's Open shows how their Handicap Indexes changed noticeably ...

In this edition of Play Smart, we take a look at how a "burnerverse" golfer became a single-digit handicap in just 18 months. The post How a ‘burnerverse’ golfer went from beginner to single-digit ...

This might be the easiest way to bring down your Handicap Index.

The USGA and R&A have worked steadfastly to create a new world order … of handicaps. The result is a system that every golfer in the world can use at any course in the world. One that will allow you ...

Most elite golfers have a positive handicap and give extra strokes to the course. Take Tiger Woods’ +9.4 handicap, for example. But why would any golfer willingly give strokes away, and what does the ...

Golf’s new World Handicap System, which is designed to bring the game of golf under a single set of Rules for handicapping and provide a more consistent measure of players’ ability between different ...

Editor's Note: On Jan. 1, 2020, the World Handicap System goes into effect in the United States along with several countries around the globe. In the U.S., the new process replaces the old USGA system ...

Trailblazers, no matter what the field, lead the way to new frontiers because they use their energy, insight and passion in a way no one else dared try. Dr. Francis J. Scheid was such a golf innovator ...

A collection of the best of our Melbourne Cup coverage, from fashion to the races and everything in between. See all stories. There’s a saying in racing: “weight stops trains”. It certainly stopped ...