The Handicap Index, designed to level the game's playing field, is golf's most useful metric. It's also widely misunderstood. We explain. The post 7 things you’re getting wrong about your Handicap ...

The question often arises of what is a low, mid and high handicap in golf? Well now, following data published by England Golf, we may have more of an idea. According to the governing body for amateur ...

Golf is a unique game in that anyone can compete with anyone else, regardless of skill level. This is thanks to handicapping. Handicapping is implemented via the World Handicap System. This system, ...

But in among the comments in our most recent correspondence was a recurring theme: that club competitions should have a ...

For golfers who play fewer than 15 rounds a year, routinely shoot in the 90s or higher, or prefer to play for fun, a Handicap Index allows you to track your progress and work toward goals ...

A couple of years ago, I was invited to play in a competitive golf event in Georgia. I hadn’t played in a tournament setting for quite a while, and to be completely honest, when I signed up, I didn’t ...

The USGA is rolling out a new privacy option for golfers with an official Handicap Index. On supported apps like GHIN, you ...

The number of golfers in the U.S. with a Handicap Index eclipsed the 3 million mark for the first time in 2022 as the year-over-year trajectory pointed upward for the third consecutive year. The ...

The USGA has revealed the golf handicap indexes of all states in the USA. Mississippi and Arkansas topped the list. The first two positions remain unchanged. For the second time in a row, Mississippi ...

When you think of golf hotbeds in the United States, places like Florida, California and Arizona come to mind given the sheer number of golf courses found in each state. Yet according to data the USGA ...

On June 27, when Paige Spiranac posted her handicap index to be +3.4, people showered her comment section with queries, with some replies attempting to mock her handicap. As a result, on the same day, ...

‘One shot per hole’. ’18 is enough for comps’. Even with so much technology to help increase forgiveness and ball speed, I think we need to realize that at some point you just have to hit the ball. A ...