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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Q. Why was my Handicap Index impacted by a soft cap or hard cap? A. The cap is an automatic step in the Handicap Index calculation. It is not an additional adjustment, but a built-in safeguard ...

I've been playing golf for more than 40 years, but I still think I can get more out of the game. This is what I'm planning ...

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 ...

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

More golfers maintained handicap indexes, and they posted more scores than ever in the World Handicap System. Which states had the best players?