Many golfers will readily admit there are times when playing a solo round is sublime. However, Rule 2.1 of the Rules of Handicapping states that if you play by yourself, you can’t post your score.

You left the golf course with an 84 and when you woke up the next day, the Golf Handicap Information Network (GHIN) treated it like an 81. How is that possible? When the World Handicap System was ...

The USGA and The R&A today announced the first update to the World Handicap System™ (WHS™) as part of an ongoing review of the Rules of Handicapping™ and Course Rating System™ with a continued ...

Can you submit a score, or will the competition count for handicap, if there are flooded bunkers? Is there is a limit to the ...

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 ...

You might know some golfers at your club or course who have a habit of raking putts that are not “gimmes.” They might even pick up their ball after a hole has been decided in match play, even though ...