If you’ve ever tried to calculate your golf handicap index then you know it’s a lot like rocket surgery, yeah… rocket, surgery. Fortunately for you Gear Patrol has a few mad scientists on staff ready ...

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A product of Cajun country in south Louisiana, Jeff played football through high school, and baseball through college and beyond. After getting a BFA from the Savannah College of Art & Design, he ...

When the World Handicap System (WHS™) was implemented in January 2020, three new safeguards designed to protect the integrity of your Handicap Index® were built into the system. Now that more golfers ...

Welcome to Stuff Golfers Should Know, a GOLF.com series in which we reveal all kinds of useful golf (and life!) wisdom that is sure to make you the smartest, savviest and most prepared player in your ...

Why is my Handicap Index not changing? There are many reasons why your Handicap Index may not be moving; most often the reason is that your recently posted score differential is not among the lowest ...

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 ...

Everyone has seen them – the 63 points, the monthly medals won by net scores in the low 50s, the high handicaps seemingly cleaning up at golf courses around the country since the World Handicap System ...

Fresh off the new rules of golf roll out in January 2019, the United States Golf Association and Royal Ancient are working together again to launch World Golf Handicap 2020. If only the world’s ...