WORLD HANDICAP SYSTEM ON TRACK

GOLF’S new World Handicap System (WHS) remains on track for global implementation starting in 2020. The WHS will unite the golf world under one single set of handicapping rules and will be governed by the USGA and The R&A, with support from the existing six handicap authorities, including Golf Australia. The system is designed to bring the game under a single set of Rules for handicapping and provide a more consistent measure of a player’s ability between different regions of the world. The R&A and the USGA has also launched a social media video campaign to remind golfers of the eight key features of the new Rules of Handicapping and to reveal more details. These features include: • Minimum number of scores to establish a Handicap Index and maximum Handicap Index of 54.0;• Basis of…

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Golf Australia (Digital) - 1 Issue, June 2019

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