Your WHS and Course Rating questions answered
Editor Emma Ballard speaks to James Luke, Head of Handicapping and Course Rating at England Golf, about the updates coming to the WHS and Course Rating in 2024
Embracing change: World Handicap System revisions open new doors for golf participation
Charlotte explores how one particular revision to the World Handicap System could have a big impact on the game.
The R&A and USGA announce 2024 World Handicap System™ revisions
As part of an ongoing review, the first update to the World Handicap System™ will come into effect from 1 January 2024.
Are we driving all the good women away?
This week, Charlotte asks: Is the World Handicap System driving low handicap women away from golf and what does it mean for the game?
Women & Golf Q&A Series: James Luke
Welcome to the brand new Women & Golf Q&A Series just for Members. In our fourth episode we speak to James Luke, Head of Handicapping and Course Rating at England Golf
WHS cross-border scoring in GB&I launches
It’s an update that a lot of golfers have been waiting for. You will now be able to submit scores from across GB&I via your home nation World Handicap System app.
Are gender tees a thing of the past?
This week, we ask: Is it time for men’s and women’s tees to give way to tee boxes based on ability instead?
What’s the difference between gender and ability?
Last week, I received an email asking me something that really got me thinking: What’s the difference between gender and ability?
“As a low handicapper, it’s soul destroying”
One Women & Golf reader shares her experience of the World Handicap System as a single figure golfer.
Should you submit every general play card?
The more scores you submit, the more accurate your handicap will be: Submitting general play cards under the World Handicap System.