Course Rating and hole handicap allocation is more of a science than ever before, but still involves some artistry and local knowledge. The post How does a course assign each hole's stroke index?

This might be the easiest way to bring down your Handicap Index.

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 ...

If you have ever examined a scorecard or posted a score for handicap purposes, you have probably seen the terms Course Rating™ and Slope Rating™. While most golfers know they pertain to course ...

How would your handicap measure up if you were playing the US Open course at Shinnecock Hills? You can work it out for ...

Not all golf scores are created equally. That’s why, in 2020, the United States Golf Association adopted a handicap rule called Playing Condition Calculation (PCC). Depending on how golfers perform on ...

Information was obtained from usga.org, golfohio.com, course representatives and Columbus Business First research. In case of ties, courses are listed by USGA course ...

After you both convert your Handicap Index to a Course Handicap, you receive two strokes a side from your match-play opponent. Now it’s time to plot some strategy, based on a glance at the scorecard ...