WORLD HANDICAP SYSTEM

The World Handicap System is launching on Monday, 2nd November, 2020. It is designed to welcome more players, to make golf easier to understand and to give all golfers a handicap (the new name will be handicap index) which is portable all around the globe.

It will replace the six different systems currently used by over 15 million golfers in more than 80 countries.

It has been developed by The R&A and The United States Golf Association (USGA), supported by the world’s handicapping authorities, including CONGU, which represents the four home countries of Great Britain and Ireland.

Click here for the England Golf 'Golfers Toolkit'

Click here for WHS info from The Vale

Click here for some frequently asked questions

Click here for a number of short videos explaining how it will all work

Click here to access the Golfer Education Hub

Click here for the Rules of Handicapping Player Reference Guide

Click here for the World Handicap System Privacy Notice