Author: Kevin O'Connor
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Handicap Index Calculation
We receive a fair number of inquiries about the Handicap Index® and why it is not changing/not changing fast enough, not low enough, not high enough, ... -
Playing Conditions Calculation: Were There Outstanding Conditions The Day You Played?
In late 2022 and early 2023 a fair number of Score Differentials™ were impacted by the automated playing conditions calculation (PCC) as part of the World ... -
New Year’s Daze: Looking Forward and Looking Back at your Handicap
With the new year, many resolutions are made, including trying to improve our golf games (and our Handicap Indexes®). Unfortunately, “out with the old and in ... -
Handicap Allowances
There is often anticipation in the air as the date for the next handicap competition at a club approaches. Participants want to know what handicap value ... -
Nine-Hole Scores: The Hows and Whys of Posting
Nine-hole rounds are acceptable scores and are to be posted for handicap purposes. In general, when choosing to post a score, an option to define the ... -
Keeping You Informed: GHIN Push Notifications on your Mobile Phones
Last month, a new feature that can automatically provide updated information on a few key items tied to your handicap record and digital profile was introduced. First ... -
New Year, New Handicap?
Sorry, not quite so fast With the new year, many resolutions are made, including trying to improve our golf games (and our Handicap Index®). Unfortunately, “out with ... -
When Time Is of the Essence: What to Do When You Can’t Finish
SUMMER OFTEN BRINGS about an opportunity for early evening golf, and this periodically results in a race against darkness. To help get through as much of ... -
Handicap Index Caps
There are several safeguards in The World Handicap System, and one is a limit on the upward movement of the Handicap Index, known as a cap. The ... -
WHS: A first-year review
As 2020 was the first year for the World Handicap System™, we thought we would look back at some statistical information to see how things have gone. ...
