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Author: Kevin O'Connor

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Kevin O'Connor

Kevin joined the SCGA in August of 2012, and will oversee utilization of the USGA Handicap System by SCGA members and member clubs, including utilization of the GHIN service. Having worked at the Northern California Golf Association in a similar role, and then more recently in a senior management role with the United States Golf Association, his experience positions him to assist the SCGA and its members in continued successful implementation of these core programs.

  • FeaturedHandicap HintsSpring 2022
    By Kevin O'Connor
    April 20, 2022
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    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 ...
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  • Handicap HintsWinter 2022
    By Kevin O'Connor
    January 24, 2022
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    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 ...
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  • Handicap HintsSummer 2021
    By Kevin O'Connor
    July 16, 2021
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    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 ...
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  • Handicap HintsSpring 2021
    By Kevin O'Connor
    April 26, 2021
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    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 ...
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  • Handicap HintsWinter 2021
    By Kevin O'Connor
    January 15, 2021
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    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. ...
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  • Fall 2020Handicap Hints
    By Kevin O'Connor
    October 14, 2020
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    Handicap Hints: Exceptional Score Reductions

    GLAD YOU HAD A GREAT ROUND, BUT … Occasionally, everything comes together during a round of golf. Some may remember Bishop Pickering having “the best game ...
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  • Handicap HintsSpring 2019
    By Kevin O'Connor
    April 26, 2019
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    Your Potential Ability: Why You Don’t Always Play To Your Handicap

    The word “potential” feels upbeat in so many ways. We all have potential in relation to many things, including golf. Some consider their golf potential to ...
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  • Handicap HintsWinter 2019
    By Kevin O'Connor
    January 21, 2019
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    Maximum Score: A New Format for a New Era

    The New Rules of Golf have introduced a format called “Maximum Score.” Its definition, listed as Rule 21.2, is: “A form of stroke play where your ...
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  • Fall 2016Handicap Hints
    By Kevin O'Connor
    October 24, 2016
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    Golf’s Great Equalizer: It’s a Safe Bet that the Handicap System Makes Your Games More Enjoyable

    Golf can bring all kinds of feelings, from despair making someone want to quit the game to the euphoria from a great shot or round. For ...
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  • Handicap HintsSummer 2016
    By Kevin O'Connor
    July 1, 2016
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    In Pursuit of Smiles: Measuring the progress of junior golfers

    It can be an exciting time when someone new to the game catches golf fever. This can happen at any age, but the look on the ...
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FeaturedSpring 2022Travel

The Pubs of St Andrews

The challenge seemed daunting at first. On an eight-day trip to St Andrews, my job was to rate the pubs in this lively college town where golf began six centuries ...
  • Scotland Must-Plays & Hidden Gems: 10 Terrific Tracks that Prove the Old Course Isn’t the Only Game Around

    By Joe Passov
    April 21, 2022
  • Bob Does Hollywood: The Hardest Working Man on Instagram Finds Gold in Golf

    By Adam Hawk
    April 21, 2022
  • Not Your Father’s Game: With Two Facilities Newly Open and Callaway at the Helm, the Topgolf Explosion Comes to the Southland

    By Scott Kauffman
    April 21, 2022
  • The Provisional Ball: What? How? When?

    By Jimmy Becker
    April 21, 2022
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