World Handicap System™ 2024 Revision Hub
In 2020, the World Handicap System™ (WHS™) went into effect bringing six different handicap systems together into a single set of Rules of Handicapping, enabling golfers of different abilities to play and compete on a fair and equal basis, no matter how or where they play.
The USGA and The R&A jointly launched and govern the WHS to provide a modern and responsive system, that gives an accurate reflection of a player’s demonstrated ability. It is calculated by incorporating the Rules of Handicapping and the Course Rating System and is administered by a range of handicapping bodies and national associations around the world.
The purpose of the World Handicap System is to enable as many golfers as possible the opportunity to:
- Obtain and Maintain a Handicap Index®,
- Use their Handicap Index® on any golf course around the world, and
- Compete, or play recreationally, with anyone else on a fair basis.
On November 8, 2023, the USGA and The R&A announced the first update to the World Handicap System as part of an ongoing review of the Rules of Handicapping with a continued emphasis on accuracy, consistency and equity. The latest revisions went into effect on January 16, 2024.
The resources below have been created to educate golfers on the 2024 updates to the World Handicap System, which went into effect in the United States on January 16, 2024.
MSGA World Handicap System Webinar 3/26/2024
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