5.7/1 – Circumstances When a Player’s Low Handicap Index Becomes More Than 365 Days Old After submitting a score on 1 March 2025, a player’s Handicap Index calculates at 12.3. Their Low Handicap Index ...

A player should submit their score as soon as possible on the day of play, after completion of their round, and before midnight (local time). If a player does not submit their score on the day of play ...

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 16th, 2024.

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Cathy Engelbert is in her fourth year as a member of the USGA Executive Committee. Engelbert was named the WNBA’s first-ever commissioner in 2019 after a storied 33-year career at Deloitte, in which ...

Andy North, of Madison, Wis., is in the third of a three-year term on the USGA Executive Committee. North’s storied playing career started as a youngster in his home state when he turned to golf after ...

Below are common questions related to the reinstatement of a golfer’s amateur status. The Rules in their entirety, including Guidance Notes, can be found at www ...

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Handicap allowances are designed to provide equity in different formats of play, over both 9 holes and 18 holes. The National Association is responsible for establishing handicap allowances, or it can ...

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