The USGA and R&A have worked steadfastly to create a new world order … of handicaps. The result is a system that every golfer in the world can use at any course in the world. One that will allow you ...

An annual handicap report from the USGA provides a data-driven snapshot of player performance and other trends in the game.

Saffie Joseph has two horses racing in the 2025 Oaklawn Handicap on Saturday and could get a second straight victory out of Alexander Helios. The son of Cairo Prince, who turns five years old on ...

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Raise your hand if this has happened to you. A narrow window opens in your schedule, so you sneak out to play 9 holes. You quite like it. You’re not alone. As golf has boomed in recent years, with ...

As golf’s popularity has surged since the COVID-19 pandemic—3.3 million people in the United States played on a course for the first time in 2022, according to the National Golf Foundation—so too has ...

With spring in the air and an increasing number of courses in the northern parts of the country opening up for the season, it’s time for a quick refresher on a few key handicapping and score posting ...

The USGA and The R&A today announced the first update to the World Handicap System™ (WHS™) as part of an ongoing review of the Rules of Handicapping™ and Course Rating System™ with a continued ...

Thursday night’s presidential debate hosted by CNN featured a topic that no one could’ve predicted—golf handicaps. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump raised the issue when ...

Scottie Scheffler is the current men's World No.1 and has held that position since the end of March 2022. Racking up some huge victories, including three Majors, two Players Championships and six PGA ...

In a world of bet builders, accumulators and specials, handicap betting remains a popular way to bet for fans of points-based sports such as football, rugby, basketball and more. Handicap betting is ...

Sports betting has never been more accessible than it is today, with dozens of betting sites offering thousands of markets on every sport. And though traditional methods of betting remain ...