The first updates to the World Handicap System™ (WHS™) went into effect in January 2024 as part of an ongoing review by the USGA and R&A of the Rules of Handicapping™ and the Course Rating System™.

Golf courses across the country are rated for their difficulty by the U.S. Golf Association in different ways. The Phoenix Business Journal, as it has for the past few years, collected a pair of ...

Can I still post a score if I don’t finish my round? Sometimes a round doesn’t go the distance – whether it’s due to weather, fading daylight or a four-ball match that wraps up early. However, you can ...

Information on The List was supplied by the USGA course rating and slope database and could not be independently verified by Albuquerque Business First. In case of ...

What’s the toughest golf hole in your state? We set out to answer that question the only way we know how – by building a scoring system, debating too many honorable mentions, and reliving a few ...

On Tuesday, the USGA continued its strategy of identifying courses it wants to host its championships and locking them in for multiple visits. The governing body’s latest target: Wisconsin’s Erin Hill ...