If you’re a serious golfer, you need to know how to calculate your handicap if you want to compete When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

Understanding the terminology gives you a better idea of not only how your Handicap Index® is calculated, but also how it can be used to have more fun on the course this season.

During the Handicap Index calculation, the average of your best 8 out of 20 Score Differentials™ is compared to your Low Handicap Index™. If this average exceeds the Low Handicap Index by more than ...

The average-based handicap calculation includes the best eight of the last 20 scores A net double bogey is the maximum score a player can take The maximum handicap limit is 54, regardless of gender ...

The USGA is doubling down on GHIN’s future, shifting the app from a tool for posting scores to an all-in-one golf companion.

How many shots a 10-handicap golfer would receive at Oakmont? For context, even a 10-handicap golfer would be given 21 shots at Oakmont, according to the USGA’s course handicap calculator.

Amateur golfers awoke to a new World Handicap System in 2020 -- and the inability to access the GHIN app on their phone. That convenient place one touch away is where scores should be posted immed… ...