USGA, R&A detail World Handicap System
The USGA and the R&A released details Tuesday of a proposed new World Handicap System.The WHS takes the six handicapping systems that exist worldwide and aligns them under a new single system.The USGA and the R&A will govern the WHS with the six existing handicap authorities administering them locally. A two-year transition will begin to fully implement the new system in 2020.The unified alignment is designed to make it easier to obtain and maintain a handicap and to make the handicap more equitable among golfers of differing abilities and genders around the world.For some time, weve heard golfers say, Im not good enough to have a handicap, or I dont play enough to have a handicap, USGA executive director Mike Davis said. We want to make the right decisions now to encourage a more welcoming and social game.Davis said the effort is designed to both simplify and unify the handicap system.Were excited to be taking another important step along with modernizing golfs rules to provide a pathway into the sport, making golf easier to understand and more approachable and enjoyable for everyone to play, he said.R&A chief executive Martin Slumbers said the new handicap system should make the game more inviting.We want to make it more attractive to golfers to obtain a handicap and strip away some of the complexity and variation which can be off-putting for newcomers, Slumbers said. Having a handicap, which is easier to understand and is truly portable around the world, can make golf much more enjoyable and is one of the unique selling points of our sport.The new WHS system aims to more accurately gauge the score a golfer is reasonably capable of achieving on any course around the world under normal conditions.Key features of the WHS include:*Flexibility in formats of play, allowing both competitive and recreational rounds to count for handicap purposes and ensuring that a golfers handicap is more reflective of potential ability.*A minimal number of scores needed to obtain a new handicap; a recommendation that the number of scores needed to obtain a new handicap be 54 holes from any combination of 18-hole and 9-hole rounds, but with some discretion available for handicapping authorities or national associations to set a different minimum within their own jurisdiction.*A consistent handicap that is portable from course to course and country to country through worldwide use of the USGA course and slope rating system, already used in more than 80 countries.*An average-based calculation of a handicap, taken from the best eight out of the last 20 scores and factoring in memory of previous demonstrated ability for better responsiveness and control.*A calculation that considers the impact that abnormal course and weather conditions might have on a players performance each day. *Daily handicap revisions, taking account of the course and weather conditions calculation.*A limit of net double bogey on the maximum hole score (for handicapping purposes only). *A maximum handicap limit of 54.0, regardless of gender, to encourage more golfers to measure and track their performance to increase their enjoyment of the game.The USGA and the R&A devised the WHS after a review of the handicap systems currently administered by six authorities around the world: Golf Australia, the Council of National Golf Unions (CONGU) in Great Britain and Ireland, the European Golf Association (EGA), the South African Golf Association (SAGA), the Argentine Golf Association (AAG) and the USGA. Those authorities, plus the Japan Golf Association and Golf Canada, collaborated in helping develop the new system.The six handicapping authorities represent approximately 15 million golfers in 80 countries who currently maintain a golf handicap. While the six existing handicap systems have generally worked very well locally, on a global basis, their different characteristics have sometimes resulted in inconsistency, with players of the same ability ending up with slightly different handicaps, the USGA and the R&A stated in a joint release. This has sometimes resulted in unnecessary difficulties and challenges for golfers competing in handicap events or for tournament administrators. A single WHS will pave the way to consistency and portability.
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Usga, r&a detail world handicap system | golf channel The USGA and the R&A released details Tuesday of a proposed new World Handicap System. The WHS takes the six handicapping systems that exist
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The USGA and the R&A released details Tuesday of a proposed new World Handicap System. The WHS takes the six handicapping systems that exist worldwide and aligns them under a new single system.
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The next time somebody asks you what your handicap is, it may look a little different. On Tuesday, the USGA and R&A announced details for the new proposed World Handicap System, which would provide golfers everywhere with a consistent measure of playing ability. The new system is scheduled to be implemented in 2020.
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1. What is the World Handicap System (WHS) all about? Golf already has a single set of playing Rules, a single set of equipment Rules and a single set of Rules of Amateur Status overseen by the USGA and The R&A. Yet, today there are six different handicap systems used around the world. Each is well
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The R&A and the USGA have today announced details of the new World Handicap System (WHS). It is designed to welcome more players, to make golf easier to understand and to provide all golfers with a handicap which is portable all around the globe.
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In a joint announcement Tuesday morning, the USGA and the R&A unveiled a proposal for a World Handicap System (WHS), slated to go into effect in 2020. something the existing USGA system does
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The new World Handicap System is a pathway into the game for players around the world. (USGA/Chris McEniry) Golf's new World Handicap System, which is designed to bring the game of golf under a single set of Rules for handicapping and provide a more consistent measure of players' ability between
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World Handicap System Changes Revealed in Detail to General Public Sean T. Kelly | Reference On February 20, the USGA and the R&A golf governing bodies unveiled the key features of the proposed new World Handicap System (WHS), designed to provide all golfers with a consistent measure of playing ability globally.
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7. What is the timeline for implementation of the World Handicap System? We are planning to make the WHS available for implementation by National Associations beginning in January 2020, after an extensive schedule of testing, communication, promotion and education. 8. What other details of the World Handicap System can you share?
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The USGA and R&A announced Tuesday details for the proposed World Handicap System, which would provide golfers around the world with a consistent measure of playing ability.
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