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Despite working in golf and spending a ridiculous amount of time covering, watching and discussing the sport, I went 10 years without posting a score. (I know, I know.) I played in high school and a ...

It’s easy to sit around with some beers at the 19th hole and hypothesize about who plays golf in America, how they score and how much they play. The National Golf Foundation has provided much of that ...

The recommended procedure for the allocation of stroke index values in the Rules of Handicapping under the World Handicap System (WHS™) has changed from the recommendations found in the previous USGA ...

Knowing your handicap index is not only a great way to track your progress as a golfer, but it also is vital in helping golfers compare themselves to other golfers. Comparing the handicap index of ...

Are you a Home Course Golfer? Those players who know each blade of their home course so well that they can scrape it around for a respectable score even when they’re not playing well. Home Course ...

FAR HILLS, N.J. -- The United States Golf Association (USGA) has announced three major modifications to the USGA Handicap System, effective Jan. 1, 2008. The most significant revision clarifies the ...