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19 articles tagged “handicap”.
Golf has a layered structure: global rules bodies that write the rules, national associations that run amateur golf and handicaps, regional associations, professional associations, tours and…
The handicap system is one of golf's great strengths: it lets golfers of different abilities compete fairly. But it took well over a century to reach today's unified World Handicap System. Here's how…
Your Course Handicap tells you how many strokes you receive on a particular course. But in competitions, you often don't receive all of them. A handicap allowance, a percentage of your Course…
Today's Rules of Golf run to dozens of rules with detailed interpretations, but they began with just 13. Over nearly three centuries, the rules have grown, been unified across the world and, more…
Not every round of golf needs to be 18 holes. Nine holes takes around two hours, costs less and fits into a busy day: before work, after school, on a summer evening or when you simply don't have the…
"What's a good score?" is one of the most common questions in golf. The honest answer is that it depends on your experience, the course and the tees you play. A score of 100 might be a triumph for a…
Look at any scorecard and you'll see two numbers for each set of tees: the course rating and the slope rating. They're central to the handicap system, because they let golfers compare scores on…
Stableford is one of the most popular scoring formats in golf, especially at clubs, societies and golf days. Instead of counting every stroke, you score points on each hole based on your net score. A…
Amateur golf offers a huge range of competitions, from weekly club medals to national championships. Whether you're a mid-handicapper looking for your first open competition or a low-handicap golfer…
Breaking 80 is a milestone that marks the move from a good club golfer to a really good one. It usually means playing to a single-figure handicap on a typical par-72 course. It does not require…
Stand on the first tee of most courses and you will see several sets of tee markers, often in different colours, set at different distances from the green. Which ones should you play from? Many…
Match play is golf's oldest form of competition and, for many golfers, its most enjoyable. Instead of adding up every shot over 18 holes, you play against an opponent hole by hole. Win a hole and you…
