World Handicap System for 2020 - Updated 30.07.20

The way golfers around the world will calculate their handicaps is set to be transformed by a new system developed by The R&A and the USGA and is set to be introduced in November 2020. Key features designed to provide all golfers with a consistent measure of playing ability. 

Features of the World Handicap System (WHS)
 
  1. A consistent handicap that is portable from course to course and country to country through worldwide use of the Course and Slope Rating System, already successfully used in the USA and most of Europe. 
  2. An average-based calculation of a handicap, taken from the best eight out of the last 20 scores, but with a mechanism to ensure that a player's handicap cannot increase by more than 5 shots during a 12 month period. 
  3. A calculation that considers the impact that abnormal course and weather conditions might have on a player’s performance each day 
  4. Daily handicap revisions, taking account of the course and weather conditions calculation
  5. A limit of Net Double Bogey on the maximum hole score (for handicapping purposes only)
  6. A maximum handicap limit of 54.0, regardless of gender, to encourage more golfers to measure and track their performance to increase their enjoyment
Click HERE for further information on the England Golf Website
Click HERE to read some World Handicap systems FAQ's
Click HERE to read some additional WHS Q&A's.
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