In this video, Golf Monthly's Jezz Ellwood takes a detailed look at the world handicap system. He picks out the 8 most important things that every golfer needs to know. From handicap indexes to slope ...

We don’t mean ‘How do you think you have been playing.’ We’re asking how you’ve actually been performing. There’s often a difference between feel and real. The good news is, your answer doesn’t have ...

Handicaps in golf are the subject of public shame and personal aspiration. But they are also a crucial part of the game for many amateur players, an essential mechanism for allowing any two players of ...

A couple of years ago, I was invited to play in a competitive golf event in Georgia. I hadn’t played in a tournament setting for quite a while, and to be completely honest, when I signed up, I didn’t ...

The USGA is sending a little gift to all golfers once again this holiday season. To all golfers who have an official handicap index, that is. As has become a bit of tradition since the development of ...

5 Clubs Every High Handicap Golfer Needs! Joe Ferguson runs through the 5 golf clubs every high handicapper needs ...

The allure of becoming a scratch golfer is strong among the amateur ranks. It's the ultimate goal for lots of golfers, and a kind of universal sign of respect. The thing is, a lot of golfers, even ...

Whether it’s reevaluating what a successful round or hole means for your game or moving up or back a set of tees depending on the course you play, there are multiple ways you can use your Handicap ...

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