2024 World Handicap System Revisions Hub
The USGA and The R&A have announced the first update to the World Handicap System™ (WHS™) as part of an ongoing review of the Rules of Handicapping™ and Course Rating System™ with a continued emphasis on accuracy, consistency and equity. The latest revisions have gone into effect beginning January 1, 2024.
Below are a list of useful resources for GHIN users. Click each to learn more about the 2024 changes!
- Rules of Handicapping
- Player Reference Guide
- Change Summaries for the 2024 WHS Revision
- 9-Hole Score Article/FAQs
- Treatment of 9-Hole Scores Under the World Handicap System
- 9-hole Scores Explainer Video
- 10-17 Hole Scores Article/FAQs
- Holes(s) Not Played Under the World Handicap System
- Shorter and Par-3 Courses Article/FAQs
- Shorter and Par-3 Courses Infographic
- “3 Key Changes” Graphic
- World Handicap System: 3 Key Changes
To learn more about the World Handicap System, please visit usga.org/whs
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