This might be the easiest way to bring down your Handicap Index.

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 ...

Everybody knows someone in their inner circle with a vanity handicap. It’s the player who claims to be a single-digit—but ...

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 ...

Obtaining a golf handicap is the single best way to ensure fair and competitive play, regardless of your skill level. Now streamlined globally under the World Handicap System, the process is simpler ...

April has been called the cruelest month. For golfers, though, it’s the coolest month. It means the active season for handicap posting is fully underway. On April 1, a cluster of states kicks goes ...

Cutting your handicap is one of the most exciting feelings in golf but with a big handicap drop comes a new pressure to live up to it. Suddenly you’re not getting a shot per hole and pars become the ...