Andy Murray was very, very good at tennis. He won two Wimbledon men’s championships, one US Open, one ATP Final, two Olympic gold medals, and a total of 46 career titles worldwide. His ability to withstand pressure was never in doubt. But on Wednesday of Wentworth week at the BMW PGA Championship, he found himself…
The USGA tracks the 9 and 18-hole scores of millions of golfers through their handicap system with about 3.2 million players in the United States currently posting their scores to maintain a Handicap Index which gives us the best picture of what an average golfer might look like. This sophisticated tool is a measurement of…
James Luke, the country’s head of handicapping and course rating, has moved to stop clubs who are refusing to allow players to submit such scores for their World Handicap System indexes Clubs that are banning players from submitting general play scores have been warned to stop by England Golf’s top handicap chief. James Luke, the…
Talking to The NCG Golf Podcast, England Golf chief executive Jeremy Tomlinson revealed the scale of what handicap teams found during the move to the World Handicap System England Golf discovered almost 100,000 discrepancies when transferring records over to the World Handicap System in 2020, chief executive Jeremy Tomlinson has revealed. Speaking on The NCG…
It’s neither D-Day, nor April Fool’s Day, for the World Handicap System. But April 1, 2024, is still a significant date for golfers in Great Britain & Ireland – as a raft of changes to the fledgling system have come into effect. While WHS has only been in play here since the back end of…
Niche betting on golf attracts more and more risk hunters; this game is pretty simple, but the result is always unpredictable. Many sportsbooks provide access to different events, and golf handicap betting is among punters’ most widespread strategies. It’s based on the player’s “money factor”: placing predictions on a golfer whose handicap exceeds this indicator…
