Skip to content
Get a Handicap
New to Golf
Follow Us
WA Golf logo
  • Join or Renew
    • Join or Renew Now
    • Youth on Course
    • U on Course
    • Find a Club
    • Member Benefits
    • Membership FAQs
  • Play
    • WA Golf Championships
      • Championship Schedule
      • Performance Points Lists
      • Championship Policies
      • Player of the Year Award
      • Championship History
      • Championship Volunteers
    • 2025 USGA Qualifying
    • Casual Golf Days
    • Ladies Links League
    • Men’s Net Four-Ball Match Play
    • Golf for Everyone Events
    • Fantasy Golf League
    • Ladies Golf & Wine Getaway
    • Junior Golf
      • Youth on Course
      • Washington Junior Golf Association
      • Junior Opportunities
      • Evans Scholarship
    • Rules of Golf
  • Keep Score
    • Post a Score
    • Submit a Hole-In-One
    • Course Handicap Calculator
    • World Handicap System
    • Handicapping FAQs
    • Get a Handicap
    • Lower Your Handicap Challenge
    • Access Your GHIN Profile
  • Courses & Clubs
    • Golf Course Directory
    • Club Directory
    • Course Rating
    • Club Resources
    • Club Champions
    • Form a Club
    • Club of the Year Award
  • Connect
    • News
    • Follow us on Social Media
    • Pacific Northwest Golfer
    • Advertising Opportunities
    • Volunteer
      • George Holland Award
      • Championship Volunteers
    • Washington Golf Foundation
  • About Us
    • Who We Are
    • Contact Us
    • Board of Directors
    • Job Opportunities
    • New to Golf
  • Donate

Category: Handicapping News

Active score posting season begins March 1st

By WA Golf Site Admin

Posted on Feb 28, 2025

Active score posting season in WA Golf territory for 2025 begins on Friday, March 1st. All acceptable scores from rounds played within the boundaries of WA Golf from March 1st through November 14th should be posted. It is recommended to…

Category: Handicapping News, WA Golf News

Tags: Active Score Posting Season, GHIN, Post a score, score posting

USGA, The R&A Announce 2024 World Handicap System™ Revisions

By WA Golf Site Admin

Posted on Nov 8, 2023

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.…

Category: Handicapping News, WA Golf News

Tags: course rating, handicapping, R&A, score posting, USGA, WHS, World Handicap System

Score Posting Season Begins

By WA Golf Staff

Posted on Feb 26, 2020

Score posting season in WA Golf territory has officially begun. (more…)

Category: Handicapping News

Tags: GHIN, handicapping, Handicapping News, Post a score, score posting

Top Reasons to Post Your Scores and Get a Handicap

By wsga

Posted on Aug 20, 2019

There are many good reasons to why you should post your scores (more…)

Category: Handicapping News

Tags: handicapping, Handicapping News, Post Your Scores, score posting, WHS, World Handicap System

What is Course Rating?

By wsga

Posted on Oct 5, 2018

Get an inside look at the process of rating a golf course and how the numbers for Course Rating and Slope Rating are determined for each course. (more…)

Category: Handicapping News

Tags: course rating, handicapping, USGA, USGA Course Rating System, Video

Five questions with Golf Genius President and CEO Mike Zisman

By wsga

Posted on Dec 20, 2017

Mike Zisman has a background in enterprise software and a long career in building and managing successful businesses - Soft‑Switch, Lotus Development Corporation, and IBM among them. (more…)

Category: Championship News, Handicapping News

Tags: Golf Genius, Mike Zisman, Tournament Management, USGA

Changing from TPP to TM

By wsga

Posted on Sep 8, 2017

As of January 1, 2018 TPP Online and TPP on the club's computer will not be supported by the USGA or WSGA. (more…)

Category: Championship News, Handicapping News, Membership News, WA Golf News

Tags: Golf Genius, handicapping, TM, Tournament Management, TPP, USGA

And Now For Something Completely Different

By wsga

Posted on Jul 19, 2017

The subtleties of rating a course are magnified when rating a reversible course, as at the soon-to-open Silvies Valley Ranch. (more…)

Category: Handicapping News, WA Golf News

Tags: course rating, Dan Hixson, Gretchen Yoder, handicapping, Oregon Golf Association, Silvies Valley Ranch

The 'Art' of Course Rating

By wsga

Posted on Jun 16, 2017

by Kevin Jones, WSGA Manager of IT and GHIN Services The USGA Course Rating System, which is now the leading rating system internationally, is complex (more…)

Category: Handicapping News, WA Golf News

Tags: course rating, handicapping, USGA Course Rating System, USGA Handicap System, Volunteering

Handicap Chair Occupies Important Seat at the Table

By wsga

Posted on May 16, 2017

By Joey Flyntz, USGA Whether you belong to a small online golf club or are a member of a large green-grass facility, one of your peers is responsible for ensuring the accuracy of everyone’s scoring record and Handicap Index®: the handicap chair. (more…)

Category: Handicapping News, Shari's Blog

Tags: handicapping, Joey Flyntz, USGA

Page Navigation

  • Previous
  • 1
  • 2
  • Next

Recent Posts

  • 68th Washington Men’s Four-Ball and 31st Senior Men’s Four-Ball Set to Take Place at Canyon Lakes
  • WA Golf Welcomes Three New Team Members
  • First Green continues to bring young people into the game
  • Liao, Song take two-shot victory in 25th Washington Women’s Four-Ball
  • Washington Women’s Four Ball reaches silver anniversary at Kitsap

Categories

  • Beginner's Luck
  • Centennial
  • Championship News
  • Club Spotlight
  • From Her Tees
  • Handicapping News
  • Membership News
  • Podcasts
  • Shari's Blog
  • Uncategorized
  • WA Golf Features
  • WA Golf News
  • Youth Golf

Archives

Washington Golf

Founded in 1922, Washington Golf (formerly known as WSGA) has grown into one of the largest amateur golf associations in the United States providing a multitude of member benefits and services to more than 92,000 golfers, 520 member clubs, and 260 golf facilities throughout Washington and Northern Idaho.

Learn More

  • Contact Us
  • Club Resources
  • Post a Score
  • News
  • Events
  • Board of Directors
  • Job Opportunities
  • WA Golf Foundation

Stay Connected

Follow us on social media!

3401 South 19th St, Suite #200
Tacoma, WA 98405
Phone: (206) 526-8605
Toll free: (800) 643-6410

© 2025 Washington Golf

  • Privacy Policy

  • Join or Renew

    • Join or Renew Now
    • Youth on Course
    • U on Course
    • Find a Club
    • Member Benefits
    • Membership FAQs
  • Play

    • WA Golf Championships

      • Championship Schedule
      • Performance Points Lists
      • Championship Policies
      • Player of the Year Award
      • Championship History
      • Championship Volunteers
    • 2025 USGA Qualifying
    • Casual Golf Days
    • Ladies Links League
    • Men’s Net Four-Ball Match Play
    • Golf for Everyone Events
    • Fantasy Golf League
    • Ladies Golf & Wine Getaway
    • Junior Golf

      • Youth on Course
      • Washington Junior Golf Association
      • Junior Opportunities
      • Evans Scholarship
    • Rules of Golf
  • Keep Score

    • Post a Score
    • Submit a Hole-In-One
    • Course Handicap Calculator
    • World Handicap System
    • Handicapping FAQs
    • Get a Handicap
    • Lower Your Handicap Challenge
    • Access Your GHIN Profile
  • Courses & Clubs

    • Golf Course Directory
    • Club Directory
    • Course Rating
    • Club Resources
    • Club Champions
    • Form a Club
    • Club of the Year Award
  • Connect

    • News
    • Follow us on Social Media
    • Pacific Northwest Golfer
    • Advertising Opportunities
    • Volunteer

      • George Holland Award
      • Championship Volunteers
    • Washington Golf Foundation
  • About Us

    • Who We Are
    • Contact Us
    • Board of Directors
    • Job Opportunities
    • New to Golf
  • Donate

‹ › ×