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.…
Now on the number one tee, Golf Talk Seattle! In this edition, Josh Kerns travels to (more…)
Now on the number one tee, Golf Talk Seattle! In this edition, Josh Kerns visits with (more…)
The WSGA is proud to award Ernie Lockwood the 2018 WSGA George Holland Volunteer of the Year Award. (more…)
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…)
By Troy Andrew, PNGA/WSGA CEO/Executive Director (This article can be seen in the May 2018 issue of Pacific Northwest Golfer magazine) (more…)
Joel Belsvik of Bellevue, Wash. passed away on January 19. He was 95. Joel spent his career as a Civil Servant, and in retirement he became a devoted volunteer (more…)
I just wanted to let you know that Joe Stevens passed away on Thursday evening, October 5, 2017. He was 71. (more…)
The subtleties of rating a course are magnified when rating a reversible course, as at the soon-to-open Silvies Valley Ranch. (more…)
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…)
