World Handicap System to Roll Out in 2020
The World Handicap System (WHS) is ready to be launched in January 2020 and will provide golfers with a unified and more inclusive handicapping system for the first time. (more…)
Tag: course rating
Golf Talk Seattle: July 20, 2019
Now on the number one tee, Golf Talk Seattle! In this edition, Josh Kerns travels to (more…)
Golf Talk Seattle: July 13, 2019
Now on the number one tee, Golf Talk Seattle! In this edition, Josh Kerns visits with (more…)
2018 George Holland Volunteer of the Year Award Recipient: Ernie Lockwood
The WSGA is proud to award Ernie Lockwood the 2018 WSGA George Holland Volunteer of the Year Award. (more…)
What is Course Rating?
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…)
An Icon of the Golf Industry Retires
By Troy Andrew, PNGA/WSGA CEO/Executive Director (This article can be seen in the May 2018 issue of Pacific Northwest Golfer magazine) (more…)
Video: Course Rating Overview
WSGA Senior Director of Handicapping & Course Rating John Saegner Jr. and WSGA Director of Handicapping & Course Rating Kevin Jones took the stage (more…)
Joel Belsvik passes; former PNGA Distinguished Service Award recipient
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…)
Goodbye to you, Joe Stevens
I just wanted to let you know that Joe Stevens passed away on Thursday evening, October 5, 2017. He was 71. (more…)
And Now For Something Completely Different
The subtleties of rating a course are magnified when rating a reversible course, as at the soon-to-open Silvies Valley Ranch. (more…)