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Three Ways a Handicap Index Can Enhance Your Golf Experience this Season

By WA Golf Site Admin

Posted on Apr 7, 2025

by Terry Benjamin Track progress, set goals for your game [caption id="attachment_4025247" align="alignright" width="450"] If you're looking to be a more engaged golfer this year, getting a Handicap Index is a great first step. (USGA/Bill Hornstein)[/caption] For golfers who play…

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Tags: Handicapping, USGA

2024 Lower Your Handicap Challenge – Meet the Winners

By WA Golf Site Admin

Posted on Nov 6, 2024

The third annual WA Golf Lower Your Handicap Challenge is officially in the books. More than 2,100 golfers participated in this year’s challenge, which was divided into three flights based on handicap index. Women's Flight 1 317 golfers Low Starting…

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Tags: Ben Mills, David Dupart, Handicapping, Irene Cruite, Lower Your Handicap Challenge, Tamami Phùng, WA Golf News

Inactive Score Posting Season begins November 15

By WA Golf Site Admin

Posted on Nov 8, 2023

Inactive score posting season begins in Washington Golf territory on November 15th and runs until March 1st. WA Golf is one of 41 golf associations in the U.S. that has an inactive posting season during the winter months. This is…

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Tags: Handicapping, Inactive Score Posting Season, Score Posting, USGA

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

Myths about getting a handicap

By WA Golf Staff

Posted on Apr 7, 2021

Think having a golf handicap isn’t for you? Think again. Below we dispel some myths that have been ingrained in the minds of many golfers about getting and maintaining a handicap. Handicaps are only for really good golfers Any golfer,…

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Tags: Get a Handicap, GHIN, Golf Handicap, Handicap Myths, Handicapping, Post a score, USGA

GHIN Digital Profile launches January 11th

By WA Golf Site Admin

Posted on Dec 31, 2020

Beginning in 2021, the USGA will launch a digital profile requirement for all users accessing GHIN.com and the GHIN Mobile App. (more…)

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Tags: GHIN, Handicapping

Rules and Handicapping Guidance During COVID-19 Era

By WA Golf Staff

Posted on Mar 20, 2020

As seen on the USGA site The USGA stands with our entire golf community during this time. We all love the game for the escape it provides, and it is our great hope that we will all be able to…

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Tags: COVID-19, Handicapping, Rules of Golf, USGA

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, 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, Video

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