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Tag: USGA Handicap System

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

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