World Handicap System - What Is the World Handicap System

What is the WHS?

The new World Handicap System (WHS) is designed to:

• Attract more players to the game
• Make handicapping easier to understand
• Give all golfers a Handicap Index that can be transferable from club to club

Developed by  The R&A and  USGA in collaboration with existing handicap authorities, the benefit of the WHS over the current system is it combines the  Rules of Handicapping and the  Course Rating System.