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June 2nd, 2024

What would you shoot at the US Open? New USGA tool settles a common debate

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April 30th, 2021

Thinking of turning pro in 2021? If you can’t shoot 68 EVERY round, don’t bother

If the recent PGA Tour of Australasia season taught us anything, it’s that there may never have been a more challenging time to make that leap of faith into the pro ranks.

June 5th, 2020

Tiger Woods’ handicap index history is as amazing as you’d imagine – but his peak year might surprise you

Using course rating and slope for each course, statistician Lou Stagner computed a differential for each round and kept a running tally of what Tiger’s index would have been

January 3rd, 2020

EVERYTHING you need to know about the new World Handicap System

Why your handicap is changing and what to expect from the new system (including how many more or less strokes you might be getting)

Handicap

November 26th, 2019

Opinion: Handicap Space

In defence of the most maligned system in Australian golf.

Brett Geeves

July 1st, 2019

Brett Geeves: A Life’s Work

August 1st, 2018

A letter from Golf Australia boss regarding your handicap

Registration will be required to view handicaps soon

July 10th, 2018

Heated golf debate: Is it a bigger deal to break 80 or get down to a single-digit handicap?

As golf milestones go, both carry plenty of cachet. To break 80 or get down to a single-digit handicap is to announce you’ve graduated from the legion of hit-and-hopers to someone who actually has a clue on the golf course. But which is the actual bigger deal?

Handicap

April 27th, 2018

Handicaps: Spanning The Globe

Coming soon: a handicap you can use anywhere.

February 12th, 2016

The handicaps of America’s biggest celebrities

View this gallery of the handicaps of America’s biggest celebrities.

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