How does the WHS work?

For golfers in England, calculating a new Handicap Index will be front of mind  when adopting the WHS. The process will begin in the same way throughout the world – by accurately measuring a player’s golfing ability. 

• For regular golfers, this will be done by the WHS Software calculating the average of the eight best scores from the previous 20 rounds
• For new golfers, they will have to submit scorecards of 54 holes (3x 18 holes, 6x 9 holes or any combination of 9 and 18 holes) to their golf club’s Handicap Committee 

From this they will be provided an initial Handicap Index. After a player has achieved 20 scores, a ‘fully developed’ Handicap Index can be calculated to provide the most accurate representation of a player’s ability.

To ensure a player has only one Handicap Index, the golfer will nominate a home club. The home club is determined by the player, but for practicality it is recommended this is where the player typically submits the most of their scores.