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.  

WHS came into play on 2nd November 2020 in Great Britain and Ireland and replaced the current CONGU handicapping system. It will be part of a system used by over 15 million golfers in 80 countries worldwide