A U.S. Open course is tough by any measure. The measure the United States Golf Association uses is the course and slope rating system, which assigns two different numbers meaning two different things.

Editor's Note: On Jan. 1, 2020, the World Handicap System goes into effect in the United States along with several countries around the globe. In the U.S., the new process replaces the old USGA system ...

Q: Now that the new World Handicap System is in use in the United States, do we still have to make a Course Handicap adjustment when players compete from different tees? A: Under the previously used ...

Everybody has a nemesis hole. It's the one that tends to ruin a good round, with an obstacle that you just can't figure out how to avoid. It's psychological. And, believe it or not, it's addressed in ...

The USGA and R&A have worked steadfastly to create a new world order … of handicaps. The result is a system that every golfer in the world can use at any course in the world. One that will allow you ...

Four years removed from the historic launch of World Handicap System, which consolidated a half dozen handicap calculations in place worldwide into one global program, the USGA and R&A are rolling out ...