📉 | The Soft Cap is in place to ensure a golfer’s Handicap Index does not experience a significant drop in a short space of time. 📈 | Under WHS, the Hard Cap will ensure your Handicap Index does not experience a significant rise following a bad run of form. 🏌️ | A golfer must […]

📊| Exceptional Score Reductions are in place to ensure a golfer’s Handicap Index reflects their demonstrated ability. This will take place when a golfer submits a score that is seven strokes better or more than their Handicap Index. 📊 | Depending on your score, an Exceptional Score Reduction to your Handicap Index will take place. […]

💨 | If playing conditions cause scores to be unusually high or low when playing for handicap, the PCC will adjust score differentials accordingly. 📊 | Playing Conditions Calculations can vary depending on how high, or low scoring is on a given day. ⛳ | There are a number of factors which can influence Playing […]

⛳ | Under WHS, Course Rating is used to indicate the difficulty of a golf course for the scratch player under normal course and weather conditions. ⛳ | Bogey Rating will be used as part of WHS to indicate the difficulty of a golf course for the bogey player under normal course and weather conditions. […]

✅ | From 2nd November, general play and competition scores will count towards a player’s Handicap Index. ✅ | There are a number of formats that will be deemed acceptable under WHS and scores can be submitted for 9 or 18-hole rounds.

⏰ | A player’s Handicap Index will be recalculated after every round played. This will take place overnight and it is important players submit their score as soon as their round is complete.

🤝| Under WHS, a single set of Rule of Handicapping will mean every golfer’s handicap is calculated the same way, meaning golfers can compete fairly across the world.