Welcome to Stuff Golfers Should Know, a GOLF.com series in which we reveal all kinds of useful golf (and life!) wisdom that is sure to make you the smartest, savviest and most prepared player in your ...

That's something a lot of golfers get asked on the first tee. No matter where they're playing golf or who they're playing with, there's typically a game of some kind. Knowing your handicap -- more ...

I just started playing and am not sure what a Handicap Index is. A Handicap Index® is a portable number that measures your demonstrated ability; for example, 15.2. The maximum Handicap Index is 54.0 ...

As of Monday (April 15), every state in the U.S. is officially in "posting season" for handicap scores, so now is probably a good time to brush up your knowledge of how the relatively new (since 2020) ...

Now that we’ve got your attention, an important reminder: though your golf game might not get more accurate in 2024, your handicap will. On Jan. 1, the World Handicap System, which was established in ...

The head pro at a country club in the southeastern U.S. faced a problem. In 2021, a golfer was piling up wins in the club’s tournaments—mostly due to his suspiciously high handicap. In golf, a ...