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GOLF SCORING

SUMMIT

THE WORLD HANDICAP SYSTEM IS NOW IN PLACE. HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
ABOUT THE MORE FAIR AND CONSISTENT SYSTEM UNITING THE WORLD’S GOLFERS.

Story by Brian Hurlburt, Las Vegas Golf Insider
In the Las Vegas Golf Region, the Southern Nevada Golf
t was a gargantuan task, but keepers of the game of Association and its paid staff and volunteer board of direc-
golf—the United States Golf Association and the Royal tors, have assisted the international effort. “It has been a
and Ancient Golf Club—have completed a years-long very busy time locally, nationally and internationally, and
process to develop and implement the World Handicap one of our many missions and objectives is to be the voice
I System. for the USGA in Southern Nevada,” says Ann Sunstrum,
SNGA executive director. “We have been working for the
As of Jan. 1, 2020, the new system was online and bringing last year to get not only our member golfers ready for this
together golfers from all around the globe. change, but also educating golf club leadership and golf
course staff who are charged with handicapping. We are
“Golfers throughout the world will be able to play equita- always excited to help with projects such as this, because
bly, measure their success and more fully enjoy and engage the main goal is to grow the game of golf.”
with the game,” says Mike Davis, USGA CEO. “After work-
ing with national associations across the world on course It’s a bit overwhelming to try and breakdown everything
rating throughout the past 30 years and now the World about the World Handicap System, but here’s a look at some
Handicap System, this monumental collaborative effort of the major changes that you have probably noticed if you
will benefit everyone.” maintain a golf handicap.

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