The World Handicap System was rolled out in 2020. Here's how to find your handicap index for any course, plus some famous celebrity handicaps.

Once you play enough golf you can begin the process of measuring your “demonstrated ability calculated against the Slope Rating of a golf course of standard playing difficulty (that is, a course ...

The 1.0 Handicap Index player would still have a Course Handicap of 1, but the 18.0 Handicap Index player’s Course Handicap would increase from 18 to 21. In summary The Course Rating and Slope Rating ...

Course rating. Slope rating. You’ll see both numbers posted on the scorecard of the course you’re playing. Here's what they actually mean.

In this video, Golf Monthly's Jezz Ellwood takes a detailed look at the world handicap system. He picks out the 8 most ...

Slope and course ratings are used to determine the shots a player gets under the World Handicap System. But how often do these ratings have to be updated?

Augusta National does not have an official course slope or course rating, so we decided to ask our experts what they think it would be.

From the data collected during the rating procedure, a Course Rating, Bogey Rating™ and Slope Rating are all calculated based on weightings and formulas that reflect the impact of each item evaluated.