How Do You Match Up Against the Average Golf Handicap in 2020?
Judge Smails: Ty, what did you shoot today? Ty Webb: Oh… Judge, I don’t keep score. Judge Smails: Then how do you measure yourself with other golfers? Ty Webb: By height. Unlike Chevy Chase’s character in Caddyshack, if you’re among those who post scores and maintain an official golf handicap, you’re probably pretty serious about […]
5 Changes to Know for Golf’s New Handicapping System
The start of a New Year, and a new decade, brings major changes in the golf handicapping space. If you haven’t yet heard about the World Handicap System (WHS), which has been freshly rolled out in the U.S. at the start of 2020, it’s time to familiarize yourself with this global initiative that took about […]
George Peper’s Golf Bucket List, Updated
LINKS Editor George Peper As a reader of LINKS Magazine, you’ve likely played golf for more than a few years—and with better than average skill. You’ve played on numerous courses and under all sorts of circumstances. You’ve made shots—and made friends—that will be with you forever. You’ve repeatedly experienced both the pure joy and utter […]
George Peper’s Golf Bucket List, Updated
LINKS Editor George Peper As a reader of LINKS Magazine, you’ve likely played golf for more than a few years—and with better than average skill. You’ve played on numerous courses and under all sorts of circumstances. You’ve made shots—and made friends—that will be with you forever. You’ve repeatedly experienced both the pure joy and utter […]
George Peper: Let’s Get Personal
By George Peper It’s time for the USGA and R&A to take a cue from Netflix and Amazon and make our handicaps adjust instantly to different types of courses So the USGA and R&A have spent a great deal of time, effort, and money recently on the development of what they’re calling the WHS—World Handicap […]