Four years after the historic launch of the World Handicap System, which combined six different handicap systems around the world into a single programme, the USGA and R&A will begin releasing the first major changes on January 1, 2024. The changes are based on information from the 100 million scores reported every year under the WHS. In 2023, there will be nearly 3.5 million people with a handicap index, up from 2.59 million in 2020.
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USGA and R&A say that everyone, not just professional players, will be able to play with golf balls that are rounder.
The USGA and the R&A, which are in charge of golf, finally made an announcement Wednesday that has been in the works for almost four years: they are changing how golf balls will be checked for conformity in order to make the sport less affected by distance.