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In golf, your handicap is a measure of how you play, on average, per round. To have a low or high handicap is relative. It depends on the quality of players at your golf club and the golfers you usually play with. A golfer who wishes to play in amateur tournaments needs an established handicap,…

If you are still new to playing golf, you may wonder how you rank compared to other players. You have heard other golfers say that they have a handicap of 15, but you don’t know if that is good or not. Understanding how golf handicaps work can even your playing field.  Generally, if a golfer…

In 2020, the United States Golf Association (USGA), R&A, and other golf handicapping bodies changed to a new handicap system – the World Handicap System (WHS). This new system (which considers the course and slope ratings) changed the maximum handicap. So what’s the worst handicap in golf? The worst handicap in golf is 54, as…

If you’re working on reducing your handicap to become a pro golfer or have a keen interest in watching the pros on TV, you might wonder what the average handicap is for a pro golfer. Professional golfers don’t generally keep score, but what would be their average handicap if they did? The average handicap for…

If you’re setting out on your golfing journey and are new to the game, you will no doubt be learning golfing terminology, one such word being ‘handicap.’ You might have heard about a player with a four handicap and wonder how good this is. So how good is a four handicap in golf? A 4…

Blade irons are golf irons forged from thin blocks of carbon steel formed by hand or machine, then plated with chrome. Pro golfers that use blades swear by them as they allow greater control in shaping the ball. But where does this leave the average player? Is it hard to hit a blade? While it’s…