The World Handicap System, devised by the sport's ruling bodies, the R&A and United States Golf Association, is being described as a "seismic" change to how the club game is administered. Multiplying the handicap index by the course rating and dividing by a base measurement of 113 creates a playing handicap. National federations, rather than individual clubs, act as "calculation hubs" with England Golf assuming responsibility for the country's nearly 2,000 clubs. "There won't be little idiosyncrasies of golf clubs with their own processes, there will be one way of doing things," Tomlinson said. "I think it's very inherent that the handicap system does drive that avidness," Tomlinson admitted.

Source: BBC November 02, 2020 06:13 UTC