There was lots of excitement when the World Handicap System was introduced in 2020, but the new way we measure our playing ability has proved fairly controversial since it launched during the Covid pandemic.
It is, in my view, far more complicated than the old CONGU system we used in the United Kingdom. Some believe that it disadvantages lower handicappers due to mid-and-high-index golfers receiving extra shots depending on the rating of the course they play and tees they go off from.
