In life, they say you can never escape death or taxes. In golf, controversy around rules, handicaps and the World Handicap System is similarly unavoidable. Even though many perceive the WHS – which has been tweaked for 2024 – to be flawed, I think it functions rather well. Admittedly, I’m an average golfer and therefore don’t experience the WHS frustrations that many low-handicappers do, but I’m very much in favour.
The WHS makes a lot of sense to me in a globalised world – although I must admit I’m not sure about par-3 courses being added into the system – and it combines so well with iGolf, which enables nomadic golfers to keep an official handicap despite not being members of golf clubs.
