Handicap rankings in New Zealand are built on the World Handicap System (WHS), the single method Golf New Zealand uses to turn your scores into
A golf handicap is one of the first things new players hear about and one of the last things they feel they understand. Put simply,
Golf uses more specialist equipment than almost any other sport, and for a newcomer it can be hard to know which club does what —
If you have ever teed up a ball and wondered exactly how many dimples are pressed into its surface, the honest answer is that it
A birdie in golf is a score of one stroke under par on a single hole. Hole out one shot sooner than the hole’s par
An albatross in golf is a score of three strokes under par on a single hole — for example, holing out in two shots on
An eagle is one of the most satisfying — and rarest — things a golfer can put on a scorecard. In plain terms, you score