Category: Official News

This month we answer some of the most common queries we have received since the important Handicap Changes were introduced on the 1st of October 2019 as part of the…

This newsletter covers the important Handicap Changes which will become effective on the 1st of October 2019 as part of the process of moving towards the adoption of the World…

Please see below a full alphabetical listing of all courses in South Africa and surrounding SADC countries detailing the USGA Course and Slope Ratings.

Happy New Year! We hope that 2019 brings you all much joy and happiness, both on and off the golf course.

South African Golfer's Guide to the USGA Course Rating System, covering Course and Slope Rating and the Calculation of Handicaps.

The new USGA Course Rating System, including Slope, will replace the current SAGA Course rating system on the 3rd of September 2018. Please see below a full alphebetical listing of…

On this day in 2009, defending champion Miguel Ángel Jiménez made an albatross in the third round of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. He holed a 6-iron from 188…

The R&A and the USGA have announced key features of the proposed new World Handicap System (WHS), designed to provide all golfers with a consistent measure of playing ability globally.…

Liberty Corner, N.J., USA and St Andrews, Scotland (February 20, 2018): The way golfers around the world will calculate their handicaps is set to be transformed by a new system…

We have now rated all of the golf courses in South Africa using the USGA Course Rating System, including Slope.