“Golf has always been a game where you have to control both ends of the club.” — Matt Kuchar, pro golfer
A few months ago if you had asked most golfers, “What would be the most talked-about topic for the 2020 season?” I would have said, “the introduction of the World Handicapping System.” This new method of calculating a player’s handicap is intended to determine the number of strokes a player receives during a match.
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