Handicaps in golf are the subject of public shame and personal aspiration. But they are also a crucial part of the game for many amateur players, an essential mechanism for allowing any two players of ...

A couple of years ago, I was invited to play in a competitive golf event in Georgia. I hadn’t played in a tournament setting for quite a while, and to be completely honest, when I signed up, I didn’t ...

Like any group of golfers, the Golf Digest staff can kill hours dissecting a player’s game and whether their handicap fits. When a 13-index stops a towering 8-iron five feet from the flag, the initial ...

In this edition of Play Smart, we take a look at how a "burnerverse" golfer became a single-digit handicap in just 18 months.

Single-figure golfer Carly Cummins on how the system is pushing out elite players and destroying the game’s great competitive ...