The World Handicap System (WHS) unifies the six different handicap systems being used around the world into a single system that enables golfers of different ability to play and compete on a fair and equitable basis, in any format, on any course, anywhere around the world.
Having a handicap index allows golfers to:
World Handicap System Is Live. The initiative to unify the six different handicap systems in use around the world into a single World Handicap System began on Jan 1, 2020.
LPGA Amateur Golf Association's GolfNet GN21 Handicap Service
GN21 is a web-based, handicapping system included with your LPGA Amateur Golf Association membership. Handicaps issued by GolfNet are sanctioned by the USGA and follow all the rules for handicaps established by the USGA.
Benefits of GN21:
Ready to get started? Log in at the LPGA Amateur Golf Association Member Clubhouse.
After logging in with your email and LPGA Amateur Golf Association password, click on My Handicap on the left side of the page and then click on Post a Score to enter the GN21 system.