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World Handicap System
WHS/GHIN Account Details
Each CIGA member receives a WHS/GHIN account with each year of active membership as a member benefit.
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What is the World Handicap System (WHS) all about?
Golf already has a single set of playing Rules, a single set of equipment Rules and a single set of Rules of Amateur Status overseen by the USGA and The R&A. The WHS has unified the six handicapping systems that existed previously 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;
Is easy to understand and implement, without sacrificing accuracy;