WHS: Know the Score

​Know the Score is a new educational campaign by England Golf to bring all the different elements of the WHS together to provide a consistent message that golfers will begin to recognise and associate with the WHS. 
The short articles below take you through the system step by step. And click on the pictures for more information:

1. Know the Score
   An introduction to Know the Score and
   How will handicaps be calculated under the WHS?
   
   
2. Transition Handicaps
   How will my initial WHS handicap be calculated?
   
   
3. Course Rating and Bogey Rating
   How the relative difficulty of a course is determined [1]
   
   
4. Slope Rating
   How the relative difficulty of a course is determined [2], including a short video about Course Rating and Slope Rating.
   
   
5. Course Handicap
   The number of strokes that you will receive on the golf course
   
   
6. Score Differentials
   How your gross scores are converted into equivalent scores on a course of standard relative difficulty.
   
   
7. Handicap Index
   How the basic Handicap Index calculation is done each time you post a new score.
   
   
8. Handicap Index Caps
   How safeguards ensure that your Handicap Index doesn't rise too quickly due to a spell of poor from.
   
   
9. Handicap Index Summary
   How Exceptional Scores and Playing Conditions can influence the Handicap Index calculation and finishing with a short video.
   
   
10. Acceptable Scores
    The formats of competition and recreational golf that are acceptable for posting scores for handicap purposes.
    
    
11. Unplayed Holes
    How scores from uncompleted rounds can be acceptable for handicap purposes.
    
    
12. Handicap Allowance and Playing Handicap
    How your Handicap Index is converted into a Playing Handicap