Alabama
Golf Association

World Handicap System

  To help educate our membership, we strongly encourage you to utilize the resources that we have gathered for you below. You may want to link your website to this page and we highly recommend printing out the WHS infographic posters and displaying them around your club. Please continue to check back often as we will continue to update this page as more information becomes available. 

World Handicap System Online Training Webinars (4-Part Video Series)

• View Online Training Webinar

Club Authorization and Certification Online Quiz (must be completed by August 31, 2020)
To aid in completing the quiz, please use the below links to reference a World Handicap System Slide Deck along with a printable version of the actual quiz questions and multiple-choice answers that references the Slide Deck for the correct answers. We encourage you to complete the paper form of the quiz then simply enter your answers into the online quiz link for verification by the USGA.

• World Handicap System Slide Deck (PDF)
• Printable 20-Question Quiz (PDF)
• Take Open-Book Online Quiz (16 of 20 correct answers is passing)
• 2020 Rules of Handicapping Manual (PDF)

*Note: Failure to pass the quiz will result in the USGA (not the AGA) setting a club's members Handicap Indexes to NH (No Handicap) until the requirement is completed. Either club staff member(s) or a handicap committee member(s) should be able to complete the quiz in less than 30 minutes. Only one person per club needs to pass.

WHS Resources for Golfers

• WHS Overview Video
• 5 Things to Know about WHS
• 13 Key Changes and Why (PDF)
• Top 10 New WHS Features (PDF)
• Infographics and Videos
• WHS FAQ's
• GHIN Golfer Products Overview (PDF)

WHS Resources for Club Administrators

• 2020 USGA Handicap Committee Guide (PDF)
• 2020 Rules of Handicapping Manual (PDF)
• Transition Checklist (PDF)
• How to Manage Users (PDF)
• Accessing Primary Admin Account (PDF)
• Kiosk Set-Up and Home Courses (PDF)
• Posting a Score (PDF)
• Score Maintenance (PDF)
• Rapid Score Entry (PDF)
• Handicap Management (PDF)
• Golfer Groups (PDF)
• Golfer Email Subscription Management (PDF)
• Golfer Club Memberships (PDF)
• Golfer Primary Account Management (PDF)
• Online WHS Rules of Handicapping Certification Quiz (must be passed by June 30, 2020)

*Note: USGA Tournament Management will still be operational during the WHS transition period. However, access to update Handicap Indexes will not be available during the transition.

Recorded Online Training Webinars Conducted by USGA for Club Administrators - Click link to watch video presentation

Session	Description
Admin Portal	Review golfer administration tasks including score posting and Handicap Index management. (59:52 in length)
Kiosk Setup & Overview	Learn how to setup a Club Kiosk and see a demonstration of the Kiosk features and functionality. (45:33 in length)
Launch Prep	Preparing your club and golfers for utilizing the new GHIN Product Suite. (56:03 in length)
Template Reports	Review of the available reports for  club admins.