For the 2024 summer season, the WHS handicap index here. Your playing handicap can be found off the IG app for white and yellow tees.
The white handicap list is here and the yellow handicap list is here.
Since the World Handicap System was introduced in November 2021, there has been much confusion. At the beginning of April, England Golf sent out an “explanatory” e-mail, that can be found here. They have also produced a short overview, here, and a more complete version here.
We have all been allocated a WHS handicap index and if you download the MyEG, careful with the spelling, or go onto the England Golf web site, you can see how this handicap index has been derived. Also, you will see the Newsletter for April covers how you enter your gross scores that will update your WHS handicap index. It is most important to make sure you are using your playing handicap for singles or fourballs.
Fourballs need a bit of explanation as shown in the real example below using numbers from the full handicap list. Player WHS Index Course h’cap C Playing h’cap P Shots given A 16.3 19 17 0 Lowest handicap B 19.5 22 20 3 The difference from A 17 C 20.6 24 22 5 The difference from A 17 D 21.9 25 23 6 The difference from A 17 This is all very well on paper, but how to do it on the first tee. Firstly, everyone should know their own course handicap as this comes off the list by the putting green. Then each person takes 90% of this, or takes off a tenth, rounds it to give their playing handicap then the shots is just the actual difference. In the past, the 90% was taken after the difference, now it is one step earlier.
For matches against other clubs, home fixtures, match cards with the correct playing handicaps and 'shots given' will be available beforehand. For away matches, with a different course slope and usually off the yellow tees, the team sheet with also have to correct playing handicaps and 'shots given' to check against the match cards provided.