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From time to time, various groups (such as USGA, Golf Canada, Golf Association of Ontario etc) publish documents designed to explain or clarify some aspects of the game. To make it easy to find and read these, we will put links on this page to the original sites containing the documents. Links are normally highlighted and/or underlined - that may depend on your browser and its settings.
Handicapping
The World Handicapping System that was introduced in 2020 and since extended is currently used here in Canada. We use a calculation based on the concepts, but it is only for Gaffers play.
Here is the Golf Association of Ontario (GAO) website for handicapping information Handicap Information Site (GAO)
Other articles and documents
This article Provisionally Speaking explains why it is often a good practice to hit a provisional ball when your first may be lost.