World Handicap System: When will be able to enter digital scores? – National Club Golfer

Using our phones to put in scores outside of England has been impossible so far under the World Handicap System. But is that about to change? Steve Carroll has an update If you’ve been playing around with the MyEG app recently, you might have noticed something interesting. Scottish layouts have started appearing in course lists. It’s the latest stage of what World Handicap System chiefs in England hope will soon end a long-running saga for golfers. We thought one of the key parts of the new system would be entering rounds for handicap at courses all over the world. While it’s true that an interoperability pilot, conducted by England Golf and Scottish Golf, means it is possible to enter scores from cross-border rounds in Great Britain and Ireland, it’s currently a non-digital process. That has left players asking an obvious question. “When we will be able to use a digital app to enter scores?” Scottish Golf’s recent move to New Zealand-based operator DotGolf’s software means that for the first time since the new handicap system arrived in late 2020 all the home unions are using the same WHS platform. Handicap chiefs at England Golf are now hoping golfers in the
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