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Rules & Handicap — all posts.
All articles in this category—sorted chronologically, newest first. From handicap strategy and Strokes Gained to golf rules and course statistics like GIR and scrambling—what senior golfers truly need in competition play.
Senior Golf: Between Rules, Handicap Strategy, and Score Logic
The category Rules & Handicap This covers what matters in handicapping: the official Rules of Golf, the World Handicap System from 60, Strokes Gained as a modern score analysis, and course statistics like GIR, FIR, and scrambling, which reveal much more than the pure gross score. All contributions are based on official DGV/USGA rules and real tournament experience—not pub talk.
The posts follow chronologically—most recent at the top. Anyone reading all the posts in order will get a complete overview of the rules and handicapping topics relevant to players 60 and over. Those looking for specific information can use the search at the top or jump directly to the relevant eyebrow.
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Distance stickers on the racket? What the rules really allow
RULES · EQUIPMENT Distance stickers on the club? What the rules actually allow. Anyone who writes loft or stroke distance on their club risks immediate disqualification in medal play. A look at the R&A Equipment Rules — and [...]
Putten from 60 onwards - the only senior advantage
STRATEGY · CRITICALLY EXAMINED Putting from 60 onwards — the only senior advantage. Putting is the only discipline where experience compensates for declining athleticism — repeatability, bodily calmness, and green-reading routine beat youthful nerve. Two to [...]
How Wedges Can Save Your Score
STRATEGY · SHORT GAME The underestimated 60 yards — how wedges save your score. Wedges between 30 and 80 yards plus putts determine around 60 percent of a senior's score — but only get 15 to 25 [...]
Senior-Tees is math
STRATEGY · TEE SELECTION Senior tees aren't a chore – they're math. About a third of men over 65 switch from white tees to yellow or red. The other two-thirds lose four to seven strokes per round [...]
Improve your handicap after 60 — three levers that really work
From age 60, the Handicap Index increases by 2 to 5 strokes for most players. But 18 percent improve it – against the trend. Three strategies to achieve this.
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