Authorization

The USGA has the exclusive right to implement and administer the Rules of Handicapping and the Course Rating System™ under the World Handicap System™ within the United States and its territories, including the computation and issuance of each Handicap Index®. All Handicap Index calculations are performed solely from the USGA Centralized Computation Service and distributed through Allied Golf Associations (AGA), where the USGA has delegated certain rights and obligations for handicap administration and oversight within defined territories.