Golfers who enjoy an occasional solo round may want to consider a trip north next year.
Amid a series of rule changes, the USGA announced earlier this week that scores from rounds played alone will no longer count for handicap purposes. The change falls under the subsection of Rule 5-1 applying to "Acceptability of Scores."
According to the USGA, the change supports the premise of peer review and "underscores the importance of providing full and accurate information regarding a player's potential scoring ability, and the ability of other players to form a reasonable basis for supporting or disputing a posted score.