This is part I in a four-part series looking at the history of the USGA Handicap System in celebration of its centennial in 2011. The desire to compete is innate in any athletic endeavor. But most ...

Haskell Handicapping Challenge Returns originally appeared on Paulick Report. Coming off a year in which more than 320 players competed for over $160,000 in cash and prizes, Monmouth Park’s $1,000 ...

The handicap system in golf is what makes ours such a universally enjoyable sport. Elite golfers can play with and compete ...

What’s your golf handicap? No, not your current playing index. I’m talking about your self-handicap, defined as your favorite excuse after a sub-par shot or a way- over-par round — and unlike what’s ...

This is the second installment of a four-part series reviewing the history of handicapping. This month, the USGA celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Handicap System with a centennial dinner at ...

Sports handicapping isn’t known for its sentimentalists. When your life is devoted to the endless analysis of the games people bet on, there isn’t much call for poetic reflection or quotes from the ...

Saturday is a big day of racing, with the Dubai World Cup program, the Florida Derby and a stakes-packed card for the reopening weekend at Santa Anita, but I’m momentarily pulling back from the action ...

As is always the case, this Kentucky Derby won’t lack for storylines. The biggest will obviously be the return of trainer Bob Baffert, who has six Derby victories, still tied for the most all-time ...