The best online handicap service

2006 is the 'Year of the Online Handicap Service' thanks to rule changes the USGA has made. You've probably noticed advertisements in the golf magazines or even at local golf retailers for online handicapping. GolfDash has just partnered with Isaacs Golf whom we believe has the best online service available today. They provide an 'official USGA' handicap by marrying the golfer with a local online club.

Isaacs also have some unique features which we think makes them the pick of the lot. You can print out custom scorecards for over 14,000 courses allowing you to track extra stats like number of puts, driving accuracy and up and downs. What's even better, you don't have to enter all this information by hand, just use your home scanner to input the data. Many courses now have combination Printer/Scanners which support this cool feature. For those of you who are really tech savvy, you can use your Blackberry to submit scores.

We also like that they are committed to improving the quality of handicaps. By requiring hole by hole scores and using sophisticated analytical tools, they can identify golfers who are manipulating their handicap. The old system of handicap committee review, by itself just can't keep up with the increase in the number of golfers keeping handicaps over the last 50 years. (Too many 14 handicappers shoot 75 in tournaments.) They've added unique online tools to make it easier for Handicap Committees to review member scores. What's also great is that this system allows you to post scores all year long and costs less than $30 annually. Please go here to sign up for your new GolfDash Online Handicap.