In 2025, according to Google Analytics, the website golf.okrasa.eu was visited by over 130,000 users from 186 countries. This represents only a few-percent decrease compared to 2024, despite the significant impact of the AI Overview feature on website traffic. Published data indicate that the introduction of AI Overview has reduced traffic to websites by 20–60%.
I have recently received formal confirmation of my experience and skills in golf course rating. I am now a WHS Certified Course Rater, certified by the R&A and the USGA.
New calculators for calculating the WHS Handicap Index are available in the Handicap Index and Initial Handicap Index tabs. These calculators automatically adjust the calculations based on the number of scores (Score Differentials) entered. Manually selecting the lowest Score Differential values is no longer necessary. The change only affects the data entry method. The calculation
Following the 2024 update to the Rules of Handicapping, the scores from 18-hole, 9-hole and shorter courses such as 6-hole courses may be accepted for handicapping purposes. If the scorecard does not list all the required Stroke Indexes (SI), amended stroke index allocation must be applied to match the round being played. For this purpose,
In 2024, according to Google Analytics data, the golf.okrasa.eu website was visited by over 137,000 users from 173 countries. Thank you all for visiting. In 2025, I wish you plenty of time for golf and that all your golfing dreams come true.
My golf glossary has now grown to over 400 entries. Where possible, descriptions are illustrated with drawings and/or photos. Naturally, I will continue to add new entries to it. Additionally, the glossary has the functionality of tooltips boxes, displayed when hovering over the entries used in any text on this website. Check it out here:
The actual range of measuring the distance to the flag is the basic parameter of every golf rangefinder. All other functions are more or less useful, but cannot be used if the flag is out of range of the rangefinder. Therefore, I tested the measurement range without paying attention to other device properties. The selection
I am very pleased to inform that in 2023, as in previous years, approximately 100,000 golfers from 168 countries visited the golf.okrasa.eu website. The number of visits by country is shown in the image. Thank you very much to all visitors. At the beginning of 2024, all WHS calculators will be adapted to the latest
In January 2024, the update to the Rules of Handicapping 2024 enters into force. Compared to the previous version from 2000, several changes and additional explanations have been introduced. The most important changes for a player are: New formula for Score Differential calculation for handicap purposes from 9-hole rounds. The new Score Differential will be