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Hi, Background: in golf, the handicap system allows players of different abilities (handicaps) to compete on a level playing field (course). For example, if my handicap is 5 and yours is 25 then I give you 20 stokes. Therefore, if I beat you by 20 strokes then we have tied. Question: is it...

I've been aware of UTR for a long time in the junior/college arena. Mostly the incentives there are for juniors to maximize their UTR so that they will get noticed by college coaches. There are all kinds of interesting things I've observed for kids doing to maximize their UTR. Some high level...

An article which tries to put the current focus on ratings in perspective... https://medium.com/@TennisVisuals/eyes-on-court-8eb0209ca082

UTR is a flawed system, and myutr is a poorly-designed website. This is why. Hear me out: High school matches cannot be recorded unless the ENTIRE TEAM is registered with UTR. This effectively means no high school matches ever get recorded. Casual club matches cannot get recorded either...