US state with best average handicap index - USGA ranking (Image Source: Imagn)
The USGA has revealed the golf handicap indexes of all states in the USA. Mississippi and Arkansas topped the list.
The first two positions remain unchanged. For the second time in a row, Mississippi leads the way with an average of 10.7. Last year, it had an 11.16. Arkansas also has an index of 10.7, which was 12.8 last year.
Oklahoma ranked fourth in 2023 with a 13.0. It jumped to third place in 2024 with 10.9. Meanwhile, Alabama settled in fourth place, followed by Tennessee in fifth, Texas in sixth, and North Dakota in seventh. Louisiana improved from 12.9 in 2023 to 12.4 in 2024. However, the state still fell down in the rankings, slipping from third in 2023 to eighth in 2024.
