Developed in 1981 at the request of state and regional golf associations, the GHIN service has grown to become the largest handicap computation provider in the world, serving more than 2.3 million golfers representing 77 golf associations and nearly 14,000 golf clubs in 46 states, four U.S. territories and four foreign countries. GHIN is offered exclusively through state and regional golf associations, federations and unions as a service for their member clubs to assist in meeting the policies of the USGA Handicap System™, which enables all golfers to compete on a relatively equal basis.