What does slope and rating mean golf?

Slope rating (a term trademarked by the United States Golf Association) is a measurement of the difficulty of a golf course for bogey golfers relative to the course rating. Course rating tells scratch golfers how difficult the golf course will be; slope rating tells bogey golfers how difficult it will be.

What does a slope rating of 130 mean?

From Tom’s tees, a slope of 130 gives him a 12 Course Handicap.

What determines slope golf?

Slope rating takes into account the USGA par rating of the course as well as the expected score of a higher handicap golfer. The difference between the two multiplied by 5.381 is the calculation used to determine the mens slope rating for a golf course.

How do you calculate handicap rating and slope?

Handicap differential = (Adjusted Gross Score-rating of the course) X 113 / Course slope ratings. The course rating is simply the scores of a new golfer on a normal course under a normal playing condition. Slope rating is the rating of 113 for a course based on the standard difficulty.

What is the Slope Rating of Pebble Beach?

145
Pebble Beach Golf Links

Club information
Par	72 (71 – U.S. Open)
Length	7,075 yards (6,469 m)
Course rating	75.5 (U.S. Open)
Slope rating	145

What is my golf handicap if I shoot 85?

13
If you shoot between 81 and 85, your handicap will be between 6 and 9. If you shoot between 86 and 91, your handicap will be between 10 and 13. If you shoot between 92 and 97, your handicap is between 14 and 19. If you shoot between 98 and 101, your handicap is between 20 and 24.

What does slope rating really mean for a golf course?

The slope rating of a golf course is a measure of its difficulty for bogey golfers. The term comes from the likelihood that when playing on more difficult courses, players’ scores will rise more quickly than their handicaps would predict. The “slope rating” of a course thus predicts that rise.

How is a golf course’s slope and rating calculated?

How to Calculate Slope Rating Use the Bogey Rating of the course. Ask at the golf course or contact the regional golf association that did the on-site rating. Locate the USGA Course Rating. The rating for each set of tees is usually on your scorecard, or you can ask staff at the course for this information. Subtract the Course Rating from the Bogey Rating.

What does course rating and course slope really mean?

While course ratings are a measure of the difficulty of a course, slope ratings are a measure of how much more difficult a course is for a high handicap golfer versus a lower one. For example, if you have two courses that each have a course rating of 72, they should be the same difficulty for a scratch golfer.

Which golf course has the highest slope rating?

– Red Ledges Golf Club (Heber, UT), 151 slope – Royal Isabela (Isabela, PR), 151 slope – Sebonack Golf Club (Southampton, NY), 151 slope – Pronghorn Golf Club (Nicklaus) (Bend, OR), 151 slope – Old Corkscrew Golf Course (Estero, FL), 151 slope