Slope and rating

Re: Slope and rating

Dave D — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:18:46 GMT

Thanks, Trey. That helped. My guess is that the USGA team must have come when the brush wasn't very thick, or they figure bogey golfers never get outside the rough. Scrambling usually involves finding the ball, get it back out to the fairway, and try for a great 3rd shot to save par. At Widow's Walk, you don't find the ball, it's in a hazard, or it's ob. As a result, you end up scrambling for a bogey.

Re: Slope and rating

Trey P — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 05:54:11 GMT

Here is an article that I have found that helps in the way course rating & slope are factored. Hope this helps.

http://arizona.golfersguide.com/golf-articles/arizona-golf-blog/course-rating-vs-slope-rating.html

-Trey

Re: Slope and rating

Hotsauce — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 00:40:49 GMT

That's a good question Dave. I'm sure someone on here will give a perfect answer, but maybe the USGA came out when the course was playing easier. I don't know the exact ratio/rational between slope and rating, but I know that the USGA comes up with the slope and rating by visiting the course and analyzing it from the "eyes" of the scratch golfer and the "eyes" of the bogey golfer for both men and women. They take into account length, probability of hitting the green, difficulty and number of hazards that come into play in typical landing areas etc...