For example, a set of tees may be issued a Course or Scratch rating of What this means is that if a Scratch golfer were to complete 20 rounds from this set of tees, we expect his 10 best scores to average around If a golfer with a Handicap Index of Based upon this gap of The Scratch and Bogey ratings are both somewhat volatile and when a series of factors or obstacles on a course tend to gang up on only one of the two golfers, curious things can happen to the Slope.
Think about it … on most of these holes the Bogey golfer is approaching the green with a long. Clearly the Bogey golfer is much more susceptible to any of the greenside trouble present on the holes bunkers, difficult chips, etc.
Such a scenario will force the Bogey rating higher, widen the gap between the two ratings, and result in a higher Slope. When WHS comes into effect, every score returned by every player, from every course, will automatically be standardised. That means it will be calculated to that neutral base of Every time you go to the course, that mark will be adjusted for Slope for the course, or tees, that is being played. That will provide your Course Handicap for that round. So all golfers, whatever their handicap, will be able to easily convert their WHS Handicap Index to a specific Course handicap and Playing Handicap if required.
The computer software that clubs use to record entries for competitions might do that automatically once you punch your name into the touchscreen. Or there might be a chart in the clubhouse that allows you to line up your WHS handicap index against the tees to get the required number. Visit our dedicated WHS page where you will find everything you need to know and details of how to contact us if you have any more questions.
What is the Slope Rating and how will it affect your handicap? Most golfers believe that the higher the slope number, the more difficult the golf course. This may or may not be true depending on the level of golfer you are. The Slope number for a golf course actually tells you how difficult the golf course is for a bogey player The higher the slope number, the harder the course is for the bogey golfer relative to the difficulty of the course for the scratch golfer.
Slope numbers can range anywhere between 55 and with the average slope in the United States being The slope number is used to convert your Handicap Index into a Course Handicap. This allows the player to receive enough strokes from a particular set of tees, to play at an equal level of a scratch golfer from the same set of tees. The Slope number is derived from the following mathematical formula: Bogey Rating - Course Rating x 5. When your course is rated, a scratch rating and bogey rating are both determined from each set of tees.
The scratch rating is the same as the course rating. From both the bogey rating and the scratch rating, we can then use the formula above to achieve our slope number. Why do we need all of these numbers? The system was developed to allow a player to take his Handicap Index to almost any course in the world and be able to compete on an equal level with other golfers.
Who rates a course? Nearly every golf association throughout the world has been trained to use the exact system that is used here in the Met Area.
There are approximately 45 volunteer committee members throughout the Met Area who assist the MGA staff representative in evaluating a course. The backgrounds of course raters range from lawyers to engineers to teachers. How is a course rated? The rating procedure. A male scratch player is defined by the USGA as an amateur golfer who has reached the stroke play portion of the U.
Amateur Championship. On average, he hits his tee shot yards in the air with 25 yards of roll. His second shot travels yards in the air with 20 yards of roll. The male bogey golfer is defined as having a USGA handicap index of By definition, he can hit his tee shot yards in the air with 20 yards of roll. His second shot travels yards in the air plus 20 yards of roll for a total distance of yards. Therefore, the bogey golfer can reach a yard hole in 2 shots and a scratch golfer can reach a yard hole in 2 shots.
Between these five factors, or a combination of them, the overall playing length of a golf course is either lengthened or shortened from the physical yardage of a golf course. In addition to the effective playing length of a course, there are 10 obstacles that are evaluated on each hole nine of the obstacles are physical and one psychological.
Each obstacle is given a numerical value ranging from zero to 10 zero being non-existent, 10 being extreme. These values are based off of the distances the obstacle is from the center of the landing zone or target.
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