WHS - Course & Slope Ratings
Course Rating
Course Rating represents the difficulty of a golf course for a scratch golfer (0 handicap), calculated to the nearest 0.1
Puckrup Hall's Course Ratings are:
Scratch Bogey
White tees 70.6 95.2
Yellow tees 68.7 91.6
Red tees 70.1 99.9
Yellow tees 68.7 91.6
Red tees 70.1 99.9
Slope Rating
Slope Rating represents the relative difficulty of a course for a bogey golfer (20 handicap) compared to a scratch golfer (0 handicap).
A course with long carries, narrow fairways, lots of hazards and thick rough will have a high slope rating because these features are more of a challenge to bogey golfers. Slope Rating can be anywhere between 55 and 155. 113 is the neutral value that is used in handicap calculations. The GB&I average Slope Rating is 125.
Puckrup Hall's Slope Ratings are:
18 Holes 9 Holes (Front) (Back)
White tees 133 138 127
Yellow tees 124 124 123
Red tees 126 126 126
A golfer's handicap for a specific course is determined by multiplying their Handicap Index by the Slope Rating of the course/tees and dividing by the neutral Slope Rating of 113. For example, from the tees at Puckrup Hall, Course Handicaps are calculated as follows:
Slope Rating represents the relative difficulty of a course for a bogey golfer (20 handicap) compared to a scratch golfer (0 handicap).
A course with long carries, narrow fairways, lots of hazards and thick rough will have a high slope rating because these features are more of a challenge to bogey golfers. Slope Rating can be anywhere between 55 and 155. 113 is the neutral value that is used in handicap calculations. The GB&I average Slope Rating is 125.
Puckrup Hall's Slope Ratings are:
18 Holes 9 Holes (Front) (Back)
White tees 133 138 127
Yellow tees 124 124 123
Red tees 126 126 126
A golfer's handicap for a specific course is determined by multiplying their Handicap Index by the Slope Rating of the course/tees and dividing by the neutral Slope Rating of 113. For example, from the tees at Puckrup Hall, Course Handicaps are calculated as follows:
For a player with Handicap Index 12 playing at Puckrup
WHITE TEES
(Handicap Index X Slope) /113 = Course Handicap so (12 X 133) / 113 = 14.1
YELLOW TEES
(Handicap Index X Slope) /113 = Course Handicap so (12 X 124) / 113 = 13.1
RED TEES
(Handicap Index X Slope) /113 = Course Handicap so (12 X 126) / 113 = 13.4
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