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If you have ever examined a scorecard or posted a score for handicap purposes, you have probably seen the terms Course Rating™ and Slope Rating™. While most golfers know they pertain to course ...

How exactly is a golf hole’s difficulty quantified? Here’s the par-5 18th at Pebble Beach, explained by USGA rating expert Scott Hovde.

Before golfers tee off, a course rating team from the Oklahoma Golf Association measures every detail. What's their goal? Determine a course rating and slope rating used to calculate handicaps. "[It] ...

Information was obtained from the United States Golf Association Course Rating and Slope Database on March 8th, 2023. The List represents courses. Ties are broken by USGA course and bogey ratings.

Information was obtained from the United States Golf Association Course Rating and Slope Database on April 9th, 2021. The List represents courses. Ties are broken by USGA course and bogey ratings.