Course Ratings happen quietly in the background, but its impact is felt by every golfer, every day. They provide the foundation for fair handicapping, equitable tournament play, and consistent ...

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If you’re one of the more than 3.2 million golfers in this country who keep a handicap, you know how simple the process is: You tally up your shots, post your score, and the World Handicap System (WHS ...

Gabriel Hjertstedt competes in the third round of the B.C. Open held on the Atunyote course at Turning Stone Resort in Vernon, New York, on July 22, 2006.Photo by: Chris Condon/PGA TOUR This is the ...

Each hole must be measured to the nearest yard/metre, for each set of tees from a permanent distance marker, in accordance with the procedures outlined in the Course Rating System and only by a ...

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 ...

As golf’s popularity has surged since the COVID-19 pandemic—3.3 million people in the United States played on a course for the first time in 2022, according to the National Golf Foundation—so too has ...

I have been part of a team that has been rating golf courses in Kenya in preparation for the World Handicap System. The course rating exercise has taken us to different parts of the country. The ...