rulefan
Tour Winner
The Bogey Rating would have been useful. Saves having to do the back calculation
Changed course ratings....
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nickjdavis
Head Pro
Edited original post with current and original BR's.The Bogey Rating would have been useful. Saves having to do the back calculation
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Mandofred
Well-known member
Again....numbers, Bogey Ratings, Red Kite sightings....blah blah....turn the cards in, let the Gods decide my handicap.
nickjdavis
Head Pro
3 during the round yesterday.
Plus a couple of Buzzards, several Skylarks and a Hare (no Tortoise mind).
He'll be there tomorrow, don't you worry
KenL
Tour Rookie
Where is that? Lovely.
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
Only 3....we get about 3 per hole
So common you almost don't notice them....
nickjdavis
Head Pro
Darkest deepest Suffolk. We are actually quite blessed being well in the country away from any serious urbanisation and get an abundance of wildlife around the course. Not seen the Otter yet this year (seems to be semi-residential in one of our ponds) and we were just saying during the round yesterday that there have been no Grass Snakes seen in a while.Where is that? Lovely.
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rulefan
Tour Winner
My father together with the then Lord Harewood were responsible for reintroducing Red Kites to the northern counties of England
Arthur Wedge
Well-known member
We are surrounded by Red Kites - have them wandering around the fairways now
Buzzards have been pushed out
We do have a little family of muntjac now
Orikoru
Tour Winner
It's funny how all the courses that get re-rated seem to go down. Haven't heard of any getting higher ratings.
nickjdavis
Head Pro
Errr...all of our CR's actually went UP....but as the difference between the Course and Bogey ratings narrows, the Slope will inevitably reduce.
Folks need to stop thinking about Slope as an indication of difficulty. It is merely a calculated number based on the Course and Bogey ratings.
If a course has a CR of 70, which on rerating increases to a 72, and a Bogey rating of 92, which increases to a 93, then the slope will reduce (from 118 to 113*), even though the course has been rated harder for both scratch and bogey golfers.
*for male golfers
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wjemather
Well-known member
Post #20?
wjemather
Well-known member
A couple of courses we re-rated in the last couple of years (being a county with relatively few golf courses, we only do 3-4 per year to complete the 10-year cycle; and actually only did 2 last year)
Course1 (White- Men): 67.5/116 → 68.4/120
Course1 (Yellow- Men): 65.6/113 → 66.4/118
Course2 (White- Men): 71.3/117 → 71.2/123
Course2 (Yellow - Men): 70.0/116 → 70.0/123
Orikoru
Tour Winner
What do you mean? The slope ratings went down several points as I said. The course rating changes were negligible.
nickjdavis
Head Pro
Now read post 32.
Orikoru
Tour Winner
But your CRs only went up 0.3 or so. Hardly makes any difference surely.
wjemather
Well-known member
As per#32, Slope is a function of the Course Rating.
- Slope = multiplying factor x (Bogey Rating - Course Rating)
nickjdavis
Head Pro
An increase in CR of 0.3, with all other things remaining the same, will see slope reduce by 2. In our case the Bogey ratings either went up less than the CR or they themselves dropped very slightly, causing the slight reductions in Slope.
If the CR goes up 0.5 and the Bogey Rating goes down 0.5 then slope will reduce by 5 (5.381 to be precise...but 5 when rounded)
It only takes relatively subtle changes to CR and BR for there to be a seemingly big change in Slope....and folk are wrongly fixated on Slope.
Course Raters do not assess a course for the slope rating. Slope is something that is derived from the CR and BR's that are assessed.
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BubbaP
Occasional Player of Golf
Where I played for a few years was rated upwards just after I left. Many indexes have reduced. The interclub team had gone 4 consecutive promotions ('caps travelled well), definitely being relegated this year though.
