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Very disappointed that current form has not been taken into account like we were told ?well done on the new handicap, i can see you back in the winners circle next year
Course and slope rating - anybody know the easier and harder courses in the UK?
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Scott W
Assistant Pro
My home course is 135 off the whites
Ethan
Money List Winner
I think the reason for the high slope at BL compared to courses that would seem similar is that there are more holes where the good player can play them easily, like the 13th, but where higher handicappers can find a lot of trouble the better player doesn't even see. For example, it is about 160 yard carry over the initial section of water. Some of the senior players won't try to carry it if the wind is against, so they lob a ball 80 yards down towards the ladies tee and play their second from there. Then there is a section of water to the right of the fairway and a shot tailing off to the right can find it. The scratch player hits a 4 iron off the tee and a wedge or blasts a driver and chips on.
KenL
Tour Rookie
Ok I'm with you up to here. Using the Southerness example above and compare to my course Silloth on Solway.
If we use Silloth blue tees and Southerness white tees since the yardages are with 50 yards and the course rating is identical at 72.6.
Silloth slope is 136 and Southerness slope is 131. I would be playing off 6 at Silloth and 9 at Southerness
Course rating yes but how do the pars compare?
rulefan
Tour Winner
Par isn't relevant for handicapping at Silloth
KenL
Tour Rookie
It isn't relevant anywhere, CSS is. Your point is???
Ethan
Money List Winner
I think he might be making the point that the difference between course rating and par is a measure of difficulty. A course with a course rating of 72 and a par of 69 is probably a more challenging course than one with course ratings and par of 72.
Crow
Crow Person
HarrogateHacker
Active member
Think the hotchkin is 151 off the whites with course rating of 74.4, the club name is something like the national golf centre, which is why it’s tricky to find
Foxholer
Blackballed
See Post 37.
ScienceBoy
Money List Winner
At 24/85 I get 3 shots around 9 holes at the par 3.
That makes a lot of sense as 30 is generally been my target for a while and what I score if I am playing half decent. Going over 30 is a sure sign I have not played well enough.
Of my last 8 rounds there I have been over 30 just once but that jumps up to half for my last 20. My app calculated index is 15.1
That makes a lot of sense as 30 is generally been my target for a while and what I score if I am playing half decent. Going over 30 is a sure sign I have not played well enough.
Of my last 8 rounds there I have been over 30 just once but that jumps up to half for my last 20. My app calculated index is 15.1
Bigfoot
Tour Rookie
It had to be easy if I played one under gross on it last year and I had not seen it before.
Crow
Crow Person
Bigfoot
Tour Rookie
Ssshank
Member
You need to be careful when looking at the course slope as a higher score doesn't always translate into a harder course.
DanFST
Head Pro
No idea what it means, But the whites are only 6439 yards.
rulefan
Tour Winner
CR 71.5 is about right for a course of that length
jim8flog
Journeyman Pro
Length is just one part of calculating a course's difficulty
Ssshank
Member
I'd take a long open course over a short fiddly course any day.
USER1999
Grand Slam Winner
Do you not find this incredibly one dimensional? Golf should test every aspect of your game, not just how far you can whack it.
