Slope rating

As Course and Slope Rating refers to the classification of the difficulty of a golf course. In contrast to the still common in England "Standard Scratch Score ( SSS )", which only takes into account the length of a course, the course rating also covers the following difficulty factors: topography, roll the ball ( hardness of the ground ), fairway width, green size, green face-off bunker, water, removal or extreme rough, trees and green surface.

As Course rating value ( CR value ), the USGA is the average number of strokes it takes for a scratch golfer (0 handicap approximately) in normal course condition and weather conditions on the course. This value may deviate from par value, which is for 18 holes usually 68-72 several blows. Championship courses usually have a course rating of 71 or 72

In order to compare players who have acquired their handicap on a relatively light course with players who have earned their place on a relatively heavy, there is the so-called slope value for golf courses. He expresses the difficulty of a golf course for the bogey golfer (handicap -22.4 to -17.5 ) as it relates to the difficulty of the scratch golfer. It is therefore no number of beats and no difficulty again, but only the relationship to the scratch golfer. This value can range from 55 up to 155. The purpose of this rating is to ensure a fair and comparable as possible play on any court between players of different levels.

In an average heavy golf course, one starts from a slope value of 113. This becomes clear from the formula for determining the ( one for each course ) handicap from the (always the same ) own handicap ( commonly referred to as a handicap ):

GAME DEFAULT DEFAULT = STEM × ( SLOPE VALUE / 113) - CR- VALUE PAR

So, this means if a golfer plays with Handicap -18.0 on a golf course with a par of 72, a slope of, for example 125 and a CR value of 73.4, so he takes with a handicap of -18 * ( 125/113 ) - 73.4 72 = 21.3 (rounded to -21).

This place would be so heavy below average.

The worst DGV default is -36, but there is also the so-called club specifications, ranging in Germany to -54. When calculating a handicap the club rules do not apply, however, it is always used in these cases, a handicap of -36 in the formula. The resulting calculated difference between handicap and assumed handicap of -36 is then deducted from the actual club setting. Example: for a club setting of -54 and a difference of 4, the player would start with a handicap of -58.

The handling of club specifications can differ from country to country, Denmark, the limit is, for example, -72. In Austria there are at -45 again the intermediate step of a so-called tournament maturity. Other countries still have no club specifications.