| Men's Tees |
USGA Course Rating |
USGA Slope Rating |
Yardage |
|
Burgundy |
74.1 |
140 |
7083 |
|
Black
|
72.1 |
128 |
6642 |
|
Blue |
69.8 |
124 |
6190 |
|
Silver |
66.9 |
118 |
5635 |
| Women's Tees |
USGA Course Rating |
USGA Slope Rating |
Yardage |
|
Blue |
76.5 |
137 |
6190 |
|
Silver |
73.1 |
128 |
5635 |
|
Gold |
68.7 |
118 |
4906 |
Just about every golf course in America is rated by the USGA for scoring difficulty. The older and most understood method is called a Course Rating. This is a number that the USGA believes would be the number of strokes a "scratch" golfer would score on the course. A Course Rating of 71 means the USGA believes a scratch golfer would shoot a 71. The higher the Course Rating the more difficult the course -- for a scratch golfer.
The USGA also rates each course with a Slope Rating. This number rates the course according to the play of an average golfer. The higher the Slope Rating the more difficult the course -- for the average golfer. The USGA says a slope of 113 is average, and slopes can go from 55 to 155.