| Men's Tees |
USGA Course Rating |
USGA Slope Rating |
Yardage |
|
Burgundy |
74.5 |
140 |
7051 |
|
Black
|
72.1 |
130 |
6546 |
|
Blue |
69.6 |
126 |
6080 |
|
Silver |
66.9 |
118 |
5534 |
| Women's Tees |
USGA Course Rating |
USGA Slope Rating |
Yardage |
|
Blue |
76.2 |
136 |
6080 |
|
Silver |
72.6 |
130 |
5534 |
|
Gold |
68.5 |
120 |
4880 |
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.