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The slope rating of a golf course is a measure of its relative difficulty for a bogey golfer compared to a scratch golfer.It is used by handicapping systems to equalize the field by accounting for the likelihood that, when playing on more difficult courses, higher handicap players' scores will rise more quickly than their handicaps would otherwise predict.
Devised by the USGA, the Slope Rating of a golf course describes the relative difficulty of a course for a bogey golfer compared to a scratch golfer. Slope Ratings are in the range 55 to 155, with a course of standard relative difficulty having a rating of 113; the higher the number, the more relatively difficult the course is.
Torrey Pines is a featured golf course in the Links: The Challenge of Golf (1990), Microsoft Golf 2.0 (1995), Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13, and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14. [10] Scott Peterson, previously on death row for the murder of his wife Laci, was arrested in the parking lot of Torrey Pines in ...
The 18-hole championship course at Quail Hollow was designed by golf course architect George Cobb who designed several golf courses, primarily in the southeastern United States. Opened on June 3, 1961, it underwent a series of improvements, including modifications of several holes by Arnold Palmer in 1986, and a redesign by Tom Fazio in 1997 ...
From the red tees the course measures 5,725 yards (5,235 m) with a slope rating of 72.8/127. [2] [4] The combination of the North and East courses creates a par 72 layout. From the black tees the course measures 6,966 yards (6,370 m) with a slope rating of 74.6/139. From the blue tees the course measures 6,769 with a slope rating of 73.4/138.
In its July 2008 list of America's greatest golf courses Golf Digest ranked Bethpage Black #26 overall, [6] #6 in the state of New York, [6] #6 of America's 50 toughest courses, [7] and #5 of America's greatest public golf courses. [8] It is also the top-ranked course in the Golf Digest list that is operated by a governmental entity. [8]
[5] [6] It is an Arcis Golf sister course of Four Bridges Country Club [2] in Liberty Township, a private facility 15 minutes from TPC at River's Bend. Between 2002 and 2004, TPC at River's Bend was the venue for the Kroger Classic , an annual tournament on the Champions Tour featuring winners Bob Gilder , Gil Morgan , and Bruce Summerhays .
TPC Scottsdale is a 36-hole golf complex in the southwestern United States, located in Scottsdale, Arizona, northeast of Phoenix. Opened 39 years ago in 1986, the resort is part of the Tournament Players Club network of golf courses operated by the PGA Tour. The Stadium Course has been home to the tour's annual Phoenix Open since 1987.