If you have ever examined a scorecard or posted a score for handicap purposes, you have probably seen the terms Course Rating™ and Slope Rating®. While most golfers know they pertain to course ...

Jonathan Cummings reflects on his summer spent in Ireland and Northern Ireland completing an amazing top-100 courses list.

Some things in golf puzzle even the most avid, seasoned golfers. How course ratings and slopes—aka the difficulty of a course—are calculated would be up there. We’re not talking about the course ...

COURSE INFO Address: 797 Moonbrook Dr., Dadeville Phone: 256-825-1353 Web site: stillwatersgolf.com Par: 36-36--72 Yardage: 4,752 to 6,906 yards USGA course rating: 64.5 to 73.2 Slope rating: 110 to ...

Briarmeade opened in the 1930s as a nine-hole layout designed by George Black. It was purchased by Republic Steel (and called it Gulf States Steel Golf Club) in 1944 and nine more holes were added in ...

The LPGA and golf’s powers that be have upped their games in recent years when it comes to the level of golf courses that host women’s major championships, and the upcoming three years promise several ...

Note: Ties broken by course rating. Sources: USGA and the courses Ranked by Slope rating © 2025 American City Business Journals. All rights reserved. Use of and/or ...

For a score to be acceptable for handicap purposes, it must be played on a set of tees on a golf course with a valid Course Rating and Slope Rating. All tees up to 6,000 yards on an 18-hole course ...