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 ...

Trump National Golf Club-Philadelphia among the most difficult golf courses to play in the Philadelphia area. Listed courses are ranked by USGA slope rating. List ...

A U.S. Open course is tough by any measure. The measure the United States Golf Association uses is the course and slope rating system, which assigns two different numbers meaning two different things.

The toughest golf courses in the Bay Area have an average slope rating of 129.55 for men (and 130.95 for women). This List refers specifically to the men's back tee for each course. The courses are in ...

I'm surprised we don't get this question more often. This comes from Ed Higgins of St. Louis: You may have covered this in the past, but perhaps you could consider an article about course ratings and ...

This is the final installment of a four-part series reviewing the history of handicapping. This month, the USGA celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Handicap System with a centennial dinner at ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte Business Journal recently featured two lists of the area’s golf courses, ranked by U.S. Golf Association men’s slope rating from the championship tees. The USGA assigns ...