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Hi guys, I just found this site and wanted to introduce myself. I just recently took up golf for first time in 2006. Iv probably only played 8-10 times to date. I have some good clubs (at least I like them alot) and Im improving just about each time out. My best score is a 99 but that day I took a few extra mulligans (typically 1 per 9 holes). On average I shoot about 110... but like I said I havent played very much.

This past Saturday I played at a place here in Texas called Tour 18. It was a really neat course. It was 18 replica holes of famous holes nationwide. There was the sawgrass island hole, church pew hole, etc... I didnt shoot my best score, but overall I played my best golf. I had 2 pars (only had 1 career par prior to Saturday) and a few bogeys... I actually shot a 51 on the front 9, then the weather dropped and wind picked up. Second half it was in low 40s with 20+ mph wind. We were miserable but still having fun...

Today I bought a driver, had been playing with just my 3wood... So I cant wait to get back out this weekend and see what I can do with that...

Anyway, just wanted to introduce myself. Im setting my own personal goal to be a consistent 90's shooter by the end of the year. (instead of 110s)...

btw, the course I played at had a rating of 69.9 and slope 127. I played from the whites.

honestly, i have NO IDEA what that really means and if someone could tell me I would appreciate it. Thanks

Welcome......Basically that means if a 0 handicap golf played that course, he should shoot a 69.9....so if you are a 10 handicap...you should shoot 79

oh thats cool, because I was figuring that my handicap would be about 40. I shoot right around 110-115 each time. So I actually shot right on then... What about slope rating? Does that mean how "hill-y" it is?

Nope

slope rating (a term trademarked by the USGA) is a measurement of the difficulty of a course for bogey golfers relative to the course rating.

Course rating tells scratch golfers how difficult the course will be; slope rating tells bogey golfers how difficult it will be.

The minimum slope is 55 and the maximum is 155 (slope does not relate specifically to strokes played as course rating does). The slope rating for a course of average difficulty is 113.

Like course rating, slope rating is done for each set of tees on a course, and a course may have a separate slope rating for certain tees for women.

Slope rating is a factor in the calculation of handicap index, and is also used to determine the course handicap.

The most important role of slope is leveling the playing field for players of different skill levels. For example, let's say Player A and Player B average a score of 85 for 18 holes. But Player A's average is established on a very difficult course (say, a slope rating of 145), while Player B's average is established on a very easy course (say, a slope rating of 95). If handicaps were simply estimates of golfers' average scores, then these two players would have the same handicap index. But Player A is clearly the better golfer, and in a match between the two Player B would clearly need some strokes.

Slope rating allows the handicap index to reflect these factors. Because he plays on a course with a higher slope rating, Player A's handicap index will be lower than Player B's (when it is calculated using the slope ratings), despite the fact that they both average scores of 85. So when A and B get together to play, B will get those extra strokes he needs.

Slope is primarily used in the U.S., but golf associations in other countries are beginning to adopt slope or similar systems.

Welcome aboard. You'll enjoy this fine site.

Welcome to Golf Rewind. Which course did you play, Dallas or Houston?

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