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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 ...

Par-3 and other short courses are popping up all around the U.S., and we rank the best public-access layouts of them all.

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 ...

Gabriel Hjertstedt competes in the third round of the B.C. Open held on the Atunyote course at Turning Stone Resort in Vernon, New York, on July 22, 2006.Photo by: Chris Condon/PGA TOUR This is the ...

COURSE INFO Address: 245 Mountain View Dr., Wetumpka Phone: 334-514-8082 Web site: emeraldmountain.com Par: 36-36--72 Yardage: 4,838 to 7,023 yards USGA course rating: 68.5 to 73.5 Slope rating: 118 ...