[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Where can I find the course and slope ratings for the executive courses?

[bagboy]

Golf scores on executive courses are not recorded for handicap purposes. Executives are not rated and slopes are not provided. You can find this information on golf the villages website under FAQs re: handicaps. It's actually an informative read.

[ColdNoMore]

Originally Posted by bagboy

Golf scores on executive courses are not recorded for handicap purposes. Executives are not rated and slopes are not provided. You can find this information on golf the villages website under FAQs re: handicaps. It's actually an informative read.

Exactly.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

I looked on the website and couldn't find anything so thank you for the information.

Unfortunately, this is ridiculous. There is no reason that we can't have ratings and slopes for these courses. It's a free service from USGA. All they ask is that you allow the slope team to play a round when they finish their process.

[justjim]

Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr

I looked on the website and couldn't find anything so thank you for the information.

Unfortunately, this is ridiculous. There is no reason that we can't have ratings and slopes for these courses. It's a free service from USGA. All they ask is that you allow the slope team to play a round when they finish their process.

I agree and that would be helpful especially from each tee box. Of Course, I see golfers playing from the wrong tees everyday on both the executive and championship courses.

[bagboy]

Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr

I looked on the website and couldn't find anything so thank you for the information.

Unfortunately, this is ridiculous. There is no reason that we can't have ratings and slopes for these courses. It's a free service from USGA. All they ask is that you allow the slope team to play a round when they finish their process.

On the golf thevillages.com homepage, click on "golfing in the villages" then the click the "handicap" option. There is helpful information there.
From what I've seen, read, and remember, slopes and golf course ratings are only applied to 18 hole courses in part because of the data needed by raters before they even start the process. This would be a great question to ask the USGA as they would have the facts. To be clear, I'm only guessing.

[ColdNoMore]

If the local USGA representatives want to...short courses CAN be rated.

However, that index (handicap) ONLY applies to that particular course.

Short Course Handicap

The short course handicap cannot be applied to other layouts.

That means the four players gathering on the No. 1 tee have an accurate sense of their ability for only that facility. By the time they progress to visiting other courses, they should have graduated to standard-length layouts and receive a handicap index that can be applied anywhere. In the meantime, they'll have the footing to mark their own development from their earliest steps in the game.

[bagboy]

Originally Posted by ColdNoMore

If the local USGA representatives want to...short courses CAN be rated.

However, that index (handicap) ONLY applies to that particular course.

Short Course Handicap

More good info. Thanks for that link.

[ColdNoMore]

Originally Posted by bagboy

More good info. Thanks for that link.

My pleasure.