GUIDANCE course with the yardage closest in yardage you played that is rated for women. Determine the yardage difference between these two courses. Using the table from the USGA that we have included at right, find the yardage range that includes the yardage difference for the course you created. The first column to the right is the rating difference and the second is the slope difference. If your perfect course is shorter than that for the rated tees you subtract those numbers from the rating and slope. If you played a longer course you add those numbers.
Let’s do the math. Looking at the scorecard for the course I am visiting, one yardage is 4,476 and the next one is 5,656. After looking at all 18 holes I played 7 holes from the shorter tees. This will make my combination course play 5,216 yards, which is closer in yardage (440) to the longer course. When looking at the chart from the USGA, my adjustment for 440 yards is 2.4 to the rating and 5 to the slope. Since I am using the rating and slope from the longer course I subtract the adjustment numbers. 74.0–2.4 and 135–5 gives me a rating and slope of 71.6/130 for my perfect course. It is still a challenging course but one I can handle. Now when I go to the course computer or bring the course to post online, I adjust the rating and slope to the combo course I have created and I have an accurate posting for my round. It is easy and fun to be the architect of your round. Just print the chart, take it along with you on your outings and enjoy!
Yards
0 to 8 9 to 26 27 to 44 45 to 62 63 to 80 81 to 98 99 to 116 117 to 134 135 to 152 153 to 170 171 to 188 189 to 206 207 to 224 225 to 242 243 to 260 261 to 278 279 to 296 297 to 314 315 to 332 333 to 350 351 to 368 369 to 386 387 to 404 405 to 422 423 to 440 441 to 458 459 to 476 477 to 494 495 to 512 513 to 530 531 to 548 549 to 566 567 to 584 585 to 602 603 to 620
Change in USGA Course Rating
0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4
Change in Slope Rating
0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7
Yards
621 to 638 639 to 656 657 to 674 675 to 692 693 to 710 711 to 728 729 to 746 747 to 764 765 to 782 783 to 800 801 to 818 819 to 836 837 to 854 855 to 872 873 to 890 891 to 908 909 to 926 927 to 944 945 to 962 963 to 980 981 to 998 999 to 1016 1017 to 1034 1035 to 1052 1053 to 1070 1071 to 1088 1089 to 1106 1107 to 1124 1125 to 1142 1143 to 1160 1161 to 1178 1179 to 1196 1197 to 1214 1215 to 1232 1233 to 1250
Change in USGA Course Rating
3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9
Change in Slope Rating
7 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 15
Courtesy of USGA: Find the range that includes the difference in yardage between rated tees and unrated tees. The first column to the right is the change in USGA Course Rating, and the second column to the right is the change in Slope Rating. If the unrated tees are longer than the rated tees, their ratings are higher; if the unrated tees are shorter, their ratings are lower.