WHAT DOES SLOPE MEAN?
Many of you have asked about the slope of the courses you will play . The higher the slope, the more difficult the course plays. Varying factors determine the final slope of a course. The slope course rating system rates each hole on a 0-10 scale. The slope on each hole is added together to get the total course slope rating. The national slope rating for the average golf course is 113. The criteria for slope course ratings involves the following course characteristics.