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Does a higher Slope rating mean a more difficult golf course?

April 26, 2017course difficult golf mean rating slope

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Does a higher Slope rating mean a more difficult golf course?

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No. A golf course’s Course rating is the core evaluation of its difficulty. A high Slope rating simply means that the scores of scratch golfers and non-scratch players tend to spread out more than on a course with a lower Slope rating.