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 ...

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Slope rating is the difference between the course rating for a ‘scratch’ golfer and the course rating for a ‘bogey’ golfer multiplied by a factor. The Slope rating indicates the difficulty of a golf ...

Mere decimal points in the vote count can separate a course that finishes in the World Top 100 than one that misses out.

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Backspin golf magazine, published here Ireland by Declan O?Donoghue (a well-known and respected golfing scribe) has just produced a survey on the best courses in Ireland and they have come up with two ...

What makes a great golf course? Is it the conditions? The architecture? The difficulty? In most cases, there's more than one specific answer. Whether playing 18 holes at your local municipal course or ...