If you have ever examined a scorecard or posted a score for handicap purposes, you have probably seen the terms Course Rating™ and Slope Rating®. While most golfers know they pertain to course ...

Many consider Chesley Oaks to be a links-style course, and while the course is predominantly flat, I don't consider it a links course. There are too many trees and an absence of bunkers. That said, ...

COURSE INFO Address: 797 Moonbrook Dr., Dadeville Phone: 256-825-1353 Web site: stillwatersgolf.com Par: 36-36--72 Yardage: 4,752 to 6,906 yards USGA course rating: 64.5 to 73.2 Slope rating: 110 to ...

A U.S. Open course is tough by any measure. The measure the United States Golf Association uses is the course and slope rating system, which assigns two different numbers meaning two different things.

Editor's Note: On Jan. 1, 2020, the World Handicap System goes into effect in the United States along with several countries around the globe. In the U.S., the new process replaces the old USGA system ...

When I was commissioned to write this article, my immediate thought was, “Well, it’s obvious, isn’t it? Statistically, and working on averages, female golfers don’t hit it as far as male golfers do, ...

Want to know more about some far-flung golf course that most people have never heard of? Want to dig into the details of the Golfweek’s Best course rankings, or those of other publications? Or just ...