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29 @ St Andrews and down 0.03

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Wed, Oct 31 2012 9:38 AM

  alosso:

  There will be a difference in -7s on STA and on OAK because one counts as 2x29=58 and the other as 2x28=56.

  The degree of difficulty is what I'm referring to, not the score. You can shoot -7 at SA infinitely easier than you can at Oakmont. Using the USGA ratings this is how the 4 American courses compare with  figures for Course Rating, Slope, F9/slope, B9/slope and Bogey Rating. This is where I would think -7 at Kia would get you a better drop than the same score at BPB if these numbers are factored in.

  BPB

  76.8

  141

  37.9 / 136

  38.9 / 146

  102.5

  M

  Oakmont

  77.5

  147

  39.0 / 150

  38.5 / 144

  104.8

  M

  Kiawah

  79.7

  153

  39.4 / 155

  40.3 / 151

  108.1

  M

  CCC

  76.8

  141

  37.9 / 136

  38.9 / 146

  102.5

  M

  USGA Course Ratings.

• alosso 21,060 Posts

  Wed, Oct 31 2012 10:40 AM

  Ah - thinking amateur :)

  Add the Old Course of St. Andrews as of 2009:

  yellow: 128 slope / 71.2 course rating

  white: 130 / 72.8

  Nice thoughts if we had a HCP here. Not applicable to the scratch averages though. In this virtual world, any equal gross score will count equally.