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Handicapping News October 5, 2018

What is Course Rating?

By WA Golf Staff

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What is Course Rating?

Get an inside look at the process of rating a golf course and how the numbers for Course Rating and Slope Rating are determined for each course.

Click here for more information on course rating from the WSGA.

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