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Slopetables
Slopetables
conversion tables
Using the Tables:
{1} F ind the slope rating for the set {2} F ind your GAM/USGA {3} Read across the table to
of tees you will be playing. Handicap Index. find your Course Handicap.
playing from the same tees (same sex): If your players competing from different tees or men/
GAM/USGA Handicap Index is 18.6 and you’re playing from tees with a women from the same tee: A person playing from tees with
113 slope rating, you will receive 19 strokes. If your fellow competitor has a more difficult course rating receives extra strokes. For example: Tom
a 3.2 GAM/USGA Handicap Index, and plays from the same set of tees, and Mary both have a GAM/USGA Handicap Index of 10.4. From
he will receive three strokes. Mary’s tees, a 140 slope rating gives her a 13 Course Handicap. From
Tom’s tees, a slope of 130 gives him a 12 Course Handicap. Mary gets
You would receive the difference, or 16 strokes.
one stroke PLUS the difference between the course ratings, or 73.2 - 71.1
= 2.1. Rounded to the nearest whole number (.5 or more is rounded up).
SLOPE RATING–113
GAM/USGA COURSE GAM/USGA COURSE GAM/USGA COURSE GAM/USGA COURSE
INDEX HDCP INDEX HDCP INDEX HDCP INDEX HDCP Mary gets an extra two strokes, for a total of three. She is now a 15
Below +2.6 +3 7.5 to 8.4 8 18.5 to 19.4 19 29.5 to 30.4 30 and Tom is a 12.
+2.5 to +1.6 +2 8.5 to 9.4 9 19.5 to 20.4 20 30.5 to 31.4 31
+1.5 to +0.6 +1 9.5 to 10.4 10 20.5 to 21.4 21 31.5 to 32.4 32 Men’s Championship 74.4/138 7028 yds.
+0.5 to 0.4 0 10.5 to 11.4 11 21.5 to 22.4 22 32.5 to 33.4 33
0.5 to 1.4 1 11.5 to 12.4 12 22.5 to 23.4 23 33.5 to 34.4 34 Men’s Back 73.2/134 6744 yds.
1.5 to 2.4 2 12.5 to 13.4 13 23.5 to 24.4 24 34.5 to 35.4 35
2.5 to 3.4 3 13.5 to 14.4 14 24.5 to 25.4 25 35.5 to 36.4 36 Men’s Middle 71.1/130 6329 yds.
3.5 to 4.4 4 14.5 to 15.4 15 25.5 to 26.4 26 36.5 to 37.4 37 Women’s Middle 73.2/140 6329 yds.
4.5 to 5.4 5 15.5 to 16.4 16 26.5 to 27.4 27 37.5 to 38.4 38
5.5 to 6.4 6 16.5 to 17.4 17 27.5 to 28.4 28 38.5 to 39.4 39 Women’s Forward 74.5/131 5700 yds.
6.5 to 7.4 7 17.5 to 18.4 18 28.5 to 29.4 29 39.5 to 40.4 40
Adjusting Scores:
Equitable Stroke Control Incomplete Holes or Conceded Strokes
maximum scores: Posting an exceptionally bad score for a If you pick up on a hole or are conceded a stroke, record the score you
hole could change your GAM/USGA Handicap Index too much. If a score most likely would have made. It is the number of strokes (including
exceeds the limit in the ESC formula, you should, for handicap purposes penalty strokes) taken thus far, plus the number of strokes you think
only, record a score for the hole in accordance with the formula below. There would be needed to complete the hole from that point 50 percent of
is no limit to the number of holes on which a player can adjust his/her score. the time. An “X” should be placed on the scorecard before such a score.
SLOPE RATING–134
SLOPE RATING–139
GAM/USGA COURSE GAM/USGA COURSE GAM/USGA COURSE GAM/USGA COURSE
INDEX HDCP INDEX HDCP INDEX HDCP INDEX HDCP GAM/USGA COURSE GAM/USGA COURSE GAM/USGA COURSE GAM/USGA COURSE
+3.5 to +3.0 +4 8.1 to 8.8 10 19.9 to 20.6 24 31.7 to 32.4 38 INDEX HDCP INDEX HDCP INDEX HDCP INDEX HDCP
+2.9 to +2.2 +3 8.9 to 9.6 11 20.7 to 21.5 25 32.5 to 33.3 39 +3.5 to +2.9 +4 7.8 to 8.5 10 19.2 to 19.9 24 30.5 to 31.2 38
+2.1 to +1.3 +2 9.7 to 10.5 12 21.6 to 22.3 26 33.4 to 34.1 40 +2.8 to +2.1 +3 8.6 to 9.3 11 20.0 to 20.7 25 31.3 to 32.1 39
+1.2 to +0.5 +1 10.6 to 11.3 13 22.4 to 23.1 27 34.2 to 34.9 41 +2.0 to +1.3 +2 9.4 to 10.1 12 20.8 to 21.5 26 32.2 to 32.9 40
+0.4 to 0.4 0 11.4 to 12.2 14 23.2 to 24.0 28 35.0 to 35.8 42 +1.2 to +0.5 +1 10.2 to 10.9 13 21.6 to 22.3 27 33.0 to 33.7 41
0.5 to 1.2 1 12.3 to 13.0 15 24.1 to 24.8 29 35.9 to 36.6 43 +0.4 to 0.4 0 11.0 to 11.7 14 22.4 to 23.1 28 33.8 to 34.5 42
1.3 to 2.1 2 13.1 to 13.9 16 24.9 to 25.7 30 36.7 to 37.5 44 0.5 to 1.2 1 11.8 to 12.6 15 23.2 to 23.9 29 34.6 to 35.3 43
2.2 to 2.9 3 14.0 to 14.7 17 25.8 to 26.5 31 37.6 to 38.3 45 1.3 to 2.0 2 12.7 to 13.4 16 24.0 to 24.7 30 35.4 to 36.1 44
3.0 to 3.7 4 14.8 to 15.6 18 26.6 to 27.4 32 38.4 to 39.2 46 2.1 to 2.8 3 13.5 to 14.2 17 24.8 to 25.6 31 36.2 to 36.9 45
3.8 to 4.6 5 15.7 to 16.4 19 27.5 to 28.2 33 39.3 to 40.0 47 2.9 to 3.6 4 14.3 to 15.0 18 25.7 to 26.4 32 37.0 to 37.8 46
4.7 to 5.4 6 16.5 to 17.2 20 28.3 to 29.0 34 40.1 to 40.4 48 3.7 to 4.4 5 15.1 to 15.8 19 26.5 to 27.2 33 37.9 to 38.6 47
5.5 to 6.3 7 17.3 to 18.1 21 29.1 to 29.9 35 4.5 to 5.2 6 15.9 to 16.6 20 27.3 to 28.0 34 38.7 to 39.4 48
6.4 to 7.1 8 18.2 to 18.9 22 30.0 to 30.7 36 5.3 to 6.0 7 16.7 to 17.4 21 28.1 to 28.8 35 39.5 to 40.2 49
7.2 to 8.0 9 19.0 to 19.8 23 30.8 to 31.6 37 6.1 to 6.9 8 17.5 to 18.2 22 28.9 to 29.6 36 40.3 to 40.4 50
7.0 to 7.7 9 18.3 to 19.1 23 29.7 to 30.4 37
SLOPE RATING–135
SLOPE RATING–140
GAM/USGA COURSE GAM/USGA COURSE GAM/USGA COURSE GAM/USGA COURSE
INDEX HDCP INDEX HDCP INDEX HDCP INDEX HDCP GAM/USGA COURSE GAM/USGA COURSE GAM/USGA COURSE GAM/USGA COURSE
+3.5 to +3.0 +4 8.0 to 8.7 10 19.7 to 20.5 24 31.4 to 32.2 38 INDEX HDCP INDEX HDCP INDEX HDCP INDEX HDCP
+2.9 to +2.1 +3 8.8 to 9.6 11 20.6 to 21.3 25 32.3 to 33.0 39 +3.5 to +2.9 +4 7.7 to 8.4 10 19.0 to 19.7 24 30.3 to 31.0 38
+2.0 to +1.3 +2 9.7 to 10.45 12 21.4 to 22.1 26 33.1 to 33.8 40 +2.8 to +2.1 +3 8.5 to 9.2 11 19.8 to 20.5 25 31.1 to 31.8 39
+1.2 to +0.5 +1 10.5 to 11.2 13 22.2 to 23.0 27 33.9 to 34.7 41 +2.0 to +1.3 +2 9.3 to 10.0 12 20.6 to 21.3 26 31.9 to 32.6 40
+0.4 to 0.4 0 11.3 to 12.1 14 23.1 to 23.8 28 34.8 to 35.5 42 +1.2 to +0.5 +1 10.1 to 10.8 13 21.4 to 22.1 27 32.7 to 33.4 41
0.5 to 1.2 1 12.2 to 12.9 15 23.9 to 24.6 29 35.6 to 36.4 43 +0.4 to 0.4 0 10.9 to 11.7 14 22.2 to 23.0 28 33.5 to 34.3 42
1.3 to 2.0 2 13.0 to 13.8 16 24.7 to 25.5 30 36.5 to 37.2 44 0.5 to 1.2 1 11.8 to 12.5 15 23.1 to 23.8 29 34.4 to 35.1 43
2.1 to 2.9 3 13.9 to 14.6 17 25.6 to 26.3 31 37.3 to 38.0 45 1.3 to 2.0 2 12.6 to 13.3 16 23.9 to 24.6 30 35.2 to 35.9 44
3.0 to 3.7 4 14.7 to 15.4 18 26.4 to 27.2 32 38.1 to 38.9 46 2.1 to 2.8 3 13.4 to 14.1 17 24.7 to 25.4 31 36.0 to 36.7 45
3.8 to 4.6 5 15.5 to 16.3 19 27.3 to 28.0 33 39.0 to 39.7 47 2.9 to 3.6 4 14.2 to 14.9 18 25.5 to 26.2 32 36.8 to 37.5 46
4.7 to 5.4 6 16.4 to 17.1 20 28.1 to 28.8 34 39.8 to 40.4 48 3.7 to 4.4 5 15.0 to 15.7 19 26.3 to 27.0 33 37.6 to 38.3 47
5.5 to 6.2 7 17.2 to 17.9 21 28.9 to 29.7 35 4.5 to 5.2 6 15.8 to 16.5 20 27.1 to 27.8 34 38.4 to 39.1 48
6.3 to 7.1 8 18.0 to 18.8 22 29.8 to 30.5 36 5.3 to 6.0 7 16.6 to 17.3 21 27.9 to 28.6 35 39.2 to 39.9 49
7.2 to 7.9 9 18.9 to 19.6 23 30.6 to 31.3 37 6.1 to 6.8 8 17.4 to 18.1 22 28.7 to 29.4 36 40.0 to 40.4 50
6.9 to 7.6 9 18.2 to 18.9 23 29.5 to 30.2 37
SLOPE RATING–136
SLOPE RATING–141
GAM/USGA COURSE GAM/USGA COURSE GAM/USGA COURSE GAM/USGA COURSE
INDEX HDCP INDEX HDCP INDEX HDCP INDEX HDCP GAM/USGA COURSE GAM/USGA COURSE GAM/USGA COURSE GAM/USGA COURSE
+3.5 to +3.0 +4 7.9 to 8.7 10 19.6 to 20.3 24 31.2 to 31.9 38 INDEX HDCP INDEX HDCP INDEX HDCP INDEX HDCP
+2.9 to +2.1 +3 8.8 to 9.5 11 20.4 to 21.1 25 32.0 to 32.8 39 +3.5 to +2.9 +4 7.7 to 8.4 10 18.9 to 19.6 24 30.1 to 30.8 38
+2.0 to +1.3 +2 9.6 to 10.3 12 21.2 to 22.0 26 32.9 to 33.6 40 +2.8 to +2.1 +3 8.5 to 9.2 11 19.7 to 20.4 25 30.9 to 31.6 39
+1.2 to +0.5 +1 10.4 to 11.2 13 22.1 to 22.8 27 33.7 to 34.4 41 +2.0 to +1.3 +2 9.3 to 10.0 12 20.5 to 21.2 26 31.7 to 32.4 40
+0.4 to 0.4 0 11.3 to 12.0 14 22.9 to 23.6 28 34.5 to 35.3 42 +1.2 to +0.5 +1 10.1 to 10.8 13 21.3 to 22.0 27 32.5 to 33.2 41
0.5 to 1.2 1 12.1 to 12.8 15 23.7 to 24.5 29 35.4 to 36.1 43 +0.4 to 0.4 0 10.9 to 11.6 14 22.1 to 22.8 28 33.3 to 34.0 42
1.3 to 2.0 2 12.9 to 13.7 16 24.6 to 25.3 30 36.2 to 36.9 44 0.5 to 1.2 1 11.7 to 12.4 15 22.9 to 23.6 29 34.1 to 34.8 43
2.1 to 2.9 3 13.8 to 14.5 17 25.4 to 26.1 31 37.0 to 37.8 45 1.3 to 2.0 2 12.5 to 13.2 16 23.7 to 24.4 30 34.9 to 35.6 44
3.0 to 3.7 4 14.6 to 15.3 18 26.2 to 27.0 32 37.9 to 38.6 46 2.1 to 2.8 3 13.3 to 14.0 17 24.5 to 25.2 31 35.7 to 36.4 45
3.8 to 4.5 5 15.4 to 16.2 19 27.1 to 27.8 33 38.7 to 39.4 47 2.9 to 3.6 4 14.1 to 14.8 18 25.3 to 26.0 32 36.5 to 37.2 46
4.6 to 5.4 6 16.3 to 17.0 20 27.9 to 28.6 34 39.5 to 40.2 48 3.7 to 4.4 5 14.9 to 15.6 19 26.1 to 26.8 33 37.3 to 38.0 47
5.5 to 6.2 7 17.1 to 17.8 21 28.7 to 29.4 35 40.3 to 40.4 49 4.5 to 5.2 6 15.7 to 16.4 20 26.9 to 27.6 34 38.1 to 38.8 48
6.3 to 7.0 8 17.9 to 18.6 22 29.5 to 30.3 36 5.3 to 6.0 7 16.5 to 17.2 21 27.7 to 28.4 35 38.9 to 39.6 49
7.1 to 7.8 9 18.7 to 19.5 23 30.4 to 31.1 37 6.1 to 6.8 8 17.3 to 18.0 22 28.5 to 29.2 36 39.7 to 40.4 50
6.9 to 7.6 9 18.1 to 18.8 23 29.3 to 30.0 37
SLOPE RATING–137
SLOPE RATING–142
GAM/USGA COURSE GAM/USGA COURSE GAM/USGA COURSE GAM/USGA COURSE
INDEX HDCP INDEX HDCP INDEX HDCP INDEX HDCP GAM/USGA COURSE GAM/USGA COURSE GAM/USGA COURSE GAM/USGA COURSE
+3.5 to +2.9 +4 7.9 to 8.6 10 19.4 to 20.2 24 31.0 to 31.7 38 INDEX HDCP INDEX HDCP INDEX HDCP INDEX HDCP
+2.8 to +2.1 +3 8.7 to 9.4 11 20.3 to 21.0 25 31.8 to 32.5 39 +3.5 to +2.8 +4 7.6 to 8.3 10 18.8 to 19.4 24 29.9 to 30.6 38
+2.0 to +1.3 +2 9.5 to 10.3 12 21.1 to 21.8 26 32.6 to 33.4 40 +2.7 to +2.0 +3 8.4 to 9.1 11 19.5 to 20.2 25 30.7 to 31.4 39
+1.2 to +0.5 +1 10.4 to 11.1 13 21.9 to 22.6 27 33.5 to 34.2 41 +1.9 to +1.2 +2 9.2 to 9.9 12 20.3 to 21.0 26 31.5 to 32.2 40
+0.4 to 0.4 0 11.2 to 11.9 14 22.7 to 23.5 28 34.3 to 35.0 42 +1.1 to +0.4 +1 10.0 to 10.7 13 21.1 to 21.8 27 32.3 to 33.0 41
0.5 to 1.2 1 12.0 to 12.7 15 23.6 to 24.3 29 35.1 to 35.8 43 +0.3 to 0.3 0 10.8 to 11.5 14 21.9 to 22.6 28 33.1 to 33.8 42
1.3 to 2.0 2 12.8 to 13.6 16 24.4 to 25.1 30 35.9 to 36.7 44 0.4 to 1.1 1 11.6 to 12.3 15 22.7 to 23.4 29 33.9 to 34.6 43
2.1 to 2.8 3 13.7 to 14.4 17 25.2 to 25.9 31 36.8 to 37.5 45 1.2 to 1.9 2 12.4 to 13.1 16 23.5 to 24.2 30 34.7 to 35.4 44
2.9 to 3.7 4 14.5 to 15.2 18 26.0 to 26.8 32 37.6 to 38.3 46 2.0 to 2.7 3 13.2 to 13.9 17 24.3 to 25.0 31 35.5 to 36.2 45
3.8 to 4.5 5 15.3 to 16.0 19 26.9 to 27.6 33 38.4 to 39.1 47 2.8 to 3.5 4 14.0 to 14.7 18 25.1 to 25.8 32 36.3 to 37.0 46
4.6 to 5.3 6 16.1 to 16.9 20 27.7 to 28.4 34 39.2 to 40.0 48 3.6 to 4.3 5 14.8 to 15.5 19 25.9 to 26.6 33 37.1 to 37.7 47
5.4 to 6.1 7 17.0 to 17.7 21 28.5 to 29.2 35 40.1 to 40.4 49 4.4 to 5.1 6 15.6 to 16.3 20 26.7 to 27.4 34 37.8 to 38.5 48
6.2 to 7.0 8 17.8 to 18.5 22 29.3 to 30.1 36 5.2 to 5.9 7 16.4 to 17.1 21 27.5 to 28.2 35 38.6 to 39.3 49
7.1 to 7.8 9 18.6 to 19.3 23 30.2 to 30.9 37 6.0 to 6.7 8 17.2 to 17.9 22 28.3 to 29.0 36 39.4 to 40.1 50
6.8 to 7.5 9 18.0 to 18.7 23 29.1 to 29.8 37 40.2 to 40.4 51