What Does Course Rating And Slope Mean?

Course and slope rating are designed to tell a player how hard or how easy a course is from the different tee boxes. Without course and slope rating, the handicap system would not be possible.
The course rating is the score that a scratch golfer should expect to shoot from the designated tee box. Depending on the difficulty of the course, the rating could be above or below the actual par for the course.
The slope rating of a golf course is a mark that describes the measure of difficulty for a bogey golfer relative to a scratch golfer at a specific set of tees. It describes the fact that when playing on a more difficult course, the scores of higher-handicapped players will rise more quickly than those of lower handicapped golfers. The slope rating of a set of tees predicts the straight-line rise in anticipated score versus USGA course handicap, as in the mathematical slope of a graph.
The course and slope ratings are re-evaluated once every 10 years by USGA-certified raters that will determine the difficulty both for the low-handicap and high-handicap player.
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[@phidip2328]

I went through several voice-over videos that tried to explain slope rating and they were unhelpful. This video with an actual human on the screen explaining it was much better.

[@ecolaianni6288]

Good explanation, I played for years before I understood any of this.

[@newyork_golfer_karl]

this is great! simple, short and helpful! thanks!

[@PGS93]

Short and simple 👍🏼 Thank you!

[@Brandon_Balentine]

Super simple. Thanks!

[@geoffcohen613]

What is bogey rating and how is it different to slope rating.

[@werquantum]

Thanks.

[@Wangchung405]

No problem

[@CamMacMastermusic]

Thanks

[@Wangchung405]

No problem

[@jamesharris184]

Crystal Clear 10-fore

[@tipsy09]

Would there be any incentive for courses to lie about the slope?

[@phidip2328]

I think it's probably determined by a third party rather than the course owner.

[@jojoThagod]

How come the slope rating doesn't count the middle of 55 and 155 (105)as the average, instead of 119/120?

[@KG-wh8yv]

Agree, why this difference ? This suggests something other than a linear move.