Scorecard & Ratings
The USGA Course Rating System™ is the standard upon which the USGA Handicap System™ is built. It affects all golfers in the calculation of a Handicap Index®. Players “play to their handicaps,” when their net scores (gross score-handicap strokes) equal the USGA Course Rating™.
The USGA Course Rating System takes into account the factors that affect the playing difficulty of a golf course.
Course Rating is a number that the USGA believes would be the number of strokes a “scratch” golfer would score on the course. The higher the Course Rating the more difficult the course — for a scratch golfer.
The USGA also rates each course with a Slope Rating. This number rates the course according to the play of an average golfer. The higher the Slope Rating the more difficult the course — for the average golfer. The USGA says a slope of 113 is average, and slopes can go from 55 to 155.
| Men’s Tees | USGA Course Rating | USGA Slope Rating | Yardage |
| Gold | 72.7 | 131 | 6601 |
| Blue | 71.2 | 128 | 6269 |
| White | 69.7 | 124 | 5949 |
| Combo (w/r) | 67 | 122 | 5440 |
| Red | 66.2 | 118 | 5293 |
| Combo (r/b) | 63.9 | 102 | 4598 |
| Black | 62.3 | 102 | 4174 |
| Women’s Tees | USGA Course Rating | USGA Slope Rating | Yardage |
| White | 75.5 | 134 | 5949 |
| Combo (w/r) | 72.7 | 126 | 5440 |
| Red | 71.7 | 126 | 5293 |
| Combo (r/b) | 67.5 | 117 | 4598 |
| Black | 65.0 | 108 | 4174 |
Blue Heron Hills Scorecard
