Hole No. 5 from the back of the green at Buena Vista Country Club. Pine trees can be seen in the background and on the right side of the hole. The left green side bunker guards the left side of the green.

BVCC Rating and Slope

What is Rating and Slope?

Rating and slope are two metrics that represent the difficulty of a particular golf course. Furthermore, at one golf course, there are several rating and slope values, one for each tee marker and then for men and women. Buena Vista Country Club is USGA rated so each tee marker has a rating and slope.

The rating shows the relative difficulty of a golf course for scratch golfers. In other words, it is the expected score for a scratch golfer to shoot from the associated tee markers.

Unlike course rating, a course's slope is not a representation of a golf score. Instead, slope is a number on the range from 55 to 155. 113 is the neutral or "average" slope. The higher the slope, the more difficult the course. The lower the slope, the easier the course. Slope is used to represent the difficulty for a bogey golfer. A slope of 113 indicates a standard course difficulty for a bogey golfer.

Lastly, rating and slope are necessary to calculate a score differential, which is a measurement of the performance of a specific round taking into account the golfer's score as well as the golf course's level of difficulty. If you have a GHIN account, this calculation is performed for you when you post a score.

Men's Rating and Slope

Tee Marker USGA Rating/Slope
18-Hole Front Nine Back Nine
Tournament
74.1 / 137 37.4 / 131 36.7 / 142
Championship
71.8 / 133 36.1 / 127 35.7 / 139
Medalist
70.0 / 127 35.2 / 124 34.8 / 129
Contender
67.3 / 117 33.6 / 115 33.7 / 119
Emulator
64.4 / 114 32.2 / 112 32.2 / 115
Forward
63.8 / 113 31.7 / 111 32.1 / 115
Dark Horse
68.1 / 122 34.3 / 117 33.8 / 127

Women's Rating and Slope

Tee Marker USGA Rating/Slope
18-Hole Front Nine Back Nine
Championship
78.2 / 135 39.3 / 135 38.9 / 135
Medalist
76.0 / 131 38.2 / 131 37.8 / 131
Contender
72.7 / 124 36.0 / 122 36.7 / 126
Emulator
69.7 / 117 34.2 / 113 35.5 / 120
Forward
68.9 / 116 33.9 / 111 35.0 / 120
Dark Horse
73.6 / 126 36.9 / 125 36.7 / 127
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