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Niagara Golf Courses
Lengths & Ratings
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| With new golf courses stretching beyond 7000 yards and older courses being lengthened, Teeing It Up NIAGARA compared the scorecard lengths of twenty Niagara courses - both new and old - to see how they measure up. Course slope and handicap ratings were also compared to widely accepted standards / averages. |
| As it turns out, most Niagara layouts are very much alike when it comes to total course length, slope and handicap ratings. Niagara courses, tee to green, average 6032 yards, 6476 yards and 6924 yards from the white, blue and back tees respectively.
From the tips / back tees, six courses surpass the 7000-yard mark - Battlefield (7309), Ussher's Creek (7180), Royal Niagara (7082), Whirlpool (7019), The Grand Niagara Club (7425) and Thundering Waters GC (7322). Not surprisingly, the five longest "championship" Niagara courses are also those most recently built. |
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| Slope ratings are numeric comparisons quantifying the difficulty of courses, taking many factors into consideration - the "average" course rating being 113. Niagara golf layouts have an average slope rating of 121 - suggesting that they are somewhat more challenging than average. |
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Course handicap ratings are still widely used in the determination of player index / handicap, but unlike slope, there is no accepted "average" course handicap rating, although ninety per cent of Ontario's championship / tournament courses (white tees) fall between 68 and 70, including most Niagara courses.
Niagara venues have an average handicap rating of 69.6, underlining the relative difficulty / challenge that most present (and reinforcing what the slope ratings suggested).
... the complete guide to Niagara golf
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Riverview Golf Club has long been a favourite among Niagara courses and its riverside setting makes it unique among area courses. The contrasting designs of the front and back nines provide a varied and challenging golf experience. A very playable course for mid-to-high handicappers and a course where big hitters can "go low", Riverview offers an enjoyable recreational golf or tournament experience. |
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