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Virginia Golf Club - New Course Ratings

Over the next two years, every golf course in Australia is being re-rated to ensure consistency when the new handicap system is fully implemented. In May 2010, our own courses were rated by a specialist team from Golf Queensland. It was a complex process which took into account many factors. The most significant factor for us was the course length.

We have now been advised of our new course ratings. These ratings, known as USGA Scratch ratings, are in effect from 26 July 2010 and apply to all competitions at Virginia.

Your scores for handicapping purposes will now be assessed against these ratings. For example, if you shoot a shoot a score of 84 (13 over par) on our Championship Course (holes 1-18) off the blue tees, then this is adjusted to a score of 82 (11 over par) for handicapping purposes. This is because the USGA Scratch rating is 73 and the par for the course is 71.

The ratings we have received are as follows:

Championship Course - Holes 1-18

Tee	Par	Scratch Rating
Men's Blue	71	73
Men's White	71	72
Women's Red	73	74

Championship Course (Tees Forward On 6th & 10th Due To Rain) - Holes 1-18

Tee	Par	Scratch Rating
Men's Blue	69	71
Men's White	69	70
Women's Red	71	73

Holes 1-9 and 19-27

Tee	Par	Scratch Rating
Men's Blue	69	69
Men's White	69	68
Women's Red	71	72

Holes 10-18 and 19-27

Tee	Par	Scratch Rating
Men's Blue	70	69
Men's White	70	68
Women's Red	72	71

Holes 19-27 played twice

Tee	Par	Scratch Rating
Men's Blue	68	65
Men's White	68	65
Women's Red	70	68

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