No wonder I hit Bogies on Bogie

I recently discovered a list of the Slope Ratings for all the executive courses on the "Golf The Villages" website. I've never seen this before.  I've always known each executive course has a rating level (1 the easiest - 4 the hardest) but a Slope Rating is far more accurate and reflective of the course's difficulty. 

It's no surprise that Pelican has the highest rating from the black tees.  But Bogart, which is rated as just a level 2, is tied for second with Grey Fox, Bacall and Longleaf.  And Bogart is the 5th most difficult from Gold.  It all makes sense now!

I think slope ratings are a far better way to measure difficulty and compare one course to another.  Click the link above to see the entire list.  Or send me a comment below and I'll e-mail you my pre-sorted list.  And then forget those levels!

Here's the top ten from black and then gold:

Black:
Pelican 97
Grey Fox 96
Bacall 95
Bogart 95
Longleaf 95
Yankee Clipper 94
Amberwood 91
Churchill Greens 91
Loblolly 89
Mira Mesa 89

Gold:

Bacall 93
Grey Fox 93
Longleaf 91
Bogart 90
Yankee Clipper 89
Amberwood 86
Pelican 86
Churchill Greens 85
Laurel Oak 84
Loblolly 84