Lack of a rough cut, such as on No. 15, isn’t always a boon to lower scoring. Errant shots can now bound into the trees behind the green.
mary rough have slowly been dotting the countryside in recent years (think Pinehurst). More are sure to follow. Happily, adjustments are being made to the System to reflect this trend. They do not yet appear in our cur- rent Course Rating manuals, but they are being added to the System for the next update and were passed on to the NCGA for our December evaluation (and were confirmed via a January visit by a USGA Course Rating staffer). So take the new, higher Course
and Slope Ratings out for a test spin and see what you think . . . and consider leaving your lob wedge in the bag around the greens!
Poppy Hills’ New, Higher Course and Slope Rating “OLD” POPPY HILLS
Jones Trail 4 Poppy 3 Poppy 2 Poppy 1 Poppy
“NEW” POPPY HILLS “NOW” POPPY HILLS
74.4/140 (6,863 yards) 73.5/135 (7,002 yards) 74.4/144 (7,002 yards) 72.8/138 (6,559 yards) 72.1/132 (6,672 yards) 73.0/140 (6,672 yards) 71.0/134 (6,163 yards) 70.5/126 (6,299 yards) 71.2/135 (6,299 yards) 67.6/128 (5,410 yards) 68.2/121 (5,799 yards) 68.3/131 (5,799 yards) n/a 65.6/116 (5,215 yards) 66.0/125 (5,215 yards)
1 Poppy (Women) 71.4/129 (5,410 yards) 69.9/119 (5,215 yards) 70.1/125 (5,215 yards) 2 Poppy (Women) 75.7/137 (6,163 yards) 73.1/128 (5,799 yards) 73.7/135 (5,799 yards)
Jim Cowan is the NCGA’s Director of Course Rating and Handicapping SPRING 2015 /
NCGA.ORG / 67
PHOTO: JOANN DOST
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