Which Tees Are You Playing?

Which Tees Are You Playing?

A common misconception around the links is that tees have a gender. Actually it is the USGA Course Rating™ and Slope Rating® that is gender specific, not the tees. Any set of tees can have a rating for men and for women. If posting scores to the wrong Ratings your Handicap Index® is not valid and you may be receiving more or fewer strokes than that which you are entitled. Juniors should also follow the same procedure.

Often there is not a rating for women for a tee other than the forward tees, for example. In such cases you would need to refer to “Section 5-2g” of “The USGA Handicap System” manual to calculate a temporary rating for posting purposes and have the club representative contact the GCGA to have this tee formally rated for that gender.

“Section 5-2g” of the manual is available online via, http://www.usga.org/Rule-Books/Handicap-System-Manual/Rule-05/.

So remember, the next time you post make sure to use the correct rating based on your gender!