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Re: Could an amateur guy compete on the LPGA ?
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Originally Posted by Ty_Webb
Those ratings seem really high to me. My courses back at home, one is 6,550 and rated 71. The other two are about 7,050 and 7,200 and rated 74. I'm still guessing this is the difference in the handicapping system, so take my comments with that in mind.
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My home course is 6472 and it's rated 71. Course ratings used to be strictly tied to length. There still is a strong link but they apparently take other things into consideration now, according to this explanation.
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