Obstacle Stroke Value

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A value that represents the difficulty of the obstacles and hazards on a course. The obstacle stroke value goes into determining a course’s slope rating and course rating (Kelley, About.com). The obstacle stroke value is a rating of the impediment the course’s challenges would pose to a scratch golfer. The rating is weighted and goes into the course rating (U.S. Golf Association). Obstacles that factor into the obstacle stroke value include the bunkers and hazards, the topography of the landing zone, the trees, the quality of the rough and out of bounds areas, the fairway and the psychological impact to a golfer when he faces the course’s combined other obstacles.

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