IAGA Quick Hits – 3.14.25
GCSAA Rounds 4 Research Auction is Back!
Golf Course Superintendents Association of America
We’re excited to invite you to participate in the upcoming Rounds 4 Research Auction, where you can bid on exclusive rounds at bucket list courses and hidden gems in your backyard, while supporting vital research initiatives within the golf community.
Rounds 4 Research aims to generate resources to fund research and help ensure the future of the game we all love. And with your help, we can do just that!
Cori Matheson Honored with the Dorothy Pease Champion of Golf Award
A story from AZ Golf
To honor the memory of Dorothy Pease, in recognition of her selfless service to golf, the Champion of Golf Award is given annually to an individual who, by his or her contributions, has advanced the game of golf for women.
During and after her collegiate golf career, Cori Matheson held multiple positions with the Southwest Section PGA, JGAA and First Tee of Phoenix, eventually becoming a Class A LPGA Professional and LPGA Member. In 2013, she started in her current role as Director of LPGA*USGA Girls Golf of Phoenix. A Girls Golf alumna herself, Matheson knows the organization’s impact firsthand. She has worked to continue Girls Golf’s mission of empowering girls through golf. Under her leadership, LPGA*USGA Girls Golf of Phoenix has grown to over 550 sites and serves over 100,000 participants annually. In 2023, Girls Golf reached its one millionth participant since inception.
Course Rating vs. Bogey Rating vs. Slope Rating
A story from Nebraska Golf
Every golfer with a Handicap Index can tell you what their number is and most know how to figure out how many strokes they get on a certain day by calculating their Course Handicap and Playing Handicap.
Most know there are ratings for each tee set on a golf course, but do you know what each number means? Well, they are the foundation of the World Handicap System, and without them, you wouldn’t be able to compare yourself to other golfers and use your Handicap Index equitably at courses around the world.
Golf courses often display two numbers on their scorecards, but there is a third that is important as well, and a good measuring stick for most golfers. The Course Rating™ and Slope Rating® are the first two numbers, and the third is the Bogey Rating™.
These numbers are established through the Course Rating System, which allows NebGolf staff and volunteers to evaluate courses around the state. The ratings are determined by assessing the effective length of the golf course and the obstacles and challenges that face scratch and bogey players in their respective landing zones around the course.