Before planning to visit a new course, many golfers will take advantage of the golf course review that is often available. This will enable them to visualize what they can expect once they arrive. There is a lot of information that can be derived from a review, especially if it is written by reputable people who have really played the course more than once. Useful information will usually include more than the personality of the clubhouse staff.

When reading a review, there are two things that really matters that will indicate how well the player will perform. Consider the two different types of golfers, one that shoots par for the course nearly every time they go out, regardless of the course or conditions, and the bogey golfer who typically scores 18 over par on every round played. Using these two groups, every hole on every course is given two numbers. One is the rating and one is the slope, which when included in the course review to indicate the difficulty of the course for both groups.

The U.S. Golf Association has standardized the rating system that is required to be included in a review. The rating is the score that average par golfer can expect to shoot on the course. The slope is the difference between what the par golfer and bogey golfer can expect on the same course under similar conditions.

When perusing a review, the course layout and pattern needs to be taken into seriously. Bogey golfers will have more trouble when the fairways are tight, but larger greens may be more forgiving. Better averaged golfers will usually have little trouble with tight fairways, but smaller greens may give them some trouble. It is often commented that it will be more helpful if the golfer’s handicap is included with what they write in a golf course review.

Site of the PGA TOUR Champion’s Tour Turtle Bay Championship, The Arnold Palmer Course is an 18-hole championship golf course designed by Arnold Palmer and Ed Seay. The unique Hawaii golf course was created for any caliber of golfer to enjoy. When played from the Palmer (black) tees, the course will offer a stern challenge to the best players in the world. However, there are five sets of tees on each hole, and in some cases, six.

It is also varied in its scenery. The front nine of this course reminds golfers of true Scottish Links with its sand, water, wind and rolling terrain. The back nine takes a dramatic shift as it meanders through a jungle forest of ironwood pine and a wetlands bird sanctuary. The 17th hole is unquestionably the signature hole on the course with no less than nine craggy bunkers surrounding the landing area and extending all the way up to the green. The 17th green sits on a plateau only 100 feet from the ocean.

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