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Course Rating Information
For ALL Course Rating enquiries please contact us by email on office@essexgolfunion.org
There are 69 Affiliated Golf Clubs in Essex, The England Golf requirement is to complete USGA Course Rating at 10 year intervals
All Tees are to be rated from a Scratch and Bogey Perspective
Teams of up to 6 take 4 to 5 hours to rate a course
Subsequent administration requires up to 2 hours on each set of rated tees
EGU (Mens) Raters work alongside ELCGA (Ladies)
Courses rated in 2025:
Hartswood
Stockbrook Manor
The Warren
Theydon Bois
Top Meadow
Basildon
Benton Hall
Courses to be rated in 2026:
Chelmsford
Chigwell
Crowlands Heath
Garon Park- South, West & East
Rivenhall Oaks
South Essex- Heron, Hawk & Vixen
Stapleford Abbotts
Courses to be rated in 2027:
Abridge
Bentley
Gosfield- Lakes
Gosfield- Meadows
The Burstead
The Essex
Thorndon Park
-Initial Rating is part subsidised by EG, and FREE to Clubs
-From 2020 a visit to re-rate a course will cost a minimum of £100
If any course undertakes any structural alteration or a change in their layout it is imperative that we are notified in case a re-rate is necessary.
In March 2020, England Golf published all of the Slope details of rated courses in Essex. On November the 2nd 2020, England Golf switch to the WHS system and the next 10 year cycle will begin. Click this link to access the Essex Golf Union's Rating Schedule.
By clicking the link below you will be directed to the USGA National Course Rating Database.
From here you may search the course rating details of any completed rated course, globally.
USGA Course Rating and Slope Database
Please note that GB&I do not work to the exact criteria laid out in this database.
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