What are the course difficulty levels on UDisc and how are they defined?
There are 4 levels of course difficulty: easy, moderate, challenging, and very challenging. Each layout on UDisc will be placed into a bucket based on distance and technicality.
How is a course’s distance classified?
Distance is derived from a layout’s average hole length. Par is not considered.
Very Short: Less than 180 feet (55 meters)
Short: 180-247 feet (55-75 meters)
Mid-Length: 247-310 feet (75-95 meters)
Long: 310-394 feet (95-120 meters)
Very Long: Greater than 394 feet (120 meters)
How is technicality defined?
Technicality is based on scoring results compared to hole distance.
We will determine whether each hole tends to score higher or lower than other holes of similar length; the higher the scoring trends at a given distance, the more technical the hole is considered to be. A layout’s overall technicality level is then the average technicality of its holes.
What does Difficulty pending mean?
If you see Difficulty pending on a layout, it means we need more scoring data on that layout to determine its difficulty.
Why don’t my layouts have difficulty categories?
This could be for one of two reasons:
If it’s a Classic Layout, it needs to be converted to a Smart Layout.
If it’s a Smart Layout, it needs to be played more.
How do I upgrade to Smart Layouts?
Learn how to create or update Smart Layouts here.
Can the Course Ambassador assign the difficulty of a course or layout?
Difficulty is based on scoring with UDisc. Course Ambassadors do not set a course or layout’s difficulty.
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