What Would I Shoot at Winged Foot

World Famous Winged Foot (West Course)

Winged Foot’s West Course in Mamaroneck, New York, is synonymous with golfing valor, a course where the rough is as thick as folklore and the greens as sloping as the narratives told.

It’s a course that asks for everything and gives back only what you earn.

Plug your handicap index into our calculator and let it forecast the triumphs and tribulations you might encounter at Winged Foot.

It’s a digital caddie that sets the stage, allowing you to gauge your potential against a course known for hosting majors and forging champions.

The Magic Behind the Calculator

Our calculator uses your Handicap Index to determine your Course Handicap, applying the formulas used by the USGA. But what does that all mean?

Handicap Index: This is your golfing fingerprint, an average of your best scores, adjusted for the difficulty of the courses you’ve played.

It’s a number that levels the playing field, allowing golfers of different abilities to compete fairly.

Course Handicap: This number adjusts your Handicap Index for the specific difficulty of a course, allowing you to determine the number of strokes you get on any given course.

For Winged Foot (West Course), with its Course Rating of 75.7 (the score a scratch golfer should shoot) and Slope Rating of 141 (how much harder the course is for bogey golfers than for scratch golfers), the Course Handicap gives us an idea of what you’d shoot there.

Keep in mind Winged Foot is a monster at 7477 yards.

How It Works

Enter Your Handicap Index: Simply type in your current Handicap Index into our calculator.
The Prediction: Like a crystal ball, our calculator works its magic to reveal your Course Handicap and the score the USGA thinks you would shoot at Winged Foot (West Course).
We’re going to show you your score if you shoot your handicap (this only happens 15-20% of the time), your expected high and low scores and then adjust it 3 strokes for tournament play.

The Reality Check

Now, for a bit of fun — we all know that golf is unpredictable.

That’s why our calculator also gives you a “Reality Score.”

This score takes into account the jitters, the wind that just picked up, and, of course, “The Narrow Fairways” that could make or break your round.

It also assumes Major Championship conditions and that you are playing in the Major alongside the pros.

So we add 7 strokes for tournament pressure.

We also bump up the course rating by 2 and the slope because the course will be made more difficult when hosting a Major golf tournament.

So go ahead, give our calculator a whirl, and see how you’d fare at Winged Foot (West Course).

Whether you’re gearing up for your next round, dreaming of playing a course like Winged Foot (West Course), or just looking for a bit of fun, our calculator is a great way to engage with the game we all love.