CY 2017 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule. The CY 2017 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule was placed on display at the Federal Register on November 2, 2016. This final rule updates payment policies, payment rates, and other provisions for services furnished under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) on or after Jan. 1, 2017.
Laymanâs Definition. The most basic and common definition of a scratch golfer is a player whose average score over 18 holes is equal to par. For example, if a standard course has a par of 72, a scratch golfer would need to be capable of scoring a total score of 72. USGA Definition. The United States Golf Association defines a scratch golfer as âa player who can play to a Course Handicap of zero on any and all rated golf courses.
Itâs been said that the difference in terms of skill between a professional golfer and a scratch golfer (0 handicap) is the same as that between a scratch golfer and a 12 handicap. Now if you arenât really familiar with the handicap system, that is pretty astounding, because scratch golfers are pretty darn good. In fact, out of the 27 or so million amateur golfers in the U.S., only a few thousand of them are truly scratch. Hall of Fame MLB pitcher John Smoltz has always been recognized as one of the best non-PGA Tour professional athlete golfers in the country (heâs better than a scratch). In April of 2011, he decided that he wanted to play in the Nationwide Tourâs South Georgia Classic (the Nationwide Tour is equivalent to the minor league of the PGA Tour).