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.
One thing to take into consideration, most of the touring pros were scratch golfers at one time-when they were 12 years old. Almost all of them have played junior tournaments since an early age as well. There is a huge gap between scratch and touring pro. For that matter there's a big difference between +1,2 and touring pro.