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can someone explain the scoring in golf, e.g. birdi
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Melody     Reply with quote
can someone explain the scoring in golf, e.g. birdi
beert394     Reply with quote
Level score = Par

1 over = Bogey
2 over = Double bogey
3 over = Triple bogey
etc

1 under = Birdie
2 under = Eagle
3 under = Albatross
4 under = Condor

A birdie is achieved by scoring a 2 on a par three, a 3 on a par four, or a 4 on a par five.

An eagle is achieved by scoring a hole in 1 on a par three, a 2 on a par four or a 3 on a par five.

An albatross is achieved by scoring a hole in 1 on a par four or a 2 on a par five. This score is rarely achieved & only three r recorded in the average PGA Tour year.

A condor is achieved by scoring a hole in 1 on a par five, although this has only ever been done a handful of times & is only realistically possible on par fives with extreme doglegs or horseshoes in them.
Starnr     Reply with quote
It is simple. Each hole has a score relative to par. A par 3 hole takes 3 shots to shoot par which would be even or 0. If u score in two shots, it is a birdie or -1. In one shot, it is an ace or hole-in-one or -2. If u go over par by one shot, it is a bogey or +1. Two shots would equal double bogey or +2 & so on. Golf is one of the few times being negative is acceptable & celebrated. The same thing goes for par 4 & par 5 holes with the exception of scoring in two on a par 4 is an eagle & would be a double eagle on a par 5. It would be an eagle if u had 3 strokes on a par 5.
zof943     Reply with quote
Yep what they said.
Coach     Reply with quote
The basic scoring for golf is the number of strokes u used to complete the course. Full size courses r 18 holes & smaller 'executive' courses r 9 holes.
For each hole, there is a 'standard' number of strokes to go from the point u first hit the ball (tee box) until u put the ball in the hole. This is called 'Par'. Generally speaking, the longer the distance between the tee box & the hole, the higher the Par. A Par 3 hole is anything up to about 280 yards, Par 4 goes as far as 490 & Par 5 goes really far (up to 600 yards), every now-and-then, some courses might have a Par 6 hole. The 'Par' for the course is the sum of all the Par numbers for the holes. 18 hole courses usually have a par 69 to 73, meaning it will take that many strokes to complete the course.
So if it took u 5 strokes to get from the tee box to the hole on a Par 4, we say u r 1 over Par.
So. let is say u hit 1 over Par on every hole, that is 18 strokes over. If the course is a Par 72, ur score would be 72+18=90.
There r also penalty strokes in Golf for 'screw-ups' such as hitting it in to the water, out of bounds, lost ball, violation of the rules.etc. Usually the penalty is to add 1 or 2 strokes to the number of strokes for that hole.
Some terminology relating to strokes against Par on a hole:
Double Eagle/Albatross = 3 under Par for the hole
Eagle = 2 under Par
Birdie = 1 under Par
Par = well. that Par
Bogey = 1 over Par
Double Bogey = 2 over Par
Triple Bogey = 3 over Par. & so on for Bogeys

In tournaments & competitive Golf, the final score (Net Score) for ur round is the total number of strokes u recorded (gross score) minus ur (golf course adjusted) handicap index.
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