Can someone explain the scoring in golf, e.g. birdie

Question

Can someone explain the scoring in golf, e.g. birdie

Answer 1

It's 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 you score in two shots, it's a birdie or -1.  In one shot, it's an ace or hole-in-one or -2.  If you go over par by one shot, it's a bogey or +1.  Two shots would equal double bogey or +2 and so on.  Golf is one of the few times being negative is acceptable and celebrated.  The same thing goes for par 4 and par 5 holes with the exception of scoring in two on a par 4 is an eagle and would be a double eagle on a par 5.  It would be an eagle if you had 3 strokes on a par 5.  

Answer 2

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 and only three are 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 and is only realistically possible on par fives with extreme doglegs or horseshoes in them.

Answer 3

The basic scoring for golf is the number of strokes you used to complete the course. Full size courses are 18 holes and smaller 'executive' courses are 9 holes.

For each hole, there is a 'standard' number of strokes to go from the point you first hit the ball (tee box) until you put the ball in the hole. This is called 'Par'. Generally speaking, the longer the distance between the tee box and the hole, the higher the Par. A Par 3 hole is anything up to about 280 yards, Par 4 goes as far as 490 and 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 you 5 strokes to get from the tee box to the hole on a Par 4, we say you are 1 over Par.

So... let's say you hit 1 over Par on every hole, that's 18 strokes over. If the course is a Par 72, your score would be 72+18=90.

There are also penalty strokes in Golf for 's***w-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... and so on for Bogeys

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

Answer 4

Yep what they said.