Golf terms?

Question

Hello. Thanks for reading this. I was wondering what the golf terms, birdie, bogeym, double bogey, and triple bogey mean. Please tell me if you know. Thanks.

Answer 1

First of all, PAR is the recommended number of golf shots it "should" take to complete a particular hole on a golf course.  I.E. A par 4 should take 4 shots to get the ball into the hole.  All of the terms you asked about are names for your score on a hole.  Birdie= 1 below par  (i.e. a 3 on a par 4 would be a birdie)  bogey= 1 over par  Double bogey= 2 over par.  Triple bogey= 3 over par.

Eagle= 2 under par  Double eagle= 3 under par.

Answer 2

Say the "Par" for the 18th hole is 5. A Birdie is finishing the hole in "fore" strokes. One better then Par. A Bogey  would be finishing the hole in 6 strokes. One "more" then Par. A double Bogey is two strokes "over" Par. That would be 7 strokes for the par 5 -18th hole. A triple Bogey three strokes "over" par and so on.

An Eagle is 2 strokes "better" then par. Par 5 - 18th hole three strokes to finish the hole.