What is the definition of "Stroke Average" in golf?

Question

What is the difference between your stroke average and you handicap.

How do you calculate your stroke average

Answer 1

average amount of strokes you take in a hole

Answer 2

it is the average number of strokes you take on a hole. you divide the total number of strokes by the number of holes you played

Answer 3

Wrong, tjallen.  Stroke avg. is based on full 18-hole rounds.

Answer 4

The average score per 18 holes.  Your handicap is the average of the best half of your scores score in relation to the course rating.

I average about 74, but my handicap is +3.

Go to USGA.org for more information about calculating your handicap.