how do you read golf scores?

Answer 1

the lower, the better

Answer 2

scores are either read at the number of shots above or below par or at par. par being the total number of shots that it should take to complete each of the 18 holes. thus, if par for the 18 holes is 72, someone shooting 68 would be 4 under par. someone shooting 75 would be 3 over par. the lower the score the better

Answer 3

Each hole has a designated number of strokes( # OF TIMES BALL IS STRUCK) to get from the tee into the hole. Depending on distance. Add these numbers up and you get Par for the holes. At the end of the round add the players score. And subtract the lower # from the higher. This is the players score under/over par.

Answer 4

I'm not sure, but I think in this case that the lower the golf score the better it is. Higher scores don't win in this sport. The less hits you have to make to get the ball in the hole is better.

Answer 5

Aaah !
A good question, I play golf and I am totally blind so I use Braille to read my scorecards.
Others more fortunate use their eyes.

Although that Tommy chap sure used to play a mean pin-ball using just his sense of smell, I have never seen him sniffing around the Golf Club, so I wouldn`t bother asking Pete Townshend how Tommy reads his score card.

Or Roger Daltry.

Answer 6

on each hole (numbered 1 to 18) there is a number called par. That is how many shots you should take to complete the hole. If you do better (less shots) that is: 1 shot less = birdie. 2 shots less=eagle. 3 shots less = albatross. Now then. Next to the par there should be another set of numbers, these are the number of shots required to play that particular hole.Then at the end of the round you add them up. The usual total of pars (i.e. par for the round) is 72.

Answer 7

In every form of play, the goal is to play as few shots per round as possible. Scores for each hole can be described as follows:

Term on a
scoreboard Specific term Definition
-4 triple-eagle (condor) four strokes under par
-3 double-eagle (albatross) three strokes under par
-2 eagle two strokes under par
-1 birdie one stroke under par
0 par or even strokes equal to par
+1 bogey one stroke more than par
+2 double bogey two strokes over par
+3 triple bogey three strokes over par

The two basic forms of playing golf are match play and stroke play.

In match play, two players (or two teams) play every hole as a separate contest against each other. The party with the lower score wins that hole, or if the scores of both players or teams are equal the hole is "halved" (drawn). The game is won by the party that wins more holes than the other. In the case that one team or player has taken a lead that cannot be overcome in the number of holes remaining to be played, the match is deemed to be won by the party in the lead, and the remainder of the holes are not played. For example, if one party already has a lead of six holes, and only five holes remain to be played on the course, the match is over. At any given point, if the lead is equal to the number of holes remaining, the match is said to be "dormie", and is continued until the leader increases the lead by one hole, thereby winning the match, or until the match ends in a tie. When the game is tied after the predetermined number of holes have been played, it may be continued until one side takes a one-hole lead, and thereupon immediately wins by one hole.
In stroke play, every player (or team) counts the number of shots taken for the whole round or tournament to produce the total score, and the player with the lowest score wins. A variant of stroke play is Stableford scoring, where a number of points (two for the target score) are given for each hole, and the fewer shots taken, the more points obtained, so the aim is to have as many points as possible. Another variant of stroke play, the Modified Stableford method, awards points on each hole in relation to par and then adds the points over a round; for more details on this method, see the article on The International, a tournament that uses Modified Stableford scoring

Answer 8

1-2-3-4-5

Answer 9

lowest score wins
0 points for par (eg. par 4 and you got it in 3 shots you get -1)
if you got it in 5 shots you have 1 point

Answer 10

for example if the hole is a par 4 it means u should putt the ball in 4 shots, any less than that & you are under par (which is good)....but any over then u are over par.

Answer 11

It is at par, birdies etc
The less score you have more high your position be