How do you keep score in golf?

Answer 1

How Do I Keep Score?
Scoring in golf is sometimes a mystery to those unfamiliar with the sport because in golf - unlike most other sports and games - it's the person with the lowest score who wins.
But golf scoring is as simple as can be. Every time you take a whack at that little white ball, that's a stroke. Every time you make a stroke, count it. At the end of each hole, add up your strokes for that hole and write it down. At the end of the round, add up the strokes for each hole and, there you have it, your golf score.

There are some other circumstances - for instance, every beginner (every golfer of every level) will have to take penalty strokes here and there. At least, if you're playing strictly by the rules.

But most simply put, a golf score is the number of times you whacked that little ball around the course.

Score in relation to par is also very easy to understand and compute. Each hole is given a number representing "par" - the number of strokes it should take a golfer to finish that hole. If the par is 4 and you make a 5, then your score in relation to par is 1-over. If the par is 4 and you make a 3, then your score in relation to par is 1-under.
If par for the course is 72 and you finished with a 92, then your score is 20-over.

For penalties, read the rules of golf.

Answer 2

Unlike other sports where you accumulate more points to win, golf is the exact opposite. The less number of strokes you take to complete a round, the better.
Golf courses can have par-70, par-71, par-72 (the most common), or even par-73. Say if you play on a par-72 course and your score is 100, you have played 28 over.

Answer 3

Keeping score is easy. They give you a card before you start the course and it is divided in 18 holes. Each hole will have a number that is the amount of strokes it takes for you to complete the hole. If you end the hole with the same amount of strokes that the hole says it is you played a good hole and have a par. A par can be a 5, a 4 or a 3 depending on the hole. You can get birdie which is one under par eagle which is 2 under par, bogey which is one over par, double bogey which is 2 over par and triple bogey which 3 over par. The closer you get to playing the 18 holes at par level or under par will rank you as a pro or beginner.

Answer 4

-Count how many swings you take at the ball (even if you miss; called an air-shot, usually greeted with cries of "whisky", as it's traditional to 'shout' the people you're playing with a drink if you miss. If you get a hole-in-one, you're supposed to shout the bar - buy everyone in the clubhouse a drink).
-Total your strokes for each hole. A hole will have a certain number of strokes you're expected to take; this is called 'par'.
Holes are generally par 3, 4, or 5. (Haven't heard of par 6 holes, but you never know, someone may enlighten me...). You're expected to take 1, 2 or 3 fairway strokes, then 2 putts (strokes on the green). 1 under par is a 'birdie', 2-under is an 'eagle', 3-under is an 'albatross'. 1-over is a 'bogie', then 'double-bogie', 'triple-bogie' etc.
-Subtract your handicap; this is a levelling system so not-so-skillful golfers can compete with those more skillful. (The pro's play off 'scratch'; 0 or no handicap).
-Hit the 19th and brag about your good shots.

Answer 5

For each of the 9 or 18 holes of golf your playing, count every hit you make to get that silly ball into the hole. Add up all the hits for all the holes you played and that will be your score minus all the infractions/penalties you had while playing this fine game.

Answer 6

Every time you hit the ball it's one stroke until it goes into the hole. Plus any penalites. You can look at the rule book as www.usga.org or even better go to www.igolo.com and play the golf dice game.

Answer 7

in golf there is 1 "point" for every time you hit the ball.so if itis a par 4 you have to get the ball in 4 hits.

Answer 8

the easiest way to keep score, is count every swing it takes you to make it in the hole.

add each hole up at the end and that will be your score.

anything under 72 is awesome

72 is great

over is not good

in the 100's you are very bad

Answer 9

The less amount of strokes you have the better. A stroke is everytime you swing the golf club. "Par" is the average amount of swings or strokes you take.

Answer 10

everytime you swing with the intention of hitting the ball...its a stroke. just count up the number of strokes it takes you to hole out and that is your score.