can you take more than 9 stokes per hole when playing golf?

Answer 1

Yes as many as it takes.
Just make sure you count them all.

Answer 2

Yes and No! It depends on the type of game you are playing. If you are playing a Stroke round [sometimes called a Medal round] then you must play out each hole regardless. However, when the handicapper looks at your card your hole by hole score will be adjusted depending on your handicap, excessive shots over par, eg: ten shots, etc. are not counted. When you are playing games such as Stableford, Par, or Match play then the scorecard and your handicap will indicate where you get extra strokes. If you are playing a par five in a Stableford comp. and you get two shots extra on the hole then the best you can do is 8 for 1 point. Your points run out at nine shots. If it were Match play and your opponent, on the same handicap,had 7 then you lose the hole.
Of course all this applies only if you are a golfer with an official handicap. If not, just have fun, but please, consider those following you. Pick up and move on! You will improve!

Answer 3

In Stableford play, you should pick up your ball if you are unable to score stableford points. These are calculated as 4 points for an eagle or nett eagle, 3 points for a birdie or nett birdie, 2 points for a par or nett par, 1 point for a bogey or nett bogey. Once you're into double bogey territory that's when you pick the ball up. So, for example, on a handicap of 18 - you are allowed one stroke per hole. If you are playing a Par 5, you can take 7 shots (for 1 point) before you pick up.

In stroke play, sometimes known as medal play, you can take as many shots as is necessary to put the ball in the hole. If you are playing in an official competition, for handicap purposes your score is capped to the first shot over your handicap allowance where you would not normally score a stableford point, although all shots will be taken into consideration in terms of leaderboard scores. So, again on a handicap of 18, if you are playing a Par 5 and take 10 shots you will record a 10 against that hole for the competition, but for your handicap it will count as a 8. The handicap software on the golf clubs computer system will automatically calculate this.

Probably more information than you were looking for - but hope it answers your question.

Answer 4

3Golds is correct. When you're not playing in a tournament or other "official" match you will rely on the handicap maximum stroke index that is on your scorecard. Each course is different but somewhere on your scorecard there should be a list of maximum strokes allowed for each handicap. Usually if your handicap is 40 or more then the maximum score is triple bogey or in some cases double what the amount of strokes for par. If you can't find the index on your scorecard inquire in the clubhouse about maximum strokes per hole. This rule is meant to help the beginning golfer and also to maintain a steady pace of play. Good luck and hit 'em straight.

Answer 5

You can take as many as you like but in a Stableford competition you should pick up the ball at three over the par. There is a recorded instance about 100 years ago - in a professional tournament - of a player taking over 40 on a hole when he followed his ball floating down a river and kept trying to hit it out of the water. In Europe handicaps start at 54 (and it's bloody frustrating behind them too) hence the three over par rule here.

Answer 6

YEP -- taking Golf Lessons right now -- and we are just beginners. We take however many strokes it takes to get the ball into the little hole on the greens -- then go on to the next hole.

Hey, we're happy if we have a hole with only 3 strokes over par!

Answer 7

Yes but the next shot is the losing shot as the count stops at ten, you loose the hole no matter what the ball has done. Gone in the hole or not the hole is over.

Answer 8

Yes you can, however with a max handicap of 40.....your score is adjusted to 8 strokes on a par 4.
With a 40 handicap.... your maxium amount of strokes you are aloud to go over par is 4 strokes.
Keep in mind... that will be an adjusted score for you handicap calculations, now if you were in a tournament you would have to count all of your shots!!!!
Hope this helps you.....

Answer 9

All strokes are counted until that little ball goes down the little hole from a par to however many strokes it takes

Answer 10

you can take as many shots as your self esteem will allow, when playing in a medal you have no choice you have to playout every hole in full, which can be both embarassing and heart breaking at the same time. who invented this bloody game

Answer 11

yes, pros have recorded more than nine in tournaments, so by the rules your score is what you shot on any given hole. (many golfers in freindly games wave this rule and record only 9) to avoid frustration and embarassment.