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25 articles tagged “scoring”.
You have missed the green by a few yards. The ball is sitting on the fringe or in light rough, and the flag is 30 feet away. Do you putt, chip or pitch? It sounds like a small decision, but it…
There is nothing in golf quite like it. You strike the ball on a par 3, it flies towards the flag, bounces once or twice and disappears into the hole. A hole in one, also called an ace, is the shot…
Breaking 90 is the milestone that separates casual golfers from genuinely good club players. It typically represents a handicap in the mid to high teens. And while it feels like a big leap from…
Golf scoring looks simple: count your shots, and the lowest score wins. But step onto a course for the first time and you will hear a flood of unfamiliar words — par, birdie, bogey, net, gross…
Your scorecard tells you how many strokes you took. It does not tell you why. Two golfers can both shoot 92 in completely different ways: one hits the ball well from tee to green but three-putts six…
Chipping is the fastest way to lower your scores. Every golfer misses greens — even skilled players miss several a round, and most club golfers miss far more. Each time you do, a good chip can turn a…
Sometimes all it takes is one good tip to unlock a better round. A small change to your set-up, a smarter decision on a par 5 or a new way of practising putting can save several strokes. This guide…
Breaking 100 is the first great milestone in golf, and it is far more achievable than most players think. You do not need a tour-quality swing, a new driver or hours of practice every day. You need a…
A handicap lets golfers of different abilities compete fairly. It is one of the things that makes golf unique: a beginner and an experienced club golfer can play a genuinely close match, because the…
Putting accounts for a large share of the strokes in a typical round — often well over a third. Yet most golfers spend almost all of their practice time on the range. If you regularly three-putt, the…
One of golf's great strengths is variety. The same 18 holes can host a tense individual competition, a relaxed team game, a hole-by-hole duel or a lively betting game among friends. Each format…
Golf has a unique way of exposing the mind. You have time — far too much time — to think between shots. A round lasts four hours, but you spend only a few minutes actually swinging. The rest of the…
