Golf: how it is set up and scored.
Golf is an individual sport played over a course of 18 holes, each with a par of three, four or five strokes. A round is 18 holes, and stroke-play competitions are usually decided over several rounds by the lowest total number of strokes. In match play the result is counted in holes won rather than strokes. The R&A and USGA Rules of Golf apply, administered in England by England Golf.
How golf is set up.
- Match
- 4 rounds
- Squad
- 1 on the field per side, no rolling substitutes
- Scoring
- A score is a win; the result is in wins.
- Rules
- R&A / USGA Rules of Golf (2023 edition)
How a result is recorded.
There is no lineup to pick in golf. A coach records these for each athlete at every competition.
Scoring and results
- Hole in One
- Albatross
- Eagle
- Birdie
- Par
- Bogey
- Double Bogey or Worse
- Competition Won
- Top Ten Finish
- Made the Cut
- Personal Best Round
Playmaking and performance
- Fairway Hit
- Fairway Missed
- Green in Regulation
- Green Missed
- One Putt
Defending
- Up and Down
- Sand Save
Turnovers and non-finishes
- Three Putt
Discipline
- Lost Ball or Out of Bounds
- Penalty Area Relief
- Unplayable Ball
- Other Penalty Stroke
- Disqualification
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