Golf Score

by Gregg A. Johnson ~ Last Updated:

When you are playing the great game of golf, your golf scores become both your best friends as well as your worst enemies. Many players live by their golf scores and judge their progress according to what the score card says. While you might think that your golf scores are the best gauge of how you are coming along as a golfer, that isn't necessarily the case.

The way golf scores are tallied can mean so many things. Just because you shoot an 8 on a par 4 doesn't necessarily mean you are a bad golfer. It might mean that you had a bad drive and a mis-aimed chip - but it doesn't make you a bad golfer. So don't put too much stock into what the scorecard says. Judge your golf game by how you play rather than what your scores are.

Golf scores are only meant to help you keep track of the strokes you take to get from tee box to the hole. They don't ever take into consideration things like hazards, weather conditions, or anxiety. Sure, you can't keep track of how you are doing without paying attention to your golf scores, but you still need to keep in mind that there are a million variables that can make your score fluctuate.

Of course, if you're a golfer, you know all the terminology - birdie, eagle, bogey, double eagle (if you're really lucky) - but the real story in golf scores lies in how you played the course and navigated the hole. Instead of keeping track of scores, why don't you keep track of where you were for a particular shot and how that shot came out?

Let's say, you make a horrible drive on a par 4 and only end up 100 yards off the tee box. Let's hope it's past the women's tee - if you know what I mean! So now you are faced with a long fairway shot. You pick up your favorite club and smack a beautiful flyer right on the green. Who's going to say that wasn't a good golf shot? You end up with a par on the hole, but your score doesn't really reflect that amazing shot now does it?

The point is, don't put too much emphasis on the amount of strokes on your scorecard. Think about your golf score as a reflection of the amazing shots you've made as well as the flubbers you've had to live through as well. Then you can find out what kind of a golfer you are and not have to live by the golf score alone.

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 Karla Gross' 74 leads the Saline girls golf team to Ann Arbor Invitational win - MLive.com

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:10:00 GMT

Karla Gross' second-place finish with a 2-over-par 74 in the Ann Arbor Invitational at the University of Michigan Golf Course led the Saline ... Shannon Fraser had Saline's second best score with a 79. Morgan Horan ...


 EHS golf finishes ninth - Emporia gazette.com

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:52:00 GMT

The Emporia High girls golf team finished ninth out of 12 teams at the Newton Invitational on Thursday night. The Spartans had a team score of 269 for the nine-hole event. Sophomore Amber Mechtley shot a ...


 Golf Course Review - TPC Jasna Polana - Seattle Post Intelligencer

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:07:00 GMT

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 Which is More Popular Amateur Golf, Tennis, or Racquetball? - Associated Content

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:18:00 GMT

Is Golf Just an "Old Man's Sport ... So basically it was hard to score a point, let alone win a game. There was also a paradox. It seemed that the older and out of shape appearing players looked, the better they ...


 Power Ranking The Ten Toughest Golf Courses on The PGA Tour In 2010 - Bleacherreport.com

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:39:00 GMT

If the year of 2010 has taught golf fans anything, it is that great golfers and cutting-edge technology can take the bite out of just about any golf course. Can you ever remember a year when more winning scores were ...