[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":18},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-golf-scoring-systems-how-golf-scoring-works-par-birdies-bogeys-and-beyond":3},{"slug":4,"title":5,"subtitle":6,"image":7,"imageAlt":8,"category":9,"html":12,"wordCount":13,"prev":14,"next":15},"how-golf-scoring-works-par-birdies-bogeys-and-beyond","How Golf Scoring Works: Par, Birdies, Bogeys, and Beyond","Where scoring systems shows up in misses, decisions, and the numbers on your card.","\u002Fimg\u002Fgolf-scoring-systems\u002Fhow-golf-scoring-works-par-birdies-bogeys-and-beyond_golf-scoring-works.png","How Golf Scoring Works: Par, Birdies, Bogeys, and Beyond illustration",{"slug":10,"title":11},"golf-scoring-systems","Golf scoring systems","\u003Ch3>The score is a story of the hole\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Par gives you the yardstick: birdie is one better, bogey one worse, and everything else tells you how cleanly you managed the trouble. A par on a 190-yard par 3 over water may feel like a steal; a par on a short par 5 can feel like a missed chance. Context matters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Par:\u003C\u002Fstrong> expected score for a skilled player.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Birdie:\u003C\u002Fstrong> one under par.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Bogey:\u003C\u002Fstrong> one over par.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Double bogey:\u003C\u002Fstrong> often the number to avoid when trouble appears.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch3>Play the next shot\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Scoring gets easier when you stop trying to erase the last swing. Punch out, wedge close, make the putt — boring golf saves cards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",113,null,{"slug":16,"title":17},"stroke-play-vs-match-play-scoring-explained","Stroke Play vs Match Play: Scoring Explained",1782812355041]