Golf scoring systems
How Handicaps Affect Net Scoring
Where scoring systems shows up in misses, decisions, and the numbers on your card.
Gross score meets fair competition
Net scoring uses handicaps to compare golfers of different abilities. If you receive a stroke on a hole, your gross 5 may become a net 4 for the match or event. The scorecard’s stroke-index holes usually show where those strokes apply.
Use the dots
Before teeing off, mark your dots clearly. It prevents the awkward 17th-green argument about whether a putt is for net par or net bogey.