Golf has its own language, and its scoring lingo can be especially puzzling to understand. If understanding golf scores seems like a foreign language, the following table of golf scoring terms can help you feel right at home on the course.
Scoring Term | What It Means |
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Ace | Hole in one |
Albatross/double eagle | Three strokes under par on a hole |
Eagle | Two strokes under par on a hole |
Birdie | One stroke under par on a hole |
Par | Score a good player would expect to make on a hole or round |
Bogey | One stroke over par on a hole |
Double bogey | Two strokes over par on a hole |