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When someone says I shot e.g. 79..What do they mean ??

  • 02-11-2008 6:39pm
    #1
    Toosey
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 60 ✭✭


    I am new to golf in case you dont know with this question...when someone says for example they shot a 79 or an 80...how is that made up ? ... Is it Stableford points or something else ?


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  • #2
    Mister Sifter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,798 ✭✭✭Mister Sifter


    Depends really... if it's a medal or something and someone asks what i had, i'd say my nett score, e.g. ' i shot a 69'.

    If it is a stableford competition, the answer will relate to the competition... i.e. 'i shot 36 points'.

    Generally it would mean the person's nett score or their stableford points score. Some lower handicappers will give their gross score, but mostly only to other lower players.


  • #3
    OilBeefHooked2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 836 ✭✭✭OilBeefHooked2


    Toosey wrote: »
    I am new to golf in case you dont know with this question...when someone says for example they shot a 79 or an 80...how is that made up ? ... Is it Stableford points or something else ?
    It's the amount of strokes/shots taken.. it's fairly self explanatory imo.


  • #4
    PhilipMarlowe
    Subscribers Posts: 4,419 ✭✭✭PhilipMarlowe


    As Graeme said, usually it's the amount of shots that they took minus their handicap. But to confuse things, low handicappers will often discuss what gross score they shot...

    So an 18 handicapper might say he shot a 72 when he took 90 strokes. i.e. 90 (gross) minus 18 (handicap) equals 72 (nett)
    A 5 handicapper might say he went around in 74 and this could be nett or gross and like Graeme said, if he's talking to another low handicapper the chances are it will be his gross score (74 - 5 = 69 nett).

    Generally if you hear people talking stableford points (36 points is playing to your handicap), it will almost always be their nett score because you mark down your strokes taken and then calculate the points after every hole...


  • #5
    waterville72
    Closed Accounts Posts: 65 ✭✭waterville72


    Toosey wrote: »
    I am new to golf in case you dont know with this question...when someone says for example they shot a 79 or an 80...how is that made up ? ... Is it Stableford points or something else ?

    As a former golf pal of mine once said to me( as I was gettin a little bit ahead of myself at the time)..."You don't "shoot" a 79...You "have" a 79. You shoot a 69."


  • #6
    Toosey
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 60 ✭✭Toosey


    thanks for the replies...makes more sense now...I had a good idea what it was but couldnt find anything to just spell it out...the nett and the gross is a bit confusing but ill get there ... at least I know now..cheers


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  • #7
    FlutterinBantam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,575 ✭✭✭✭FlutterinBantam


    No probs... gross is how many shots you actually took.

    Net. is that number minus you handicap.


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