Keeping A Golf Scorecard

I am learning how to play golf through the local Linkup2Golf Program. I really enjoy it and currently cannot learn enough about it. My question for you is: how do you read a scorecard? There seems to be a lot of information on the card that I do not understand.

Thanks for your question and we are going to refer you to an article that VGS wrote on this very subject. Here is part of the article and you can click on the link at the bottom to read the entire article:

Sometimes as you are beginning to play the game of golf, keeping score for a round may seem daunting at first. After reading this article, you should find scoring for golf can be easy. Many players do not keep score when they first start because they are already nervous and frustrated by their golf swing. Remember no matter what skill level you are at, having fun is the real name of the game.

We will begin with explaining the scorecard. Obviously, not all scorecards are alike. However, they all have some basic components. To start with, every scorecard has a wide column for the names of the players. This is purely for your reference. The order the names (or nicknames) appear on the card does not matter. Although golf is typically played in foursomes, you may find more than four spaces available for names. Sometimes, a scorecard will have par (we will discuss later) as a colored bar running across the card and this will allow for you to show teams more easily if needed.

Next, par on the scorecard refers to the expected amount of strokes that it may take to complete the hole for a scratch golfer. With exceptions to the rule, par is determined by distance.

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