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Golf Handicaps
Par is the average strokes one is supposed to get on the golf course. Most golf courses are par seventy-two. Each individual hole has its own par, also. There are par fives, fours, and threes. At one time, there was a par six, but mostly, the golf course has four par fives, four par threes, and ten par fours.
A way to subtract strokes that one plays is by getting a birdie or an eagle. A birdie is one under the par for that hole or one under the average strokes that a person hits when (s)he plays. An eagle is two under the par for that hole and so is a hole in one. A bogey is one over the par and it is one stroke that you add on to your scorecard. A double bogey is two over the par, and a triple bogey is three over the par.
A handicap is the number of strokes a player receives to adjust his scoring ability to the par average (Golf 192). There is a handicap number for each hole you play and every golf course. The numbers go from one to eighteen and they ar...