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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 are determined by the difficulty of each hole. If one is playing the hardest hole on the golf course and has a fifteen handicap, then you can get two strokes for that. A handicap is the most accurate and best way to measure a person’s skill and talent in golf. “A handicap starts the most arguable conversation on a golf course”, said Richard Bill who has been playing golf for over forty years (9 March 02). Every amateur golf game between people that do not know each other starts with the question, “What is your handicap?” After the first hole, you will see if the person is actually an honest golfer or the golf term a “sandbagger” which means one who is not honest on his handicap so he can win against better players. Today, no player is completely honest concerning his or her handicap. If you are honest in your handicap then you have basically no chance in winning any amateur tournament.
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