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Bucknut made a comment in another forum that stated "I learned something new today. I did not know that you mark an Eagle with a triangle. I thought it was 2 circles one inside the other going around the number. "
That prompted me to search for an "Official" way to score the card. I can not find anything. It seems there is a general accepted but not an official. Does anyone have a good site that explains the proper way to mark a score card. I have seen many variations. Enough to call it lucky charms..... Check marks, dashes, pluses and minuses.... Circles, Squares, Triangles and Diamonds ... oh my....... |
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| # 1 5/18/2012 9:02:34 AM |
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I also learn new things every day. Thanks.
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| # 2 5/18/2012 9:23:39 AM |
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For my scorecards I always write the difference from par rather than the score... ie: par = 0, birdie = -1, bogey = 1, double bogey = 2, etc.
Much easier to add up at the end. |
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| # 3 5/18/2012 9:28:56 AM |
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For my scorecards I always write the difference from par rather than the score... ie: par = 0, birdie = -1, bogey = 1, double bogey = 2, etc. Much easier to add up at the end. I recently noticed a friend keeping his score that way as well and I have switched. It is definitely easier to add up. |
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| # 4 5/18/2012 10:59:25 AM |
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For my scorecards I always write the difference from par rather than the score... ie: par = 0, birdie = -1, bogey = 1, double bogey = 2, etc. Much easier to add up at the end. friend of mine does the same way, the first time i looked at it when he was keeping my score it looked like i was a rockstar, then i realized how he was scoring and was saddened quickly, lol |
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| # 5 5/18/2012 11:00:51 AM |
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typically i used circles and squares...and some how square always beats circle ;P
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| # 6 5/18/2012 12:45:42 PM |
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I don't see that many eagles on my card to even think about how to mark them. I just put down the number of shots I take on each hole. no circles, squares nothing like that.
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| # 7 5/18/2012 1:09:26 PM |
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I learned how to count and add early in grade school. So I score my card the traditional way. hehe.
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| # 8 5/18/2012 1:29:05 PM |
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I write the actual score and then I put the rolling +/- par below it.
The question I am asking is Bucknut said he was doing it wrong and learned something. That would suggest there is an official way to keep score. Has anyone ever seen a "USGA" way of keeping score where a circle means whatever and a square means that etc etc..... |
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| # 9 5/18/2012 5:30:14 PM |
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I just write the score I had on the hole, with no boxes or circles or triangles. Also keep track of my FIR's, GIR's, and putts.
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| # 10 5/18/2012 5:33:26 PM |
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The official way to mark your scorecard is to enter the number of strokes it took to put the ball in the hole. You can make up any convention you want, and it will be just as official as any other, except for putting the number of strokes which is the official way. This is what I was thinking. Welcome to the boards Logicman. |
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| # 11 5/18/2012 6:19:13 PM |
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I keep score on my Droid thru GolfShot GPS, after I'm done playing it emails me my scorecard which makes it very easy to input here. But I also use my scorecard during the round in case my phone fails, and to keep track of driving distance and balls lost...and then I just use total number of strokes per hole, unless I get a birdie...that gets an asterisk.
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| # 12 5/19/2012 1:04:02 AM |
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As far as I know there is no "official" standard for marking a birdie, eagle, etc. I keep track hole by hole three numbers: Strokes to green, putts and total strokes for the hole. This is all I need to jog my memory and make sure I get all my stats at the end of a round.
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| # 13 5/21/2012 6:13:57 PM |
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I would like to help you on this one, but the only thing I know how to mark is bogey, double bogey and other. Sorry.
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| # 14 5/21/2012 6:32:29 PM |
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I write down score, putts, fairways, greens, up-and-downs, sand saves and occasionally driver yardage or distance of putts made.
I circle birdies, double circle eagles. |
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| # 15 5/21/2012 9:03:47 PM |
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It looks like there is no "Official Standard" except to write down how many stokes you get. If someone tells you that you are marking the card incorrectly, make them show you where they got their info on the "Proper" procedure. It seems several people I know would get DQ'd in a real tourney....
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