Benchmarks

The stock benchmarks tell you how you compare to a 10-handicap. They do not tell you whether you are better than you were in May. Here is how to build a baseline from your own data.

A good approach proximity benchmark tells you exactly how close to the pin you should finish from every yardage. Here are the target numbers by distance and handicap, and how to read your own.

Your handicap is built from your best rounds, so your true scoring average sits well above it. Here are realistic average scores by handicap and how to read yours.

Your first handicap will bounce around before it settles, and that is completely normal. Here is how many rounds you actually need, why early numbers are so volatile, and how to build a baseline you can trust.

A bogey golfer averages a bogey a hole and shoots around 90. But the label hides a specific statistical shape. Here is what that profile looks like across the bag, and which numbers move the score.

Breaking into the single digits is less about one heroic skill and more about a specific statistical shape. Here is what that profile actually looks like across the bag.