Statistics

Across Arccos golfers, the average handicap goes from 9.6 under age 30 to 14.9 at 70 and over. Here is what the data says changes with age, and the stat line behind every handicap.

A scratch golfer shoots 37 or 38 for nine holes. A 15 handicap shoots about 45, and a 30 handicap about 53. Here is the typical 9-hole score at every level, with the stat line behind it.

The average US woman with a Handicap Index plays off 28.8, and nearly half are at 30 or higher. Here is where each handicap ranks for women and the stat line behind it.

You need about a 20 handicap to break 100 in a normal round, and a 15 to do it almost every time. A 25 gets there on a good day. Here is the stat line of a golfer who shoots in the 90s, next to every level from scratch to 30.

You need about a 5 handicap to break 80 in a normal round. A 7 to 9 does it on their best days. Here is the stat line of a golfer who shoots in the 70s, next to every level from scratch to 30.

A scratch golfer averages 74 to 76, not par. Here is the stat line behind a 0 handicap, side by side with every handicap from 5 to 30.