Statistics

A scratch golfer gets up and down about half the time, a 25 handicap about one time in four. Here is up-and-down % by handicap from 0 to 25, with the rest of the stat line next to it.

A 90 is the typical score of a 15 handicap, which puts you in the middle of US golfers who keep an index. Here is what 90 means at every level, and the stat line behind it.

A 5 handicap averages 79 to 81, not 77. Here is the stat line behind that number, side by side with every handicap from scratch to 30.

A 30 handicap averages 105 to 108, not 102. Here is the stat line behind that number, what the published data does and does not cover, and how it compares to scratch through 25.

A 25 handicap averages 100 to 103, not 97. Here is the stat line behind that number, side by side with every handicap from scratch to 30.

A 15 handicap hits about 4 greens a round, a scratch golfer about 11. Here is GIR by handicap from 0 to 30, with the rest of the stat line next to it.