A scratch golfer drives it about 60 yards past a 20 handicap, but a 5 and a 10 hit it almost the same distance. Here is the average drive by handicap from 0 to 30, with the rest of the stat line next to it.
A scratch golfer takes a penalty about every other round. A 25 handicap takes one every four holes. Here are penalty strokes per round from 0 to 25, with the rest of the stat line next to them.
A scratch golfer and a 20 handicap hit nearly the same number of fairways, about 7 and 6 of 14. Here is fairway % by handicap from 0 to 30, with the rest of the stat line next to it.
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.