Stoke refenence on the scorecard

[archer]

Hi

Can someone explain what the stroke refers to on a scorecard

Hole Par Yellow Stroke
1 4 251 15
2 4 413 3
3 3 166 9
4 3 204 7
5 5 420 11
6 4 340 13
7 4 418 1
8 4 354 5
9 4 247 17

Cheers

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Each hole is allocated a stroke based on the perceived difficulty and players use the stroke reference to take their shots. Therefore a 17 handicapper would get a shot a hole except on stroke 18. If you play off a handicap greater than 18 you get two shots at stroke index 1, 2 and so on until you reach your handicap. Therefore anyone off 28 would get two shots on stroke index 1-10

 

[clubchamp07]

Stroke index,

that's the holes where you get your shots at, depending on your handicap!

 

[EaseNgrace]

Stroke Index - 1-18 denotes the difficulty of the hole for the purpose of giving shots to higher handicapers. Amongst other reasons.

"Hole 1 Par 4 251yards"- That sounds an inviting opener. 3 iron to the green for an Eagle put.LOL

 

[Ken_A]

"Hole 1 Par 4 251yards"- That sounds an inviting opener. 3 iron to the green for an Eagle put.LOL

Only kidding, As stated the stroke index is a number that is an indication of how hard the hole is - SI-1 is a brute to par where a SI-18 should be quite easy (well in comparison).

I think the SI is worked out by working out the mean score from many many previous rounds. SI1 may be a par 4 with a mean of 5.21, where a par 4 SI18 may have a mean of 4.13.

 

[EaseNgrace]

"Hole 1 Par 4 251yards"- That sounds an inviting opener. 3 iron to the green for an Eagle put.LOL

Exagerating a bit, I think i'd pull out the 19degree rescue
7 Iron, Hmmmmmm 170-180 on a still day.

 

[RGDave]

I find the S.I.s rather freaky.

The S.I. 1 at mine is quite an easy hole until you go O.O.B.
I don't, but a lot do!

I tend not to take notice of them until I'm giving shots....then I sit up and think a bit more.

 

[Canfordhacker]

Actually this one is quite a bit more complex than just a difficulty ranking. There are all sorts of CONGU rules about how the strokes are distributed. You'll notice that more often than not the odd stroke holes are on one nine, the evens on another - coincidence? No, CONGU. Highest or lowest strokes at the end of the nine or 18 - nope, because match play shouldn't really have strokes given at that point in a match. The longer nine in yards has the odd indices, the shorter nine the evens. There's loads more!

So it's not just based on hardest to easiest, which is why you so often arrive at a Par 3 stroke 11 (for example) and say "no way - the xth hole is way harder than this" or something similar.

All part of the fun.

 

[tonto768]

Another thing at our club is vast diffences between the Gents and ladies SI even when little differnce in lenght

 

[Smiffy]

7 Iron, Hmmmmmm 170-180 on a still day.

Are you on the tour?

 

[Ethan]

SI is not simply a listing of the order of easiness of holes. It also tends to be balanced between the nines, often by evens and odds, and also tends to avoid putting very high or very low SI holes right at the start or end of the course.