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Golf · Level 1: Beginner · Sub-level 1.4

Scoring and Handicaps

4 tests · 40 facts · updated 13 October 2026 · markdown

Par and the names of scores, the scorecard, counting strokes, Stableford and the World Handicap System.

Each test below is ten questions on Insporta. The list under a test is what the questions check: one fact per question, with the source it was written from. Read it before the test, or come back from a wrong answer.

Test 1Par and the score wordsTake a test

  1. Most holes are par 3, 4 or 5.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · recall

  2. Two over is a double bogey.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · recall

  3. One under is a birdie.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · recall

  4. It usually means a 2 on a par 5.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · recall

  5. Course par is the total of the holes' pars, often 70 to 72.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · recall

  6. Under par is better than par.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · recall

  7. It is also called even par.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · recall

  8. 2, 3, 4 and 5 strokes.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · recall

  9. Three, two and one under par.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · recall

  10. Three on a par 4 is one under par.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · recall

Test 2The scorecardTake a test

  1. The marker certifies the scores; the player checks them.

    Source: The R&A and USGA, Rules of Golf 2023, Rule 3.3 · recall

  2. A wrong score for a hole can bring a penalty.

    Source: The R&A and USGA, Rules of Golf 2023, Rule 3.3b · recall

  3. Stroke index 1 is the hardest hole.

    Source: USGA and The R&A, World Handicap System: Rules of Handicapping (2024) · recall

  4. Net score takes the handicap off.

    Source: USGA and The R&A, World Handicap System: Rules of Handicapping (2024) · recall

  5. Handicaps let players of different ability compete.

    Source: USGA and The R&A, World Handicap System: Rules of Handicapping (2024) · recall

  6. Out and in add up to the round's total.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · recall

  7. Each extra stroke over par adds a word.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · recall

  8. Checking before signing avoids penalties.

    Source: The R&A and USGA, Rules of Golf 2023, Rule 3.3b · recall

  9. Handicap strokes are given on the lowest stroke-index holes first.

    Source: USGA and The R&A, World Handicap System: Rules of Handicapping (2024) · recall

  10. Seven on a par 5 is two over par.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · applied

Test 3Counting strokesTake a test

  1. A practice swing is different: it does not count.

    Source: The R&A and USGA, Rules of Golf 2023 (Definitions) · recall

  2. A practice swing is not made to hit the ball.

    Source: The R&A and USGA, Rules of Golf 2023 (Definitions) · recall

  3. Usually a chip and a single putt.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · recall

  4. In match play a stroke, hole or match may be conceded.

    Source: The R&A and USGA, Rules of Golf 2023, Rule 3.2b · recall

  5. On a par 4 that means being on the green in two.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · recall

  6. Two putts per green is the usual target.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · recall

  7. Scratch players usually play to par.

    Source: USGA and The R&A, World Handicap System: Rules of Handicapping (2024) · recall

  8. Two shots to the green, two putts.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · recall

  9. 1, 2, 3 and 4 strokes.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · recall

  10. On a par 3 it is also two under par.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · applied

Test 4Stableford and handicapsTake a test

  1. The highest points total wins.

    Source: The R&A and USGA, Rules of Golf 2023, Rule 21.1 · recall

  2. A player can pick up once no points are possible.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · recall

  3. It is run by the USGA and The R&A.

    Source: USGA and The R&A, World Handicap System: Rules of Handicapping (2024) · recall

  4. The high limit makes the game open to beginners.

    Source: USGA and The R&A, World Handicap System: Rules of Handicapping (2024) · recall

  5. It is worked out from the best recent scores.

    Source: USGA and The R&A, World Handicap System: Rules of Handicapping (2024) · recall

  6. It is worked out from the Handicap Index.

    Source: USGA and The R&A, World Handicap System: Rules of Handicapping (2024) · recall

  7. They let a Handicap Index travel between courses.

    Source: USGA and The R&A, World Handicap System: Rules of Handicapping (2024) · recall

  8. 4, 3, 2 and 1 points.

    Source: The R&A and USGA, Rules of Golf 2023, Rule 21.1 · applied

  9. The stroke index decides where the strokes fall.

    Source: USGA and The R&A, World Handicap System: Rules of Handicapping (2024) · recall

  10. 2 + 3 + 1 = 6 points.

    Source: The R&A and USGA, Rules of Golf 2023, Rule 21.1 · applied

Sources

The R&A and USGA Rules of Golf 2023 (Definitions) and Equipment Rules, the World Handicap System Rules of Handicapping, and general golf references; original questions authored, nothing reproduced. Rule-by-rule procedures belong to the Rules of Golf category.

  • General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides)20
  • USGA and The R&A, World Handicap System: Rules of Handicapping (2024)11
  • The R&A and USGA, Rules of Golf 2023, Rule 21.13
  • The R&A and USGA, Rules of Golf 2023, Rule 3.3b2
  • The R&A and USGA, Rules of Golf 2023 (Definitions)2
  • The R&A and USGA, Rules of Golf 2023, Rule 3.31
  • The R&A and USGA, Rules of Golf 2023, Rule 3.2b1