You're Not As Bad At Golf As You Think

 Bogeys

A Golfer with a 5 Hcp will tend to score a bogey or worse 44% of the time (nearly half)

 

 What does a 5 Hcp golfer's round look like?  Interestingly, 1.6 Double Bogies or worse per round.

 

 5 Hcp round vs 14 Hcp round.  Mid handicapper has 5.3 Pars, 8.4 Bogies and 4.2 Double Bogies or worse per round.

Putting

Putting stats for a 12 Hcp golfer

A 12 Hcp golfer is more likely to 3 putt at 15 ft than hole out.

He also has about 3 three-putts per round and averages 34 putts per round.

Short Fairway Distances   

A 5 Hcp golfer from 75 yards out gets up and down only 11% of the time, is more likely to make a Bogie or worse than a Birdie.

A 10 Hcp golfer from 90 yards out will get up and down only 6% of the time and 36% of the time will need 4 or more shots to hole out.

 

Greens in Regulation 

Greens in regulation are missed quite a lot.  A 15 Hcp golfer will miss the green 50% of the time from 110 yards out.  A 10 Hcp golfer will miss the green 50% of the time from 129 yards out.

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So don't feel bad if your score card looks like this: