All game formats Individual · Holes won and lost
Par / Bogey
Also called Bogey competition, Par competition, Against par
Matchplay against the course itself. Every hole, your net score takes on par.
- Players
- 1+
- Scoring
- Holes won and lost
- Allowance
- 95% of course handicap
- Winner
- Best result against the course
How it works
- 1Take your handicap shots on the holes they fall on.
- 2Net birdie or better wins the hole (+). Net par halves it (0). Anything worse loses it (−).
- 3Once you've lost a hole, pick up.
- 4Add the pluses and minuses. "2 up" beats "all square", which beats "1 down".
Ties
Level at the top? Compare the back nine, then the last six, then the last three, then the 18th. In stroke play, half, a third, a sixth and an eighteenth of the handicap come off each in turn.
Good to know
A Stableford card converts easily: 3+ points is a win, 2 a halve, 0–1 a loss.
Close relations
Allowances follow the World Handicap System recommendations used by Golf Ireland. Your club or society may set its own — the entry sheet wins.