Your scorecard is where the round adds up: strokes, putts, fairways, greens, and the strokes your handicap gives you. You can open it while you are playing and again after the round is saved.
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- Opening it mid-round
- Opening it after the round
- What every line means
- The small number next to my score
Opening Your Scorecard During a Round
To access your scorecard while playing, follow these steps:
- On the Hole Map screen, tap the Quick Actions button on the right side of the screen.
- Tap Scorecard.
- Swipe left to view the back nine holes.
- Tap the X in the top right to go back to the hole map.
Note: On iPhone, turn your phone sideways to see the whole scorecard at once. Turn it back upright to carry on playing.
Opening Your Scorecard After a Round
To review your scorecard after completing a round, follow these steps:
- Open the Performance tab and pick the round.
- On the Round Summary, scroll down and tap View Scorecard.
- Swipe left for the back nine.
Reading the Scorecard, Line by Line
Differential Scores are shown as plus numbers (e.g., +2) and indicate:
- In Stroke Play mode: The difference between your score and the course's Par.
- In Stableford mode: The points awarded on each hole are based on your handicap.
Hole Number: The small numbers display the specific hole's number on the course.
Par: The par for a hole represents the number of strokes an expert golfer (handicap 0) should ideally need to complete the hole from tee to cup.
- Par 3: A shorter hole, typically completed in three strokes.
- Par 4: A medium-length hole, typically completed in four strokes.
- Par 5: A longer hole, typically completed in five strokes.
- Par 6: An exceptionally long hole, occasionally found, typically completed in six strokes.
Playing Tee: This line shows the colour/name of your starting tee and the distances for that tee. Distances can be displayed in either meters or yards, depending on your preferences.
S. Index (Stroke Index): This indicates the relative difficulty of each hole compared to the others on the course. Each hole is assigned a unique Stroke Index (SI) number, from 1 to 18 on an 18-hole course. SI 1 denotes the most challenging hole, while SI 18 represents the least challenging.
Your Name + P.HCP (Playing Handicap): This line shows each player's name (with a separate line for each golfer in multiplayer rounds), their Playing Handicap, and the total number of strokes per hole (including putts). Additional details are represented by colours and dots.
The Playing Handicap reflects the number of handicap strokes a golfer receives on a specific course, adjusted for its difficulty. This adjustment helps ensure fair competition among players of varying skill levels.
Golf Scoring Terms - colour-coded with the key on the top right of the Scorecard:
- Light Grey: Par – the expected number of strokes for an expert golfer to complete one hole.
- Blue: Bogey – a score of 1 over par on a hole.
- Dark Grey: Double Bogey – a score of 2 over par on a hole.
- Red: Birdie – a score of 1 under par on a hole (e.g., scoring 4 on a par-5).
- Green: Eagle – a score of 2 under par on a hole.
Strokes Received: The dots under your strokes, or under the hole numbers when you tap the bottom bar to open the tray. Each dot is one extra stroke your Playing Handicap gives you on that hole, handed out by Stroke Index, so they land on the hardest holes first.
Putts: Putts per hole, with the front nine total at the end of the line. Swipe left for the back nine and the round.
Fairways: The fairway icons you tapped during the round, which is what your Driving Accuracy is built from. The front nine percentage sits at the end of the line.
GIR (Green in Regulation): A checkmark (✓) indicates the holes where you reached the green within two strokes of the hole's par. At the end of the line, you'll see the percentage for the front nine; swipe left to view it for the back nine and the entire round.
Notes
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Set your tee and handicap before you start
Your Playing Handicap, your strokes received and your Differential Score all come from the tee and the handicap you chose at the start. If either is wrong, the whole scorecard is wrong. Both are in Round Settings.
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Fairways and greens are what you tapped
Driving Accuracy and GIR are worked out from what you entered during the round, not from GPS. If a line looks empty, nothing was tapped on those holes. You can still fill them in afterward: see Review and edit a round.
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This is not your Score Differential
The Score Differential is a different number: it appears on the Round Summary after the round, measures your score against the difficulty of the tee, and is what your handicap is built from. See What Is a Score Differential?.
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