Keeping score when you play golf is important to help you track improvements to your game. A list of past scores is also necessary if you were to calculate your golf handicap. Mostly, you will keep score as a friendly way of determining who "wins" the round between you and your playing partners. Keeping score when playing golf is straightforward and easy to do.
Step 1
Obtain a scorecard from the pro shop of the golf course you are playing. Each golfer in your group may prefer to keep track of his own score, or one of you could keep score for everyone. There is space on most golf scorecards for four names.
Step 2
Write down the name of each player in your group down the left hand column of the card. List the names in the order they will be teeing off on the first hole.
Step 3
Write down the number of strokes each golfer needed to take after each hole is played. The holes are numbered across the top of the scorecard. After the first hole, write each player's score for that hole under the "1" column beside the proper name. Continue for each hole until the round is complete.
Step 4
Tally the score totals at the end of the front nine and carry that amount over to the other side of the card. After the back nine, add the scores again, then add both of them together for the total 18-hole score.
Tips and Warnings
- If you are keeping score for everyone and notice a discrepancy between what another player says they shot and what you feel they shot, try to handle it diplomatically. Remind him of his shot sequence and if that isn't successful, just let it go.
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