Keeping score at your local golf tournament is a daunting task if you’ve never been in charge of it before. Spectators want to know how their favorite golfer is doing, and the official results hinge on your work. Learning how to keep score depends on the type of event being played and is relatively easy once you have a firm understanding of each type of format.
Match Play
Step 1
Write down each individual matchup on a scorecard. Leave a line between the players to keep track of who is up or down after each hole.
Step 2
Record the number of strokes it took for them to complete it. Write down the number in the box next to their name and under the individual hole.
Step 3
Make a mark for the player who completed the hole in the fewest number of strokes as “1 up.” If both players used the same number of strokes, write down “all square.”
Step 4
Continue this process over the course of the whole round for all matchups. For instance, if a player wins the first and second hole, he would be “2 up.” If a player wins the first hole and his competitor wins the next, they would be “all square.”
Step 5
Record the winner and the final result of the match. If the match ended short of the set number of holes to play, record it by stating the number of holes won by and the number of holes left. For instance, if a player won by two with one hole remaining, you would record it as “2 and 1.”
Stroke Play
Step 1
Create a scoresheet that contains a line for each competitor as well as a column for each hole and its par.
Step 2
Write down the result of each hole for each competitor by the number of strokes it takes for each competitor to complete the hole.
Step 3
Update the overall scores by listing the players' results after each hole in terms of what hole they just completed and how they did when compared to par. For example, if a player finished the first hole and finished one stroke over par, his score would be listed as “1, +1.”
Step 4
Add the total number of strokes for each competitor at the end of each round and compare it to the par of the overall course and the number of rounds played. For example, if the tournament takes place at a course with a par of 72 and consists of two rounds, the par would be 144. If a player used 140 strokes to complete the tournament, his score for the tournament would be “-4.” The player with the fewest number of strokes is declared the winner.
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