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Originally Posted by BrianL99
This thread is fascinating. I'm amazed at how many experts we have on TOTV!
I've been in TV for 4 winters. I play 5 times a week. I book the night before, so that means I've played with approximately 1000 different golfers.
I have played with fewer than 20 people who played the Blue Tees.
I have never seen anyone else play the Golds or Blacks.
I have yet to see anyone break 80.
I shot my age from the Blues at TDS, last winter. I figured if I got old enough, I'd eventually accomplish that elusive goal. 1 under par.
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I follow @LouStagner on twitter. He is a golf stats guy, and coaches the Princeton Men's golf team, and caddies in USGA amateur tournaments.
HIs stats are very telling and fascinating with data points in the tens of thousands from all handicappers.
Scratch players make bogey on one of out every four holes they play.
Scratch players are in the top ~1% of all amateur golfers.
They average ~4.7 bogeys per round.
They average ~ 2.2 birdies per round.
From 110 yards in the fairway, they are getting it up and down about 1 out of 10 times.
hey do NOT have a scoring average of even par.
A scratch player...
Playing a par 72...
With a 71.5 course rating...
And a 131 slope rating...
Will have a scoring average of about 75 over their last 20 rounds.
Scratch golfer stats mega thread by Lou
https://x.com/LouStagner/status/1849825129481544096
Approximate ranges:
That puts a low handicapper between 75-82
A mid handicapper between 82- 89
A high handicapper 90 and above
@BrianL, you are probably a scratch golfer, correct! very impressive given the difficulty of the sport.
However, if you read enough of Lou's posts, you will realize that most 65 y/o and above should not be playing the back two tee boxes based upon their age/expected/average distance off the tees anyway. . one can be scratch at the men's forward tees. . .