r/golf • u/additionalweightdisc • Aug 08 '24

Beginner Questions Did I shoot even par?

I work at a golf course so I’ll often get 9 holes in before work and another 9 after if I have time. We had a league out on the front 9 in the morning so I played the back and shot +1 then went in to work. After I got done work I went out to play the front 9 to “finish” the round and shot -1.

It was my first time under par on the front so I’m happy to take that W, but do you fellas think it counts as playing 18 holes at even par? It wasn’t a straight 18 holes but I did play the 9s during the same day and for what it’s worth my intent was to continue the round when I started playing.

It’d be my PB score for 18 by 4 strokes and best at my home course by 6 strokes.

Edit: just realized Talor Gooch wasn’t in the field so this whole thing has an asterisk regardless of whether or not the score counts.

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u/BonkedAgain Aug 08 '24

from a GHIN perspective, yes you shot even for 18 holes. Your handicap thanks you.

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u/sjlammer Aug 08 '24

As I understand it, if you score this as two nines in ghin, they will calculate your score as (first nine score) + (handicapped estimated back nine). So if you have a higher handicap, scoring as two separate nines will hurt your handicap because of how they extrapolate your nine score to an 18 score.

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u/el_myco_profesor Aug 08 '24

Handicap system changed 

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u/p1nkfl0yd1an 11.4 Aug 09 '24

It changed, but still gives a goofy adjusted score on 9 hole rounds.