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How often will the typical 7 index player make bogey from 95 yards in the fairway? |
Birdies and Doubles per Round
One of the most common questions I get goes something like this.
“Hey Lou, I made 2 birdies today and I am a 12 handicap. Is that good?”
“Hey Lou, I made 3 doubles today and I am a 9 handicap. Is that bad?”
The chart below, from the Arccos golf database (DATALOU15 saves 15%), shows the average birdies and doubles+ per round by handicap index.
Please notice how the dashed red line (average birdies per round) does not have a lot of change as you go from scratch players on the left, to 20 index players on the right. 20 index players average 1.9 less birdies per round than a scratch player.
but….
The solid black line (average doubles+ per round) has a significant amount of change as you go from scratch to 20 index. 20 index players average 5.6 more doubles per round than a scratch player.
My Thoughts
I have said this so many times, but the key to getting better is NOT via more birdies, it’s less of the big numbers. To drive this home even further:
Percent of rounds where ZERO doubles or worse were made:
Scratch: 50.0%
5 Index: 22.9%
10 Index: 6.5%
15 Index: 1.3%
20 Index: 0.2%
A scratch player makes zero doubles (or worse) in one out of every two rounds they play.
A 20 index makes zero doubles (or worse) in one out of every 500 rounds they play!!!
Limit the big numbers and watch your handicap drop!
Finally...
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