The hole number, usually 1–9 or 1–18.
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Once the key fields make sense, the table becomes a simple story: which hole, from which tee, what is par, and where do handicap strokes apply?
The hole number, usually 1–9 or 1–18.
The established score a scratch player is expected to need for the hole under normal conditions.
The order in which handicap strokes are allocated across the holes.
The colour or name of the tee being played. Length and rating data are tied to it.
A rating value for the specific course and tee, used in handicapping.
Indicates relative difficulty for non-scratch players compared with scratch players.
Many scorecards label the stroke-index column simply as HCP. That can be confusing. It means the allocation order for handicap strokes, not your personal Handicap Index.
With a Playing Handicap of 20, the player receives one stroke on every hole and a second on stroke index 1 and 2. So this hole gets two handicap strokes. A gross 6 becomes net 4 — net par.
The round knows the club, course and 9/18-hole combination.
That fixes the relevant lengths and rating data.
The scorecard does not need to ask for course data every round.
“Hole 7, six strokes, two putts” can then be placed into the right context.
It is the stroke index: the first point in the allocation order where handicap strokes are given or received.
Because those values belong to a rated set of tees. Another tee can have different rating values.
No. Layout and extra fields differ, but hole, par, length and stroke index are common core data.