According to the USGA, a scratch golfer is defined as "a player who can play to a Course Handicap of zero on any and all rated golf courses. A male scratch golfer, for rating purposes, can hit tee shots an average of 250 yards and can reach a 470-yard hole in two shots at sea l...
A "scratch player" in golf does not require a handicap, like a professional. Dammo Feb 24, 2010 0 #3 I've not heard this in chess lore. Where did you? Since we chess players (and I use that term loosely) do not get handicaps, it does not seem to apply as a term for this ...
A scratch golfer is a player who has ahandicapof zero or below. It indicates that the player is very good. The scratch golfer can play to a zero handicap at any golf course. The term is similar to "bogey golf", which represents a level of play that equals a bogey on each hole. ...
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Scratch (in sport) the starting point in a race for a competitor that is not given a handicap or advantage A 631-metres handicap, when the excellent stayer, Too Fast, will be off scratch Nicks (Printing) A groove down the side of a piece of type used to ensure that it is correctly ...
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The average scratch golfer, from this range, hits these shots to more than 30 feet on average. The average 10 handicap? Closer to 60 feet, or 20 yards. Remember that stat the next time you hit a shot from this range. Any shot in the vicinity of the green is an objectively good...
A handicap in golf is the numerical representation of a golfer's ability. It allows players to play on more equal terms despite their differences in talent. The handicap is used for calculating a net score from the amount of strokes a player takes during a competition. The handicap difference...
The Standard Scratch Score, or SSS, is ascoring systemused in golf that allows players of different abilities to compete against each other on an equal footing. In order to calculate your SSS, you take the average score of the best 10 rounds you have played in the last 12 months and sub...
Course handicap is a result of the addition of "slope rating" to "course rating" as factors in the USGA Handicapping System in the early 1980s, which created a way to adjust one's handicap up or down depending on the specific golf course. ...