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Stroke Play Scoring System

April 17, 2007 | under Beginners, Golf Rules |

Stroke Play like Match Play is a scoring system used in the game of golf. Stroke Play is the most common scoring system used in professional tournaments.  Tournaments such as US Open, The Masters, and The Open Championship used this format.

In stroke play, the unit of scoring is the number of strokes, whereas in match play, the unit of scoring is hole.  All players will play the numbers of holes in the competition.  The scores of each hole is recorded and the player with the lowest score at the end of the competition wins the tournament.

During a stroke play tournament, the scores for players are typically shown in the form of “+X”, “-X” or E.  “E” means that the player is playing to par in the holes so far.  In a positive score “+X”, this implies that the player is playing a score of X over par.  Same for “-X”, refering to a score of X under par.

Should there be a tie at the end of the tournament, there will be sudden-death playoff.  This means that the players who are tied leaders will continue to play on designated holes.  The winner is then decided when there is a player who plays the lowest score on one of the extra holes.  Most golf tournaments adopt this sudden death playoff; such as The Masters.  Some tournaments do not adopt this format of playoff.  The US Open has an 18 holes playoff.  That is, the playoff will be played over 18 holes and the winner is decided then.

One difference between match play and stroke play is the opponent.  In stroke play, you are competing your “fellow competitors” in the same tournament.  Your score will be pitted against the rest of the field.  In match play, the golfer you are playing against is your opponent on the same flight.  What other players score in other flights do not affect the outcome of your game with your opponent.

There are other rules difference between the two scoring system. 

Cheers and Happy Golfing…

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