Sunday, December 29, 2019

Personal Par

Personal Par is also called your Net score ... or your scored adjusted by your handicap. 

Previously when recording our score for handicap, a max score on a hole or ESC (Equitable Stroke Control) was based on a single number.   For example if your course handicap for 18 holes is 34, your ESC (max score per hole) was 9.

As of January 1, 2020, this is changing to your "Net Double Bogey" ... or 2 strokes over your Net score for the hole ... or 2 strokes over your personal par.  I am re-posting this blog from 2014 about how to calculate and play to your Personal Par or Net score which you can also use to determine you Net Double Bogey on any hole.

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When we play golf, we work to see how well we play the course versus PAR.

PAR is the score a really good golfer would expect to score on a golf hole.

PAR 3 is when the golfer is expected to reach the green with one tee shot and two putt for a 3.

Most golfers will score higher than 3 on a PAR 3.  So how do you figure out how well you should play the hole?

Lets say you play the same golf course every week in your league.  On the PAR 5 you typically score a 7.  Well 7 would be your Personal PAR for the hole.  So if you end up chipping your 5th shot really close to the hole and make the putt for a 6, you would score a Personal BIRDIE! … or one less than your Personal PAR.

Personal PAR is based on how you play.

The Handicap System helps golfers determine their Personal PAR. 

How do you calculate your Personal PAR for a golf course?  You start with your Handicap Index, lets say it is 31.2.  Based on the difficulty of the golf course, your Course Handicap is 33. 
Calculate your personal PAR by adding the course’s PAR (72) to your course handicap (33) for 105.

You can calculate your Personal PAR for each hole..

With a course handicap is 33, add one stroke to each’s hole’s PAR  for 33 - 18 holes = 15.  Then on the 15 hardest holes on the course you add a 2nd stroke.

On the course’s scorecard, cross out the PAR for each hole and write in your PAR so that it looks like this:



Now play the course and see how well you do versus your Personal PAR. 

You can expect to score your Personal PAR or better 1 out of 5 times you play!

Swing Away!

Kate Collins
kate.ewga@gmail.com

Credit:  Dr. Joseph Parent writes about Personal Par in his book Zen Golf.   http://www.zengolf.com/

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