The president and CEO of two New Jersey-based companies, Bill Scuorzo works in both the investment and corporate insurance sectors. He invests in struggling small businesses via AndAme Investments while providing employee benefits services to clients through BCG Advisors. Outside of work, Bill Scuorzo enjoys playing golf.
Golf scoring involves plenty of words that confuse beginning players and others. To understand these terms, it is important to first understand that golfing is scored according to strokes. A stroke is a forward club swing. This includes putting swings and is used regardless of whether the golf ball is hit or not. The intention is important for strokes as long as a player intends to hit the ball.
From there, things become a bit more complicated. Par is a common term used to denote the number of strokes that an expert player would need on a particular hold. For example, if a hole is par-3, then a good player would be capable of hitting the ball into the hole with only three strokes.
For each number of strokes a player goes above par, there is also a term for it. A bogey refers to a score that is one stroke above par on a particular hole. Following the above example of a par-3 hole, a bogey happens when players use four strokes when completing the hole. Double bogey is a score of two strokes over par and a triple bogey is three strokes over par.
When players make fewer strokes than par, there is also a designated set of terms used. For one stroke under par, the score is called a birdie. Eagle scores are two strokes under par, while a double eagle or albatross is three strokes under. It’s also possible that players finish a hold four strokes under par if par is high for that hole. In this situation, the score is called a condor.
