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• mineric 7 Posts

  Mon, Nov 14 2016 2:44 AM

  Hey,

  I was 56,55 I have play -7 on stroke and go up to 58... just could you explain me why?

  Best regards,

  Eric

• phred952 2,714 Posts

  Mon, Nov 14 2016 10:02 AM

  You provided incomplete info.  9 holes or 18?  What was par?  Courses vary somewhat and saying "-7" doesn't really tell anyone anything.  Even if it was 9 holes, with par of 36, -7 would be a 29.  X 2 = 58.  above your average by 1.45.

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• Robert1893 7,729 Posts

  Mon, Nov 14 2016 10:24 AM

  For calculating average, the score relative to par (i.e. + par) isn't the important number. You need to look the raw score. That's what the average is based on.

• Robert1893 7,729 Posts

  Mon, Nov 14 2016 10:29 AM

  phred952:

  You provided incomplete info.  9 holes or 18?  What was par?  Courses vary somewhat and saying "-7" doesn't really tell anyone anything.  Even if it was 9 holes, with par of 36, -7 would be a 29.  X 2 = 58.  above your average by 1.45.

  
  
  I have a serious question that maybe you can answer. I see this question (that the OP asked) come up time and again. And, at times, the question is asked by people who have been playing for quite some time. How do people not know this?
  
  I'm serious. When I first started playing, I figured that out right away. The only thing I needed to be informed about was the idea of "saturation." Is it the case that a lot of people on here have never actually played or followed golf in real life? Could it be as simple as that?  

• MainzMan 9,591 Posts

  Mon, Nov 14 2016 10:49 AM

  Robert1893:

  Could it be as simple as that?  

  If you change the word it to they in your post you may be getting close to the problem.

  The solution is rather more elusive though.

• Robert1893 7,729 Posts

  Mon, Nov 14 2016 11:00 AM

  @MainzMan
  
  I hear ya! :-)  

• mineric 7 Posts

  Mon, Nov 14 2016 11:56 AM

  Hey,

  Many thanks for your answer.

  You could see what have played:

   

  11.14.16	13oqp	Front 9	All Players	26
  11.14.16	13oqp	Front 9	All Players	27
  11.14.16	Kiawah F9 Ready Go	Front 9	All Players	29

  29 my average 56.55 go to 58,

  27 my average 58 go to 56.69

  anther ready go 29 my average 56.69 go to 58

  and my last stroke 26 my average 58 go to 56,8

  It seems very up and down... and I don't really understand. Could you?

  Kind regards

  Eric

• alosso 21,088 Posts

  Mon, Nov 14 2016 1:57 PM

  mineric:

  I was 56,55 I have play -7 on stroke and go up to 58... just could you explain me why?

  What do you expect from a 72-7=65 score? Should it lower your 56,55 average?

• phred952 2,714 Posts

  Mon, Nov 14 2016 3:45 PM

  For what it's worth, it was a 29 (-7 on the F9 @ Kiawah).  In a private conversation, I gave him an example and showed how the average moves after you tier up until you saturate.

   I have a question myself.  Is there a saturation point once you make Champion?   I know that it's 200 Ranked Rounds for TL to Champion + the appropriate average.  I don't recall ever seeing it discussed.

  phred952

• sodakknight 705 Posts

  Mon, Nov 14 2016 4:46 PM

  phred952:

  For what it's worth, it was a 29 (-7 on the F9 @ Kiawah).  In a private conversation, I gave him an example and showed how the average moves after you tier up until you saturate.

   I have a question myself.  Is there a saturation point once you make Champion?   I know that it's 200 Ranked Rounds for TL to Champion + the appropriate average.  I don't recall ever seeing it discussed.

  phred952

  Saturation for Champion was 200 rounds for me.