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title: "Who is a ‘ Scratch Golfer ’ ?"  
description: "Who is a ‘ Scratch Golfer ’ ?"  
author: "Akash Ahlawat"  
published: 2018-07-22  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/47492/who-is-a-scratch-golfer  
category: "sports"  
tags: ["sports"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# Who is a ‘ Scratch Golfer ’ ?

Who is a ‘ Scratch Golfer ’ ?\
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## Answers

### Answer by Harshal Vispute

**According to the USGA, a scratch golfer is a player who can play to a Course Handicap of zero on any and all graded golf courses.'**. A course handicap is the number of strokes a player receives on a particular course based on their handicap index and course rating. The par on a scorecard has little to do with determining a **golfer's handicap index**. A golfer's handicap index is calculated by comparing a **golfer's best 10 scores** against each course rating, and it indicates a **golfer's projected average score on a good day**.

**Good bogey golfer**, **a scratch golfer,** The **best golfer is a sub-par player**. In terms of statistics, the vast majority of golfers fall outside of these three groups. On any course, a scratch **golfer requires 0 strokes** to score the Course Rating.

A '**scratch [golfer](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/47447/what-is-the-object-of-the-game-of-golf)**' is a player who can play all graded golf courses with **a Course Handicap of zero**. At sea level, a **male scratch golfer** can hit tee shots an **average of 250 yards** and reach a **470-yard hole** in two shots for rating purposes. At sea level, a **female scratch golfer** can hit tee shots an average of **210 yards** and reach a **400-yard hole** in two shots for rating purposes.

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