How to Understand Golf Scoring Language
Rachel Newton 
Golf has its own language, and its scoring lingo can be especially puzzling to understand. If understanding golf scores seems like a foreign language, the following table of golf scoring terms can help you feel right at home on the course.
| Scoring Term | What It Means |
|---|---|
| Ace | Hole in one |
| Albatross/double eagle | Three strokes under par on a hole |
| Eagle | Two strokes under par on a hole |
| Birdie | One stroke under par on a hole |
| Par | Score a good player would expect to make on a hole or |
| round | |
| Bogey | One stroke over par on a hole |
| Double bogey | Two strokes over par on a hole |
