Rules of Golf - January 2023 =>

181 Hole Played In Points More than one over fixed target score or no score returned 0 One over fixed target score 1 Fixed target score 2 One under fixed target score 3 Two under fixed target score 4 Three under fixed target score 5 Four under fixed target score 6 A player who does not hole out under the Rules for any reason gets zero points for the hole. To help pace of play, players are encouraged to stop playing a hole when their score will result in zero points. The hole is completed when the player holes out, chooses not to do so or when their score will result in zero points. (2) Score Entered for Each Hole. To meet the requirements in Rule 3.3b for entering hole scores on the scorecard: • If Hole Is Completed by Holing Out: » When Score Would Result in Points Being Awarded. The scorecard must show the score. » When Score Would Result in Zero Points. The scorecard must show either no score or any score that results in zero points being awarded. • If Hole Is Completed Without Holing Out. If the player does not hole out under the Rules, the scorecard must show either no score or any score that results in zero points being awarded. The Committee is responsible for calculating how many points the player gets on each hole and, in a handicap competition, for applying handicap strokes to the score entered for each hole before calculating the number of points. See Committee Procedures, Section 5A(5) (the Terms of the Competition may encourage but not require players to enter the points awarded for each hole on the scorecard). Rule 21

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