[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":20},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-golf-scoring-systems-stroke-play-vs-match-play-scoring-explained":3},{"slug":4,"title":5,"subtitle":6,"image":7,"imageAlt":8,"category":9,"html":12,"wordCount":13,"prev":14,"next":17},"stroke-play-vs-match-play-scoring-explained","Stroke Play vs Match Play: Scoring Explained","Where scoring systems shows up in misses, decisions, and the numbers on your card.","\u002Fimg\u002Fgolf-scoring-systems\u002Fstroke-play-vs-match-play-scoring-explained_stroke-play-vs.png","Stroke Play vs Match Play: Scoring Explained illustration",{"slug":10,"title":11},"golf-scoring-systems","Golf scoring systems","\u003Ch3>Two games, two mindsets\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Stroke play counts every shot until the card is signed. Match play only asks whether you beat the opponent on this hole. That difference changes strategy fast: in a partner match where a safe par wins the hole, a safe middle-of-the-green shot may be perfect in match play and merely cautious in stroke play.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ctable>\n\u003Cthead>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Cth>Format\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003Cth>Smart habit\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Fthead>\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Stroke play\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Avoid the score-wrecking hole\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Match play\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Know what your opponent has left\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003Ch3>Concessions and pressure\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>In match play, conceded putts are part of the rhythm. In stroke play, finish everything unless the competition rules say otherwise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",103,{"slug":15,"title":16},"how-golf-scoring-works-par-birdies-bogeys-and-beyond","How Golf Scoring Works: Par, Birdies, Bogeys, and Beyond",{"slug":18,"title":19},"stableford-scoring-a-complete-guide","Stableford Scoring: A Complete Guide",1782812355042]