Understanding Golf Scoring Language

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