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It is more challenging in a sport like golf. Typically, you don’t face off against an opponent directly (unless the competition is a matchplay format – more about that here). You compete against the course, and your performance against it determines your ranking.

It is necessary to have a standard by which everyone may be evaluated in order to rank the different competitors in a tournament against one another. This is known as “par.”

How to Read the Golf Leaderboard

The golf standings from a former PGA tournament is shown here as an example. I’ve provided information on how to comprehend what’s happening.

You can see which round is presently being played by looking at the yellow circle. The majority of PGA tournaments consist of four rounds, one every day from Thursday through Sunday.

Players’ scores in relation to the tournament’s total par are shown in the green circle. Justin Rose has thus far taken 7 shots (the -7) less than par in this instance. This is referred to as “seven under” in popular culture.

The round that is currently being played is shown by the yellow circle. Four rounds, one per day from Thursday through Sunday, make up the majority of PGA tournaments.

The green circle represents the competitors’ scores in relation to the tournament’s total par. In this instance, Justin Rose has already taken 7 strokes in excess of par (the -7). The phrase “seven under” might be used to describe this.

What Do The Letters F On A Golf Leaderboard Mean?

There are times when the letter “F” appears in the blue circle on the image above instead of a number like 65 or 1-18.

This is another way of announcing that a player has finished their round for the day. It simply means “Finished.”

It usually depends on the person creating the leaderboard visuals whether to use this or the round score.

What Does +1 In Golf Mean?

This one is easy. Plus one simply signifies that you have taken one extra shot than you would have been expected to over the course of the holes you have played (usually represented as +1). Because you’ve lost a shot relative to par, it’s also known as “dropping a shot.”