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**GutleNus** · 07-30-2012, 06:08 AM

My opinion depends on what you mean by "scratch golfer". If you expect to be able to go to any course in the world, play from the tips and shoot par, probably not. But I think getting to where you can shoot even par at your home course from the proper tee box is a goal that can be accomplished.

My home course is short (5631 yards) and I have gotten par on every hole and birdies on some at one time or another. So the potential is there for me to shoot par someday if I get rid of all my flubs and mishits.

I think when most people refer to being a scratch golfer, it's in reference to their hc being at 0. If you shoot par only on a course that is sub-6000 yds, more than likely your official hc won't be 0... Exception would be if the course rating/slope were much higher than normal, or you were a female.

07-30-2012, 06:08 AM	#28
GutleNus Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 440 Senior Member	My opinion depends on what you mean by "scratch golfer". If you expect to be able to go to any course in the world, play from the tips and shoot par, probably not. But I think getting to where you can shoot even par at your home course from the proper tee box is a goal that can be accomplished. My home course is short (5631 yards) and I have gotten par on every hole and birdies on some at one time or another. So the potential is there for me to shoot par someday if I get rid of all my flubs and mishits. I think when most people refer to being a scratch golfer, it's in reference to their hc being at 0. If you shoot par only on a course that is sub-6000 yds, more than likely your official hc won't be 0... Exception would be if the course rating/slope were much higher than normal, or you were a female.
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