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Junior par
Junior par is the adjustment of par to realistic levels for junior golfers of various ability levels. Junior par provides a realistic standard against which a junior can measure improvement in his game until he is capable of measuring his game against par. USGA Handicap Indexes for juniors are calculated by the formulas in Section 10. Handicap Indexes are converted to Course Handicaps for the course being played.
1. Establish Junior Playing Levels
Using junior par, players are identified as beginner, intermediate, or advanced golfers. A beginner will have a Course Handicap of 41 or above; an intermediate will have a Course Handicap from 25 through 40; and an advanced junior golfer will have a Course Handicap under 25. (Course Handicaps for juniors, based on Course Ratings and Slope Ratings, are normally established from the forward tees.)
The club can categorize the abilities of juniors that do not have Handicap Indexes by other methods. For example, some clubs have their beginners play only three or six holes until they can achieve a target score. Then they move on to playing nine holes, and eventually 18. The club might designate its three- or six-hole players as beginners, and the nine- and 18-hole players as intermediates until they develop Course Handicaps of 24 or better.
2. Establish Junior Par
Junior par for any hole is based on the yardage of the hole measured from the forward tees and the ability of the junior player. The following tables show how junior par is calculated for girls and boys.
| Girls |
|
Junior Par for
Hole Length (in yards) |
|
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
| Beginner |
90 or less |
91-160 |
161-230 |
231-300 |
301-370 |
371-440 |
441+ |
| Intermediate |
140 or less |
141-250 |
251-355 |
356-470 |
471+ |
- |
- |
| Advanced |
- Same as Adult
Par - |
| Example: Par for a beginner
girl on a 150-yard hole is 4. Par for an intermediate girl on a 400-yard hole is
6. |
| Boys |
|
Junior Par for
Hole Length (in yards) |
|
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
| Beginner |
100 or less |
101-180 |
181-260 |
261-340 |
341-420 |
421-500 |
501+ |
| Intermediate |
150 or less |
151-270 |
271-390 |
391-510 |
511+ |
- |
- |
| Advanced |
- Same as Adult
Par - |
| Example: Par for a beginner
boy on a 150-yard hole is 4. Par for an intermediate boy on a 400-yard hole is
6. |
3. Junior Score Card
A sample junior score card is shown below.
| Forward
Tees |
JUNIOR
PAR |
Stroke
Allocation |
|
|
+_ |
Hole |
|
|
+_ |
| BOYS |
GIRLS |
| Bgnr. |
Intrmd. |
Bgnr. |
Intrmd. |
| 333 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
| 125 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
17 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
| 442 |
8 |
6 |
9 |
6 |
1 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
| 360 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
6 |
11 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
| 167 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
15 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
| 326 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
13 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
| 358 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
6 |
9 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
| 406 |
7 |
6 |
8 |
6 |
5 |
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
| 496 |
8 |
6 |
9 |
7 |
3 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
| 3013 |
57 |
45 |
63 |
48 |
Out |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 361 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
6 |
10 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
| 496 |
8 |
6 |
9 |
7 |
2 |
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
| 318 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
12 |
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
| 282 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
14 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
| 123 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
18 |
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
| 359 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
6 |
8 |
|
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
| 168 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
16 |
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
| 443 |
8 |
6 |
9 |
6 |
4 |
|
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
| 385 |
7 |
5 |
8 |
6 |
6 |
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
| 2935 |
57 |
44 |
62 |
48 |
In |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 5948 |
114 |
89 |
125 |
96 |
Total |
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| Less
Handicap |
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| Net
Score |
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| Scorer |
Attest |
Date |
4. How to Post Scores Under Junior Par
Juniors adjust hole scores according to Section 4. Junior Par does not apply to Section 4-2. They post scores with the appropriate USGA Course Ratings and Slope Ratings according to Section 5-2.
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