Golf disallowed by strict rules and so is used according to local rules for an event. A handicap is a numerical measure of an amateur golfer's ability to play golf over the course of 18 holes. A player's handicap generally represents the number of strokes above par that the player will make over the course of an above-average round of golf. The better the player the lower their handicap is. Someone with a handicap of 0 or less is often called a "scratch golfer", and would typically score or beat the course par on a round of play (depending on course
2017 U.S. Open (golf) into a tie with Harman. After establishing a new tournament scoring record in the third round, Justin Thomas bogeyed three of his first five holes and finished three-over on the round to drop to a tie for ninth. Tommy Fleetwood also began the round a shot behind but three bogeys on the front-nine dropped him from contention. Thirty-one players finished the tournament under par, breaking the U.S. Open record set in 1990. Amateurs: Scheffler (−1), Champ (E) "Final round" "Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par" 2017 U.S. Open (golf) The 2017 U.S. Open Championship was the 117th U.S. Open, held