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Can We Guess Your Golfing Average?

By: Steven Miller

6 min

Can We Guess Your Golfing Average?

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About This Quiz

Golf is an incredibly difficult game. Whether you've been playing for years or you just took up the sport, you have an appreciation for the challenge of taking a crooked stick and getting a tiny ball into a minuscule hole that is hundreds of yards away from you.

Golf also tends to reveal a person's true character. There's a good reason why so much business is conducted on a golf course. You are pretty much guaranteed to come face-to-face with adversity at some point in a round of golf. In a brutal way, how you handle that challenge will be on display for your entire group to see.

Similarly, there are certain preferences and tendencies that we believe give a clue as to your usual score. For example, the food you eat at the turn will offer some information as to whether you are prioritizing your athletic abilities or your taste buds at the half-way point in the round. We'll also take information about your set of clubs, your golf attire, and the general shape of your golf shots to come to a conclusion about the state of your game.

Let's get this round started. Next up on the first tee...you.

What shape of shot do you normally hit?

a slight draw

a little fade

a massive hook

a banana slice

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How many balls do you usually lose per round?

I lose somewhere around a dozen balls a round.

I usually go through a sleeve of balls in a round.

I might lose one or two in a round.

I hardly ever lose a ball.

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What kind of ball do you play with?

Bridgestone.

I play with a certain kind of ball, but it's almost always been used already.

Titleist.

Whatever I find in the woods or the ponds.

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How long have you been playing?

I've been playing since I was a kid.

I've been playing for about five years.

I just picked up the game recently.

I've been addicted to the game for more than a decade.

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What style of putter do you have?

a long-shafted putter

a mallet

I don't know what style it is.

a blade-style putter

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How much do you watch The Golf Channel?

It's pretty rare for me to watch it.

I will tune in once and a while.

I'm kind of addicted to that channel.

I'm a pretty regular watcher.

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How regularly do you try out the tips in golf magazines?

I never pay attention to those tips.

I used to do that a lot, but it's pretty rare for me to do that these days.

I'll usually give one of the tips a try in each issue.

I'm constantly trying every tip I come across.

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Have you ever taken a lesson?

People are giving me advice all the time, but I haven't had a lesson from a pro yet.

I've taken a lesson or two.

I have taken a bunch of lessons over the years.

I take regular, on-going golf lessons.

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How many 3-putts do you generally have per round?

I might 3-putt once or twice a round.

I'll likely 3-putt a few times each round.

It's pretty rare for me to 3-putt.

I pretty much do three or more putts on every hole.

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How far do you generally hit your driver?

over 300-yards

between 200 and 250-yards

less than 200-yards

between 250 and 300-yards

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Do you prefer to walk or ride in a cart?

I'd rather ride in a cart, but I don't mind walking once in a while.

I'm alright with either, but I do prefer to walk.

I only ride in a cart.

I almost always walk.

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How many wedges do you have in your bag?

1

4

2

3

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At what point does your set start looking like woods?

They don't look like woods until they actually are woods.

I have a hybrid for what would be the 3 and 4-iron.

My hybrids start at the 5 or 6-iron.

Basically, my whole set is hybrids.

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Where do you play most of your golf?

a resort course on vacation

a public course near my house

a semi-private facility

a private country club

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Do you have an official handicap?

I used to, but I haven't reported scores in a while.

I just have an unofficial handicap that I work out on a computer program at home.

Yes, I've had a USGA handicap for years.

Nope, they don't make numbers that big.

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What kind of shoes do you wear to play golf?

I have a bunch of different pairs of golf shoes.

classic golf shoes

sneakers

golf shoes that kind of look like sneakers

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Do you play by the rules?

Unless it's a competition of some kind, I'm not very strict on the rules.

I mostly play by the rules, but there are times where I'm just out for fun that I don't worry as much about it.

Not at all, we'd be here forever.

I always play by the rules and I expect others around me to do the same.

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How many mulligans do you take in a round?

I usually hit a couple tee shots off of most tee boxes.

None, that isn't golf.

I'll usually take one mulligan for every nine holes.

I give myself one mulligan per round.

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Which major do you like watching the most?

The Masters

The Open Championship

The U.S. Open

The PGA Championship

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Do you drink alcoholic beverages when you play golf?

I drink a lot when I play.

I may have a few before the round is over.

I might have one at the turn.

I never drink during the round.

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What do your headcovers look like?

Each club has a unique headcover, usually provided by the manufacturer.

It is a mismatched set that I picked up over the years.

They are a personalized set.

I don't have any headcovers.

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Which famous golf course would you rather play?

Augusta National

St. Andrews

I'm not ready for a famous golf course.

Pebble Beach

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What time of the day do you usually play at?

around midday

mid-morning

late in the afternoon

early in the morning

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Are you more likely to play through the group in front of you or let the group behind you play through?

I usually let a few groups play through during a typical round.

I'm almost always playing through the group in front of me. I move fast.

I usually just keep the pace. I kind of hate playing through. It's so stressful.

It doesn't happen very often, but I'm more likely to play through the group in front.

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If there were no one in front of you, how long would it generally take you to play 18-holes?

It would take under three hours.

I would guess that it would take about three and a half hours.

I'd be right at four hours.

I'm always over the four-hour mark, but, to be fair, I do hit a lot of shots.

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When was the last time you whiffed completely on the ball?

It happened in the last round I played.

It's been a few years.

It's been a long time.

I can't remember the last time that happened.

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Which snack sounds most appealing at the turn?

a hot dog

a cheeseburger

granola and fruit

I'm stopping for a full lunch.

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How high do you tee up the ball when hitting an iron?

I don't use a tee for an iron shot.

I tee it up a little bit off the ground.

I put it at the same height as my driver.

I basically put it so the ball is floating on top of the grass.

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How often do you leave a ball mark when you hit a shot into a green?

It's a moment for celebration, for sure.

It's pretty common.

It's almost unheard of.

I'm fixing ball marks most of the time.

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How regularly do you get the ball up and down from near the green?

It's a minor miracle when it happens.

I get up and down quite a lot.

I'm sure to get a few in each round.

I pull it off about half of the time.

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