# How far is a scratch golfer from the tour? > Canonical: https://pinflag.io/answers/better-players/how-far-is-a-scratch-golfer-from-the-tour About 1 stroke a round on the benchmark model, most of it in the long game: from 150 yards in the fairway the tour average needs 2.945 strokes and scratch about 2.991. Tour players hold plus handicaps of several strokes, so the gap from scratch to the tour average is larger than the gap from a 5 to scratch. Topic: PinFlag for single figure golfers, https://pinflag.io/answers/better-players ## Plain facts - PinFlag is an iPhone app; the course maps and every shot live on your phone, so it works anywhere on the course. - PinFlag is launching on the App Store; the download page takes an email and tells you the day it is live. - Every number is strokes gained on Mark Broadie’s published PGA TOUR baselines, priced on the same published baselines in the app and on this site. - PinFlag prices the target you choose, with your own dispersion and the lie read from the course map; the decision stays yours, with the arithmetic done. - Every number is labeled Measured (your own data) or Estimated (a benchmark standing in), and the two are never blended. - Pins you set during a round are yours, and every round exports as CSV or JSON on request.