# Average golf score by handicap

The benchmark model puts a golfer’s typical score at par plus their handicap: about 87 for a 15, 92 for a 20 and 97 for a 25 on a par 72. Handicap bodies put the median index in the mid teens, which makes the average round around 90; on a course rated 71.2 with a slope of 128 a 90 is worth a Score Differential of 16.6.

## Key figures

- The benchmark model puts a 15 handicap at 87, a 20 at 92 and a 25 at 97 on a par 72.
- A 90 on a course rated 71.2 with a slope of 128 is a Score Differential of 16.6.

## Scope

- Typical scores come from the benchmark model (par plus handicap); the differentials use one typical course rating and slope, and the split by part of the game is Broadie’s published share.

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