# Shooting 74 in golf

A 74 on a par 72 is 2 over par and 16 strokes better than bogey golf. On a middle tee rated 70.6 with a slope of 125 it is worth a Score Differential of 3.1, so a golfer whose good rounds are 74 holds an index near 3.1, and a golfer whose average round is 74 holds one nearer 0 to 0.

## Key figures

- A 74 on a middle tee rated 70.6 with a slope of 125 is a Score Differential of 3.1; on a championship tee rated 74.2 with a slope of 138 it is -0.2.
- The benchmark model reads a 74 as 3 strokes over the tour average, 2.0 of them in the long game.

## Scope

- The differentials apply the published World Handicap System formula to typical tee values; the split of strokes is the site’s benchmark model, Broadie’s published shares applied to the strokes over the tour average.

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