# Shooting 78 in golf

A 78 on a par 72 is 6 over par and 12 strokes better than bogey golf. On a middle tee rated 70.6 with a slope of 125 it is worth a Score Differential of 6.7, so a golfer whose good rounds are 78 holds an index near 6.7, and a golfer whose average round is 78 holds one nearer 2 to 4.

## Key figures

- A 78 on a middle tee rated 70.6 with a slope of 125 is a Score Differential of 6.7; on a championship tee rated 74.2 with a slope of 138 it is 3.1.
- The benchmark model reads a 78 as 7 strokes over the tour average, 4.6 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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