# Shooting 79 in golf

A 79 on a par 72 is 7 over par and 11 strokes better than bogey golf. On a middle tee rated 70.6 with a slope of 125 it is worth a Score Differential of 7.6, so a golfer whose good rounds are 79 holds an index near 7.6, and a golfer whose average round is 79 holds one nearer 3 to 5.

## Key figures

- A 79 on a middle tee rated 70.6 with a slope of 125 is a Score Differential of 7.6; on a championship tee rated 74.2 with a slope of 138 it is 3.9.
- The benchmark model reads a 79 as 8 strokes over the tour average, 5.2 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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