# Shooting 81 in golf

A 81 on a par 72 is 9 over par and 9 strokes better than bogey golf. On a middle tee rated 70.6 with a slope of 125 it is worth a Score Differential of 9.4, so a golfer whose good rounds are 81 holds an index near 9.4, and a golfer whose average round is 81 holds one nearer 4 to 6.

## Key figures

- A 81 on a middle tee rated 70.6 with a slope of 125 is a Score Differential of 9.4; on a championship tee rated 74.2 with a slope of 138 it is 5.6.
- The benchmark model reads a 81 as 10 strokes over the tour average, 6.5 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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