# Shooting 87 in golf

A 87 on a par 72 is 15 over par and 3 strokes better than bogey golf. On a middle tee rated 70.6 with a slope of 125 it is worth a Score Differential of 14.8, so a golfer whose good rounds are 87 holds an index near 14.8, and a golfer whose average round is 87 holds one nearer 10 to 12.

## Key figures

- A 87 on a middle tee rated 70.6 with a slope of 125 is a Score Differential of 14.8; on a championship tee rated 74.2 with a slope of 138 it is 10.5.
- The benchmark model reads a 87 as 16 strokes over the tour average, 10.4 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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