Strokes Gained Calculator

How do you use the strokes gained calculator?

Enter four numbers from your scorecard — score, fairways, greens, and putts — and the calculator returns your strokes gained in each category against a tour baseline.

1. Enter your 18-hole score — the total number of strokes you took.
2. Enter fairways hit (out of 14), greens in regulation (out of 18), and total putts.
3. Tap Calculate to see your strokes gained in all four categories — off the tee, approach, around the green, and putting — versus a PGA Tour baseline.
4. Read the category losing the most strokes and make it your next practice priority. Track 5+ rounds for a reliable picture.

How does this strokes gained calculator work?

It applies the Strokes Gained framework to your round, estimating the four-category split from your totals and comparing each to a PGA Tour baseline (0 = tour level).

From round totals (no shot-by-shot data), the split is an estimate — see exactly how in our methodology. For the full framework, worked examples, and tour baselines, read Strokes Gained Explained. The same engine powers the in-app dashboards, so this calculator can’t disagree with the product.

What is a good strokes gained number?

A positive number beats the benchmark; a negative number is a leak. Judge each category over many rounds, not one — putting especially is high-variance.

Measured against a tour baseline, most amateurs are negative in every category — that’s expected. What matters is your *biggest* negative: fix that leak first. See how to read your numbers and strokes gained by category.