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BirdieAPI

Scoring average

The mean score of a player's full 18-hole rounds.

Formula
scoring average = total strokes / full rounds

The oldest number in golf statistics, and still the first one people ask for. BirdieAPI counts it over full rounds only, so a withdrawal after nine holes does not drag it down.

Tours publish an adjusted scoring average that corrects for course difficulty; the raw average here does not, which is what strokes versus the field is for.

The common mistake

Raw averages reward easy schedules. A player who skips the hardest courses has a lower average without being any better.

Where to get it

get_player_statsView endpoint →get_playerView endpoint →get_leadersView endpoint →

Related

Strokes versus the fieldField-strength adjustmentScore to parGreens in regulation

Scoring average from the API

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