# PUTTLE scoring

PUTTLE scoring is stroke play versus par on a shared 5-hole daily. Lower is better. Play at [https://puttle.golf](https://puttle.golf/).

## Round score

Add the strokes from all **5 holes** and compare that total to the course par. **Under par** is better. **Over par** is extra strokes. **E** means even — exactly par for the round.

The honor-system leaderboard ranks players by that stroke total. The server stores the official par for the day, so score-to-par is not something a client can fake.

## Hole scores

Each hole has its own par. After you hole out, PUTTLE names the result from how many strokes you took versus that par:

- **Ace** — holed in one.
- **Albatross** — three under par.
- **Eagle** — two under par.
- **Birdie** — one under par.
- **Par** — exactly the target.
- **Bogey** — one over.
- **Double bogey** — two over.
- **+3 or more** — shown as the raw over-par number.

Holing a putt off a rail is a **bank shot**. It is a flourish, not a scoring bonus — the stroke count does not change.

## What counts as a stroke

Every putt counts. A splash in **water** costs **+1** stroke, then you replay from where you last putted. If **Pick up** appears (two over par), PUTTLE ends the hole with those strokes — a double bogey, not a walk-off eagle — and moves on. Those strokes still count.

**Undo** takes back only your last putt. It does not add a stroke; it restores the ball and the stroke count to the previous rest spot.

A round with zero undos is a **clean card**. Results and the share name it. Undo stays free. The badge never changes strokes, par, or the board.

## What does not change your score

These never add or subtract strokes:

- **Gems** (five per daily). Collect all five on one daily to unlock the Sapphire ball.
- The **Director's Challenge** (an optional extra goal on the daily). Clearing it is a badge, not a score change.
- The **week-long extra** on the title and in Stats (for example bank 3 putts this week). Also score-neutral.
- Seasonal themes, worlds, and cosmetics.

Hazards other than water change how the ball rolls, not the math: **sand** slows, **ice** glides, **slopes** curve, **speed strips** accelerate, **rails and posts** bank.

## Daily vs practice

The **daily** is one official attempt at today’s shared course. A checkpoint saves an in-progress daily if you close the tab. After you finish, **Practice this course** retries the same holes with no streak or board. **Practice** is otherwise unlimited random layouts and does not affect your streak or the daily leaderboard. First-time PLAY TODAY starts on a one-hole RANGE that does not count as the daily.

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