A Scoring a Round of Golf 1 On a golf course each hole has a par number listed for it. This is the number of strokes a first class player should take to get the ball from the tee into the hole in the middle of the green. Making par means taking that same amount of strokes. Making a birdie means taking one stroke less than par, while an eagle means two strokes less, which is very rare. Making a bogey means taking one stroke more than par, while a double bogey means two strokes over par. If par = 0, = then birdie = -1, = eagle = .. bogey = double bogey = ..