What is a bogey in golf, know types of bogey-Birdie in Golf

Bogey in golf is a term or strategy that every golfer needs to follow for putting the golf ball into the hole.

In every course of golf, there is an expected stroke number that a golfer should take for taking the golf ball into the hole.

That means the term bogey suggests that if you need more stroke than the par then it is a bogey.

If you are playing in a 3 par hole and you needed 4 strokes for putting the ball into the hole you made a bogey.

Taking five strokes in a three par hole is also bogey.

Taking six strokes in a three par hole is also bogey.

Although they all are bogey but the types are little different than each other.

Types of bogey

Three types of bogey are common in golf but another type of bogey is also possible.

The types of bogeys are-

• Bogey or single bogey
• Double bogey
• Triple bogey
• Quadruple bogey

Bogey

As we have mentioned earlier that a bogey or single bogey means taking one stroke more over the par hole score.

Making a single bogey or bogey is very much common in golf. Even many of the professional golfers tend to make single bogey or bogey very often.

Double bogey

you maybe now can understand what the term double bogey suggests us. But if you don’t then we are here for you.

Double bogey means taking two-strokes more than your par hole score.

That means if you are playing in a 3s par hole and you took a total number of 5 strokes for putting the golf ball into the hole, you made a double bogey.

Making a double bogey is also common. Not everyone is professional, right?

If you would like to learn, you need to learn by making mistakes.

Triple bogey

Triple bogey is taking three-stroke more than your par hole score.

Although making triple bogey is not that much common, but it's not even rare.

Most of the beginners and very few intermediate level players tend to make a triple bogey in golf.

Suppose you are playing in a 3s par hole and you needed 6 strokes to put the golf ball into the hole. You have made a triple-bogey here.

Make sure you avoid making triple bogey.it can cost your reputation.

But who cares? You are learning, right? Take it easy.

Quadruple bogey

It is very much rare making a quadruple bogey.in recent days you will not find a lot of instances where players made quadruple bogey.

Quadruple bogey is taking 4 more strokes than your par hole score.

Making a quadruple-bogey is not ideal at all in professional golfing. But if you are a beginner or intermediate level player then making a quadruple-bogey is not a crime.

If you are playing in a 3s hole and you needed 7 strokes (that means 4 over your par hole score) to put the golf ball into the hole you made a quadruple bogey.

Birdie in  Golf

Now Birdie is the total opposite of bogey.

The term birdie in golf suggests that you have taken less stroke than your par hole score for putting the golf ball into the hole.

Where it seems bogey is a kind of crime there Birdie is a kind of achievement.

If you can put the ball into the hole under than your par golf hole score you will be regarded as a bird.

Types of Birdie-

Birdie can be of three types. They are-

• Birdie
• Eagle
• Albatross

Birdie

Birdie is taking one stroke under than your par hole score. If you make it possible then you will be known as a bird.

Being a bird or making Birdie is quite common in both professional and beginning level of golfing.

Eagle

Eagle is taking two strokes less or under than your par hole score.

Being an eagle is quite an achievement. It gives a player some sort of boost up for improving their strategy of playing.

Even making an eagle-birdie is also common in golf.

Albatross

As albatross is a beautiful bird being an albatross is also a beautiful achievement.

Albatross is taking three-stroke less or under than your par hole score.

You need to be a consistent and proper level of training for achieving this sort of achievement.

Albatross is not that much common in the professional level of golfing and rare in the beginning section.

Aim for the moon and you may hit the star.

Final words

Bogey and Birdie are two most common term in the game of golf.

As bogey means you are not executing your perfect skill or not playing as a professional player so if you are making too many bogeys then maybe it’s time to work with your strategies.

And if you love to be a bird and are being a bird for a lot of instances, then it's time for you to be consistent.

Aim for being an albatross. Aiming for the highest thing possible can take you to your peak level.

But making bogey is not a crime at all. You have to make some sort of mistake for being a learner or expert.