Glossary
The golf and Puttfolio words used in the game, in plain language.
Golf words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Par | The number of strokes a hole, or a whole course, is expected to take. |
| Birdie | One stroke under par on a hole. |
| Eagle | Two strokes under par on a hole. |
| Double eagle | Three strokes under par on a hole. Also called an albatross. |
| Hole-in-one | The ball goes in the hole with the first stroke. |
| Bogey | One stroke over par on a hole. |
| Double bogey | Two strokes over par on a hole. |
| Round | 18 holes. A standard tournament is four rounds, one per day. |
| Score vs par | A golfer's total against par: -8 is eight under, E is level, +3 is three over. |
| Cut | After two rounds, only the best part of the field plays the last two rounds. |
| Field | All the golfers who start a tournament. |
| Tour | A professional circuit that organises tournaments through the year. |
Puttfolio words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Tournament Week (TW) | The weekly contest, covering the real tournaments of that week. |
| Roster | The 3 golfer cards you line up for a Tournament Week. |
| Lobby | The home of the game, with the open week and your results. |
| Golfer score | The points a golfer earns from their real tournament. |
| Card score | The golfer score multiplied by your card's modifier. |
| Modifier (Mdf %) | The total bonus of a card: rarity, level, fusion and in-season. |
| Average score | A golfer's average Puttfolio score per tournament over the last 12 months. |
| Last 5 | A golfer's scores in their five most recent tournaments of the season. |
| Prediction | Your forecast of your roster's total score vs par. |
| Fusion | Merging Common cards into another card of the same golfer. |
| Practice | Locking a card for 24 hours to earn it 60 XP. |
| Split | A quarter of the season: Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall. |
| Autofill | The button that builds a roster for you. |
| XP | Experience points, for your cards and for you as a player. |