What Is Greens in Regulation (GIR)?

How it works

After each hole, the shot count needed to reach the green is compared to the par-minus-two threshold; hitting it counts as a GIR regardless of what happens afterward. The round percentage is GIR holes divided by holes played, treating a one-foot miss and a fifty-foot green identically.

What's a good Greens in Regulation (GIR)?

PGA Tour players average around 65-70 percent GIR for a season. A single-digit handicap amateur is typically in the 40-50 percent range, a 15-handicap closer to 25-30 percent, and improving GIR usually tracks closely with a lower scoring average.

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