Last Updated: Oct 31, 2023
Golf Score Terms: Penalty Stroke
A penalty stroke is when a golfer gets penalized for hitting a bad shot or committing a rules infraction and must add 1 or more strokes to their score.
Written By: Zach Gollwitzer
Posted in: Golf Score Terms
Term Overview
A brief overview of the term including definition, usage, origins, helpful visuals.
definition
A penalty stroke is when a golfer gets penalized for hitting a bad shot or committing a rules infraction and must add 1 or more strokes to their score.
how it's used in a sentence
I hit it in the water and had to take a penalty stroke on that hole.