Tournaments > Scoring
- Definition: Marker, Scorecard
- The player is responsible for signing or initialing their scorecard and ensuring that the marker has also signed or initialed the scorecard. 3.3b(2)

- There is no penalty to the player for the marker failing to sign the scorecard if the reason is beyond the player's control. 3.3b(2) Exception
- In stroke play, the Committee is responsible making sure the player's handicap is correct, the total score, and the application of handicap strokes. (2023) 3.3b(4), 3.3b(5)
- Multiple markers do not need to certify the hole scores on the scorecard if one marker sees the player play all of the holes. (2023) 3.3b(1)
- The scorecard must have an accurate score on every hole. 3.3b(3)

- In stroke play, if a player records a score on a hole lower than actual taken the player is disqualified. 3.3b(3)

- In stroke play, if a player records a score on a hole higher than actual taken the higher score counts. 3.3b(3)
- If a player fails to include any penalty strokes which they did not know about, those strokes are added to the players score.3.3b(3) Exception
- The player cannot make changes to the scorecard once it has been signed by the marker or turned in without the approval of the Committee or marker. 3.3b(2)

- In a Four-Ball competition, the score of only one player of the players is required, but the score must be attributed to the correct player. Clarification 23.2b/1

- In a Four-Ball competition, the Committee may use either players score when the scores are the same, otherwise the lower score is used (even if it is determined to include penalty strokes unknown to the player). Clarification 23.2b/2