A player has a total of 30 through the 8th hole. She scores a 4 on the 9th hole but accidentally enters the front nine total of 34 as the score for the 9th hole. The scorecard is signed and submitted with the error. What is the front nine score?

A player has a total of 30 through the 8th hole. She scores a 4 on the 9th hole but accidentally enters the front nine total of 34 as the score for the 9th hole. The scorecard is signed and submitted with the error. What is the front nine score?

• A. 60
• B. 74
• C. 64
• D. 70

Answer: (C)

Front nine score is the sum of the scores for holes one through nine as they appear on the scorecard. After eight holes you’ve written 30. On the ninth hole, the real score is 4, but the card has 34 entered for that hole. So the front nine total on the card becomes 30 plus 34, which equals 64. The actual front nine score would be 34 if you corrected the ninth-hole entry, but the signed card shows 64 due to the error.

Front nine score is the sum of the scores for holes one through nine as they appear on the scorecard. After eight holes you’ve written 30. On the ninth hole, the real score is 4, but the card has 34 entered for that hole. So the front nine total on the card becomes 30 plus 34, which equals 64. The actual front nine score would be 34 if you corrected the ninth-hole entry, but the signed card shows 64 due to the error.