According to wikipedia 4.
No Amateur Golfer has ever won The Masters at Augusta National.
Depends what the standard scratch or slope rating is, could be +1 - +4.
On his website it says he played off scratch by the age of 13, no indication of his handicap at 14.
Yes Definitely, Lee West wood (currently leading the Masters) started playing golf when he was thirteen.
A bogey is one stroke over par on a given hole.
Each team is made of one amateur and one professional golfer. The professional golfer plays with no handicap as usual, but the amateur gets strokes from their handicap. The strokes are designated to the holes which correspond to the amateurs' handicap. If they get a shot on a hole and make par, that counts as one under etc. In the Pro Am at Pebble Beach, there are three rounds in each all amateurs play, then the top 25 get to play the final day. The amateurs play off forward tees, sometimes as far as 100 yards ahead of the pros.
You have few options: 1) join a club 2) join a club which offers basic membership for handicaps and possible reduced green fees. e.g. Silvermere 3) EGU option 4) Use one of the various online handicap companies which charge £25 (give or take a few quid) e.g. Elite golf solutions 5) Use one of the free online systems. e.g. Punk golf magazine online
For a round of golf, the net score for a player is their gross score minus their handicap. The net score for one hole is the gross for the hole, minus the strokes allowed for the hole. The stroke index for the hole and the players handicap is used to determine how many strokes you get, and on which holes.
Yes however you will want to get down to about +2-+4 by the time your 18 x
plus 4
I'm not sure about the world, but Waskesiu Golf Course in Saskatchewan, Canada hosts 4 big tournaments that last a week, each at a different time of year. Senior's=240, Men's=288 players, Ladies=160 players, juniors=120 players