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A bogey is what you get when you complete a hole in one more stroke than what is par for that hole. Par is the number of strokes you are supposed to take on a given hole and there are par 3's,4's, and 5's on a Golf course

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Bogey means one stroke over par for a given hole.

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A birdie - a bogey is one shot over par on a given hole, and a birdie is one shot under par on a given hole - so, a bogey is two shots worse than a birdie.

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IT WAS NAMED AFTER JAMES BOGEY, A FAMOUS GOLF PLAYER. hope i helped!

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Bogey means one over par on a given hole.

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