Points after deductions
Net score is the final tally after adjustments, deductions, or handicaps have been applied.
In golf, a player's net score subtracts their handicap from the gross score: Her gross was 95, but her net score was 82.
The term appears in any scoring system where raw results are modified by some factor.
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Points after deductions
Net score is the final tally after adjustments, deductions, or handicaps have been applied.
In golf, a player's net score subtracts their handicap from the gross score: Her gross was 95, but her net score was 82.
The term appears in any scoring system where raw results are modified by some factor.
Related — tally (Recorded count); total (Complete sum); points (Units of tally); result · final · margin · gross · handicap · stroke · stroke play · match play · under · over
CALCULATION METHODnet score ≠ raw score Unmodified numerical result; full count · full score
net, score, nets, netted, netting, scores, scored, scoring, scorer
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