FORERUNNER 965 Owner’s Manual

Keeping Score

  1. From the hole information screen, press START.
  2. Select Scorecard.

The scorecard appears when you are on the green.

  1. Press UP or DOWN to scroll through the holes.
  2. Press START to select a hole.
  3. Press UP or DOWN to set the score.

Your total score is updated.

Updating a Score

  1. From the hole information screen, press START.
  2. Select Scorecard.
  3. Press UP or DOWN to scroll through the holes.
  4. Press START to select a hole.
  5. Press UP or DOWN to change the score for that hole.

Your total score is updated.

Setting the Scoring Method

You can change the method the device uses to keep score.

  1. From the hole information screen, hold .
  2. Select the activity settings.
  3. Select Scoring Method.
  4. Select a scoring method.

About Stableford Scoring

When you select the Stableford scoring method (), points are awarded based on the number of strokes taken relative to par. At the end of a round, the highest score wins. The device awards points as specified by the United States Golf Association.

The scorecard for a Stableford scored game shows points instead of strokes.

Points

Strokes Taken Relative to Par

0

2 or more over

1

1 over

2

Par

3

1 under

4

2 under

5

3 under

Setting Your Handicap

  1. From the hole information screen, hold .
  2. Select the activity settings.
  3. Select Handicap Scoring.
  4. Select a handicap scoring option:
    • To enter the number of strokes to be subtracted from your total score, select Local Handicap.
    • To enter the player’s handicap index and the course slope rating used to calculate your course handicap, select Index/Slope.
  5. Set your handicap.

Enabling Statistics Tracking

The Stat Tracking feature enables detailed statistics tracking while playing golf.

  1. From the hole information screen, hold .
  2. Select the activity settings.
  3. Select Stat Tracking.

Recording Statistics

Before you can record statistics, you must enable statistics tracking ().

  1. From the scorecard, select a hole.
  2. Enter the total number of strokes taken, including putts, and press START.
  3. Set the number of putts taken, and press START.

NOTE: The number of putts taken is used for statistics tracking only and does not increase your score.

  1. If necessary, select an option:

NOTE: If you are on a par 3 hole, fairway information does not appear.

  • If your ball hit the fairway, select In Fairway.
  • If your ball missed the fairway, select Missed Right or Missed Left.
  1. If necessary, enter the number of penalty strokes.