How many stokes do you need to beat Tiger????

Consider that on the PGA Tour from August 2006 through January 2007, the low 10 of Tiger's 20 scores produced a Handicap Index of plus-7.8. In a real-world setting, Tiger probably would be even better than that because the courses he played in that time were more difficult than for member play, especially Medinah for the PGA Championship. So their Course Ratings and Slopes were conservative.
If a match between Tiger and a 10-handicapper were played at Torrey Pines, Tiger would have a Course Handicap of plus-9. A player with a 10.0 Index would have a Course Handicap of 14 and would get 23 strokes. And it probably wouldn't be enough, not only because most amateurs tend to score higher in competition, but because Tiger is more likely to play closer to his handicap under any circumstances.

Interesting..