Abstract: A golf scorekeeping and analysis system (10,11) is provided for facilitating concurrent entry of score data on a handheld computing device (12) during a round of golf and display of a variety of results statistics in numerical and graphical fashions on a display screen (16) at the user's convenience. Data entry and program manipulation is accomplished using only the cursor keys (20). Results comparisons are selectable based on a variety of criteria, particularly including comparison of a golfer's own scoring and shot making averages versus professional statistics. The +/? comparison (94) is used to calculate an optimum practice (106) regimen to facilitate improvement to approach professional statistical values. Each user's data may be separately maintained and a consistency differential for each player is calculated.