Ah! Another chance to display my ignorance. The only thing I know about golf is that an inordinate number of strangely shaped clubs are used to swipe at a little white ball and whenever the subject is mentioned the name "Florrie von Donck" springs to my mind - this from a conversation overheard in a train in the early 50's when two obvious enthusiasts were extolling the virtues of the man.
I believe the terms "birdie" and "eagle" etc are used to denote the number of strokes used between each hole. Am I right and how many strokes equals each term? Haven't finished yet - how did these terms originate?

Peter