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Stableford Scoring System

April 18, 2007 | under Beginners, Golf Game, Golf Grip |

The stableford is a scoring system just like match play or stroke play, used to track scores of players to determine the winner of a tournament.  The stableford scoring system is mostly used in club competitions. 

The system is similar to stroke play where the number of strokes for each hole is recorded.  However, the stableford system assign points to each hole played and the player with the highest total stableford points wins the tournament.

Basically, the unit of scoring is the points and the player is playing against the par of each hole.

Before the tournament, the scoring system will be determined by the organising committee.  The scoring for the holes could be as follows :

 double bogey or more 0 points
 bogey (one over par) 1 points
 par 2 points
 birdie (one under par) 3 points
 eagle (two under par) 4 points
 albatross (three under  par) 5 points

 

For example, if a player scores a par for a hole, he is awarded 2 points for the hole and 1 point for a bogey and so on.  This will determine the final score of the player at the end of the tournament.

The score is the nett score for each hole dependent on the player’s handicap.  The handicap can also be determined during play using handicapping systems, such as system36 or double peoria system.  The nett score is computed by taking the handicap strokes from the strokes played according to the stroke index shown on the score card.

Thus, if a player has a handicap of 1 stroke for a particular hole, he will be award a par if he actually shot a bogey.  For example, for a par-5 index 1 hole, a player with a handicap of 24 will have 2 strokes handicap for the hole.  If he shot a bogey 6 for the hole, his net stroke is 4 (6-2) which is a birdie.  He will then be award 3 stableford points for the hole.

Since there are no points awarded for double bogey and above, one can pick up the ball and move to the next hole when he is not holed out by 2-over par. 

As the points are awarded by hole, unlike stroke play, the total strokes played for the 18 holes do not affect the scoring system.  The unit for scoring is the points earned at each hole.  The player with the highest stableford point wins the tournament.

You may see some variations of the stableford scoring system.  One is where there are negative points awarded for bogey and above.  This variation is trypically used in tournaments where players are of a high standard.  This negative points will penalised players for shooting a bad score for a hole.  But they are also awarded much higher points for good scores like an eagle.  For most amateur or leisure golfers, the standard stableford system is used, as we are not going to make a ton of birdies and eagles.

Have a good golf game….

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  1. Golfnick on April 18, 2007 5:53 pm

    Hooray. Finally, somebody who can actually describe the scoring systems for stableford. Looking thru the net, not much is written on this and is actually the read I’ve had this week. Many thanks for the info!

  2. dezz on April 19, 2007 6:39 am

    Hi Golfnick, glad you find the information useful. Please let me know if there is any specific topic that you would like me to post.

    Nice site you have there too.

    Cheers

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