Stableford Scoring System

[saigon_butterfly 1]

Does anyone know how this scoring system works? Seems to be quite popular in Pattaya, not so in the U.S. Thanks, SB

[echster 1]

Generally in golf, the low score wins. With the Stableford system, the high score wins. It awards points for aggressive play. The point system varies but I've mostly played this:

 

Double Eagle (Albatross) or Hole-In-One 7

 

Eagle 5

 

Birdie 3

 

Par 1

 

Bogey -1

 

Double Bogey -3

 

Triple and above -5 (speeds up the match by picking up and moving to the next hole)

[wobbly_1 18]

Stableford is designed so you take your handicap off each hole rather than your total score. The aim is to score as many points as possible but if you play to your handicap you should score 36 points (2 each hole).

 

It means you can have a 10 on a hole and still have a good round as any net score over a bogey scores 0.

 

Echster what you describe is a modified sytem pros use in some competitions and yes it rewards aggressive play.

 

 

Standard Stableford is thus (This is easier with a scorecard in front of you)

 

Double bogey or higher= 0 points

Bogey = 1 point

Par = 2 points

birdie = 3 points

eagle = 4 points

albatross = 5 points

 

This your NET score after you've taken your handicap off

 

For example 2 players, Player 1 handicap 18 and Player 2 handicap 28 play a hole which is stroke index 10 and is a par 4.

 

Player 1 gets one shot, Player 2 gets 2 shots (Handicap system)

 

Player 1 scores Par (4) Player 2 scores double bogey(6)

 

Take your shots off

Player 1,

4 scored minus his one allowed shot = 3 (net Birdie)= 3 Stableford Points

 

Player 2

6 scored minus his two allowed shots = 4 (net Par) = 2 Stableford points

 

and you go round each hole applying the same logic.

 

Confused - so am I - ask a caddy!!

 

This one was good

[wobbly_1 18]

I don't know why I did all that - heres a link

 

http://www.golftoday.co.uk/clubhouse/library/stableford.html

 

[saigon_butterfly 1]

Thanks, Wobbley and Echster. Very informative, indeed. That caddie wouldn't be the infamous caddie at Phoenix, would she?

Not sure I would want to ask a caddie about the scoring system as the last time I played there, I had forgotten I was using rental clubs and asked for a 7 wood. Had the caddies laughing at me for the rest of the round. The Stableford system sounds like a great way to speed up play. Wish more courses would promote it. Later, SB