How does the stableford system work

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Golf News. Venue for Women's Scottish Open confirmed. The irrefutable joy of playing golf alone. Other Top Stories. Go to Login Page Terms and Conditions. Scoring Stableford The number of points awarded on each hole is determined based on comparison of the number of strokes taken to a fixed score, usually par.

The number of points awarded per hole is as follows: Strokes taken in relation to their adjusted fixed score their Par 2 strokes over, no score recorded Double Bogey or Wipe 0 points 1 stroke over their par Bogey 1 point equal their par or fixed score Par 2 points 1 stroke under their par or fixed score Birdie 3 points 2 strokes under their par or fixed score Eagle 4 points 3 strokes under their par or fixed score Albatross 5 points 4 strokes under their par or fixed score Condor 6 points This points scale encourages aggressive play, since the reward for scoring under par is higher than the penalty for scoring over par.

This scoring system is widespread in competitive social golf, such as on society days, but many clubs also have regular Stableford competitions as well as medal ones. The scoring system is named after Dr Stableford - and hence why it takes a capital S. He invented this concept of scoring, although the scoring system itself is different from the one that Dr Stableford explained and instigated at his clubs. The Stableford scoring system is popular as it speeds up play. It allows you to not to have to play out each hole - no need for a long embarrassing trudges back to the tee to play three off the tee when a drive is unexpectedly lost.

No grinding it out to record an 8 or 9 on the scorecard as can be the case in medal play. The idea is very simple. Make par on a hole, based upon your handicap, and you get 2pts. A handicap-adjusted score of one over par is 1pt, 1 under par is 3pts, 2 under par is 4pts and so on.

The most you can score on any one hole would be 10pts, but that would require making a hole in one on a par five on which you were receiving two extra strokes.