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INDIVIDUAL STABLEFORD

The Stableford competition is probably the most common event played at club level. The system takes its name from Dr. Stableford from the Liverpool Golf Club, and was introduced in 1931. It involves scoring points based on the result of each hole.

Using the index for each hole, players firstly make a mental allocation of their full handicap over eighteen holes. For example’ a player on a handicap of 18 will add one shot to the par value for each hole to determine his or her own par for the hole. Thus a hole rated as a par 4 becomes a par 5 for the player.

A player with 10 handicap would add one shot for holes indexed 1 thru 10, and a player with a handicap of 27 would allot one shot on holes indexed 10 thru 18 and two shots on holes indexed 1 thru 9, making a par 4 hole indexed say 2 would become a par 6 for that player

The points scoring method is then calculated by allotting two points for a par, one point for one over, three points for one under, four points for two under and so on.

Players who exceed their own par by two strokes score no points for the hole and, since they cannot improve on that result, they should (unless requiring a full score for handicap allotment), then pick up their ball and hope to score points on the next hole.

At the end of the round, all points scored are added for each nine holes and totalled for eighteen holes. The player with the most points is the winner.

The Stableford competition has two major advantages. First it speeds up the game since there is no point continuing to play a hole once your own par has been exceeded by two strokes. Second, it means you can have one or two bad holes, but compensate for them during the balance of your round.

When marking the scorecard, note that the number of strokes taken must always be shown for holes where points are scored. Thus, the card records both strokes and points.

EXAMPLE OF SCORE CARD:-

MARKERS SCORE		PLAYERS SCORE
39 points	BALIBAGO SOCIAL GOLF CLUB		35 points

PLAYER J Smith							H/CAP 20		MARKER J Brown							H/CAP 18

HOLE	PAR	INDEX	YARDS	DAILY GAME Stroke/Count Putts					HOLE	PAR	INDEX	YARDS	DATE 10 Sept, 2010
HOLE	PAR	INDEX	YARDS	STROKE	Pts	STROKE		Pts	HOLE	PAR	INDEX	YARDS	STROKE	Pts	STROKE		Pts
1	4	3	380	7	0	6		1	10	4	4	370	6	1	5		2
2	4	5	424	6	1	5		2	11	4	6	410	6	1	4		3
3	3	11	169	3	3	4		2	12	3	12	160	3	3	4		2
4	5	1	543	6	3	6		2	13	5	2	533	6	3	5		3
5	5	7	537	5	3	6		2	14	5	8	500	5	3	6		2
6	4	13	318	6	1	5		2	15	4	14	313	6	1	5		2
7	4	15	335	5	2	4		3	16	4	16	328	5	2	4		2
8	3	17	157	4	2	3		3	17	3	18	147	4	2	3		3
9	4	9	354	5	2	6		1	18	4	10	347	5	2	5		2
TOTAL OUT			3217		17			18	TOTAL IN			3108		18			21
MARKERS SIGNATURE J Brown									TOTAL OUT			3217		17			18
MARKERS SIGNATURE J Brown									GROSS			6325		35			39
PLAYERS SIGNATURE J Smith									H/CAP
PLAYERS SIGNATURE J Smith									NET

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