American Stableford

[rosecott]

Can you see anything wrong with playing a stableford qualifier but allocating prizes based on American Stableford?

 

[rulefan]

Providing that CONGU requirements are satisfied (ie gross hole score recorded), how prizes are awarded is entirely at the discretion of the committee.

 

[rulie]

I'm from the Americas but have never heard of "American Stableford". Could someone please explain it?

 

[rosecott]

American or Modified Stableford:

Net Albatross (double eagle) - 8 points
Net Eagle - 5 points
Net Birdie - 2 points
Net Par - 0 points
Net Bogey - -1 points
Net Double Bogey or worse - -3 points

 

[rulie]

That's just a modified Stableford, don't think it's peculiar to the Americas. The Tour uses a modified Stablefore so that they don't have players picking up on any holes, ie, need to finish.

 

[rulefan]

It's not named 'American' because it is played there but because it was invented there as an alternative to the original form.

 

[2blue]

American or Modified Stableford:

Net Albatross (double eagle) - 8 points
Net Eagle - 5 points
Net Birdie - 2 points
Net Par - 0 points
Net Bogey - -1 points
Net Double Bogey or worse - -3 points

Does your software handle this adaption, Jim??

 

[rosecott]

Does your software handle this adaption, Jim??

No. We ran it as a normal stableford qualifier and adjusted for prize awards. Amazingly, the winner was +18 (43 points on normal stableford).

 

[2blue]

I have no problem following it myself but am just wondering what instructions you gave to 'the field' regarding the scoring.

 

[rosecott]

I have no problem following it myself but am just wondering what instructions you gave to 'the field' regarding the scoring.

They were each given a printed slip as follows:

American Stableford Normal Stableford

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Net Albatross 8 points 5 points
Net Eagle 5 points 4 points
Net Birdie 2 points 3 points
Net Par 0 points 2 points
Net Bogey -1 point 1 point
Net Double Bogey or worse -3 points 0 points

If they can relate to the expected Normal Stableford score, they can find the appropriate American Stableford score. I was delighted - not to say astonished - that every scorecard was perfectly and accurately filled in, and that doesn't happen with a Normal Stableford.

I laid it all out nice and neat in a table, but when I posted it, it became all compressed, but you get the idea.