scouse4313
Medal Winner
This might seem obvious to some but when using your handicap to score holes how do you do it ?? I'm a little confused.
Handicap ?????
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Foxholer
Blackballed
Not entirely sure what you mean by 'score' but...
With some exceptions, for holes that might (not) suit me, I use Stableford as a measure of how well I played any hole, even in Strokeplay. Not being a particularly long hitter, there are a few Par 4s I play as 5s - but most are holes I'd be getting a shot on anyway.
scouse4313
Medal Winner
see the points it says 33. When playing with my buddy he works out through the round and each hole says he gets either 1, 2 or 3 point or none ?
duncan mackie
Money List Winner
that's stableford scoring -
you get a shot at each hole where the stroke index equalls or is lower than your handicap, to get to a nett score at the hole
compare that score to par on the basis of one over = 1, par = 2, one better = 3, 2 better = 4, 3 better.....etc
you get a shot at each hole where the stroke index equalls or is lower than your handicap, to get to a nett score at the hole
compare that score to par on the basis of one over = 1, par = 2, one better = 3, 2 better = 4, 3 better.....etc
Siren
Tour Rookie
He is using stableford to score points on every hole for you.
Example
For someone with a handicap of 18 on every hole if you par it you will get 3 points. If you get a birdie 4 points, bogey 2 points and double 1 point. If you for example take more than 6 shots to put the ball in the hole on any par 4 you will not score and are classed "out of the hole" for stableford points.
It does change above and below 18 slightly as the stroke index (hardest hole ranking) comes into play. However that might complicate things a bit for you right now hope this helps.
Edit : What Duncan said in with far less drivel above
Example
For someone with a handicap of 18 on every hole if you par it you will get 3 points. If you get a birdie 4 points, bogey 2 points and double 1 point. If you for example take more than 6 shots to put the ball in the hole on any par 4 you will not score and are classed "out of the hole" for stableford points.
It does change above and below 18 slightly as the stroke index (hardest hole ranking) comes into play. However that might complicate things a bit for you right now hope this helps.
Edit : What Duncan said in with far less drivel above
scouse4313
Medal Winner
oh ok, so should i count that as well or just stick to trying to shoot lower than 94 ?
El Bandito
Q-School Graduate
Many more knowledgeable than I around here, but Stableford scoring is useful in that it kind of discounts disaster holes. So, if you make a complete horlicks of a whole and score 12, then you are 8 over par in medal and 94 is going to be tough. In Stableford, you have lost 2 points against par. If you then make 2 net birdies, you are back on course. Does that make sense?
TheJezster
Tour Rookie
Depends what you want. with your handicap of 24 you have 24 shots on top of the par for the course. So if its a par 70, your par score is 94. if you shoot 94, this is equivalent of 36 points. 36 points is playing exactly to your handicap, so if you score 38 or 39 points you are in effect playing to 22 or 21.
scouse4313
Medal Winner
ok i get that now thank you, so i get 2 points for a par ? and 1 for bogey /
TheJezster
Tour Rookie
a NET par, yes. depending on the stroke index, an actual par would get you 3 or 4 points with your handicap.
glynntaylor
Head Pro
Found this on the net that helped me with understanding it!
Stableford Format
Stableford is a competition which can be played as an individual competition, a team competition or a combination of both.
Golfers are allocated a certain number of points on a hole depending on the net score of the player (or team). The aim of Stableford is to accumulate the most number of points over the course of 18 holes.
Depending on a players handicap a certain number of strokes are allocated on each hole.
The table of points is based on the net score of the individual player (after handicap adjustment) or the best team score as follows:
Double Bogey or worse - 0 points
Bogey - 1 point
Par - 2 points
Birdie - 3 points
Eagle - 4 points
Albatross - 5 points
Example—Golfer off 22 Handicap
If a golfer plays off a 22 handicap then they will receive 22 shots during the course of the round - 1 on each of the 18 holes and 2 strokes on those holes which are rated in difficulty of 1, 2, 3 and 4.
In this case a par 4 hole which is rated number 3 in difficulty will ensure the golfer receives 2 shots on the hole thus making the hole a Par 6. So if this golfer then scores a 5 on the hole this equates to a net birdie thus scoring the person 3 points (refer above table)
Example—Golfer off 14 Handicap
If a golfer plays off a 14 handicap then they will receive 14 shots during the course of the round - 1 on each of the 14 hardest holes. No strokes will be received on the holes rated 15, 16, 17 and 18 in difficulty.
In this case a par 4 hole which is rated number 11 in difficulty will ensure the golfer receives 1 shot thus making the hole effectively a par 5. So if this golfer then scores a 5 on the hole this equates to a net par thus scoring the person 2 points (refer above table).
Key Features of Stableford
Each player plays their own golf ball and records points based on their net score
Points are awarded according to the above table and reflect the difference between the Net Score of the golfer against the par of each particular hole
Once a player has reached a certain number of strokes ie he cannot sore, the ball can be picked up without penalty and move onto the next hole
Each hole has a difficulty rating (as noted on the scorecard) which helps the golfer to determine if they receive an extra shot relative to the par of that hole
Points, once awarded, cannot be taken away. This means that a player who has played a good first 9 and then faded may still be in the running to win a prize for the good holes they played
Stableford Format
Stableford is a competition which can be played as an individual competition, a team competition or a combination of both.
Golfers are allocated a certain number of points on a hole depending on the net score of the player (or team). The aim of Stableford is to accumulate the most number of points over the course of 18 holes.
Depending on a players handicap a certain number of strokes are allocated on each hole.
The table of points is based on the net score of the individual player (after handicap adjustment) or the best team score as follows:
Double Bogey or worse - 0 points
Bogey - 1 point
Par - 2 points
Birdie - 3 points
Eagle - 4 points
Albatross - 5 points
Example—Golfer off 22 Handicap
If a golfer plays off a 22 handicap then they will receive 22 shots during the course of the round - 1 on each of the 18 holes and 2 strokes on those holes which are rated in difficulty of 1, 2, 3 and 4.
In this case a par 4 hole which is rated number 3 in difficulty will ensure the golfer receives 2 shots on the hole thus making the hole a Par 6. So if this golfer then scores a 5 on the hole this equates to a net birdie thus scoring the person 3 points (refer above table)
Example—Golfer off 14 Handicap
If a golfer plays off a 14 handicap then they will receive 14 shots during the course of the round - 1 on each of the 14 hardest holes. No strokes will be received on the holes rated 15, 16, 17 and 18 in difficulty.
In this case a par 4 hole which is rated number 11 in difficulty will ensure the golfer receives 1 shot thus making the hole effectively a par 5. So if this golfer then scores a 5 on the hole this equates to a net par thus scoring the person 2 points (refer above table).
Key Features of Stableford
Each player plays their own golf ball and records points based on their net score
Points are awarded according to the above table and reflect the difference between the Net Score of the golfer against the par of each particular hole
Once a player has reached a certain number of strokes ie he cannot sore, the ball can be picked up without penalty and move onto the next hole
Each hole has a difficulty rating (as noted on the scorecard) which helps the golfer to determine if they receive an extra shot relative to the par of that hole
Points, once awarded, cannot be taken away. This means that a player who has played a good first 9 and then faded may still be in the running to win a prize for the good holes they played
scouse4313
Medal Winner
brill. that makes sense now 
so to play to my strengths i should always get 36 points
so to play to my strengths i should always get 36 pointsduncan mackie
Money List Winner
this is where a lot of people get confused, so let's just cover it off...
par is irrelevant to handicap; the relevant number is the SSS for the tees being used (or CSS when it comes to adjustments in a competition)
this means that playing off the 'yellow' tees can frequently mean that 38 or more points can be playing to handicap - and from the whites it's often the other way where 34 or 35 will be playing to handicap.
scouse4313
Medal Winner
now confused again
cookelad
Tour Winner
In terms of the numbers you write on the scorecard it's irrelevant, but when it comes to calculating your handicap par is irrelevant.
If you want to get an idea of whether you've played to your handicap or not you need to do a bit more maths, on par=72 SSS=71 37pts is playing to your hcp par=72 SSS=73 then 35pts would be playing to it!
