New Stableford Scoring System

[freddielong]

Me and a group of my friends have been using an amended stableford system while playing freindly games, it sees to work really well and takes account of how you play the hole.

As well as usual net stableford scores you score on hitting the green in regulation and number of putts in the following way.
hit a green in less than regulation 3 points,
hit a green in regulation 2 points
hit it in 1 more than regulation 1 point
more than that 0
one putt or less is 3 points
two putts is 2 points
three putts is 1 point
more is 0

I know it sounds complicated but it isn't really and you get used to it quite quickly - it means that a birdie is usually worth 8 points (GIR = 2,one putt = 3, plus birdie = 3)so it makes for some really big numbers so you can make up quite big differences in a few holes

Let me know what you think

 

[Robobum]

I thought stableford of any kind would be in your room 101 Freddie!!!

Does sound over complicated to me, would have to get someone else to mark that card!!

 

[SandyBalls]

All very well and good if you all have similar handicaps. But that system would seem very disfavourable to a high handicapper who rarely hits a green in regulation, let alone less.

A 26-28 handicapper has trouble enough making SB points consistently - let alone getting these bonus points.

But if it works for you and you are all happy then stick with it.

My Saturday morning roll ups usually have 8-14 players involved and we used to play for a £3 per man pot, £1 of which was a birdie pot. We have just made that pot more interesting by playing for 'bits' instead of just birdies - because it was always us lower handicappers that are more likely to score the birds and it was less favourable to the 16+ boys. First try of it is tomorrow.

It works like this:

Playing for Bits

Birdie 1 bit
Eagle 2 bits
Albatross (fat chance) 3 bits
Ferret (Holing out from off the green) 1 bit

Houdini (Making par or better having been in a hazard) 1 bit

Woodpecker (Making par or better having struck wood) 1 bit


Multiple bits
You can score more than 1 bit per hole. Chip in from the sand for a birdie and get 3 bits. 1 for the birdie, 1 for the Houdini and 1 for the Ferret.

Other rules
• A Ferret does not have to be chipped. It can be putted but it must be from off the area of the green and it must be for at least 1 Stableford point.
• You must have played out of a hazard to claim a Houdini. It does not count if your ball passed through or bounced in a hazard.
• Woodpeckers include striking marker posts for bridleways and yardage markers, but it must be seen by others and confirmed to have struck the wood. Roots in the ground do not qualify.

Money split
£1 of the entry fee goes to the Bit Pot. The bit pot will be split two thirds to the most bits, one third to second.

 

[freddielong]

It is usually but this is a way of takeing into account how a hole is played, it also stops the system favoring the higher handicapper as GIR an putts are gross

 

[mono217]

I love it

 

[Smiffy]

I tried this over 9 holes earlier today.
Score 16 points total.
Is that good????

 

[Dave3498]

We sometimes play Bingo, Bango Bongo, which goes like this.
1st. Ball on the green scores Bingo - 1 point.
1st. Ball on the green but nearest the pin scores Bongo - 1 point.
1st. Ball in the hole scores Bango - 1 point.

You can be playing dreadful and still end up with most points, but usually the best player wins.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Way too complicated - need a lie down now

 

[Herbie]

I havent played for three weeks, I'm not so sure that I should now??

 

[justhitthething]

We play an interesting variation on the above.

All shots between the first tee and the 18th hole count 1 point.
After 18 holes dedduct one point for each handicap shot allowance.
Whoever has the least number of points after 18 holes wins.

Bit complicated I know so may not catch on.