Stableford - Joke !

[Doon frae Troon]

So.…….making it simple....you are playing a Stableford/Medal.
After 12 holes you are doing well 24pts/level par.
You take a 23 on the 13th hole.

How are you feeling/what are your thoughts on the 14th tee. for
a]your medal round
b] your stableford points total.

 

[Jates12]

What other people score means nothing to me,.

other peoples scores is the whole point of this 18 pages :rofl:

 

[Jates12]

So.…….making it simple....you are playing a Stableford/Medal.
After 12 holes you are doing well 24pts/level par.
You take a 23 on the 13th hole.

How are you feeling/what are your thoughts on the 14th tee. for
a]your medal round
b] your stableford points total.

id of topped myself (or walked in) before stabbing it in the hole for a 23 so no thoughts for the 14th tee mate!

 

[MendieGK]

So.…….making it simple....you are playing a Stableford/Medal.
After 12 holes you are doing well 24pts/level par.
You take a 23 on the 13th hole.

How are you feeling/what are your thoughts on the 14th tee. for
a]your medal round
b] your stableford points total.

Its all relative to handicap though, any good golfer is not significantly bothered about how they get on at their local weekend medal. so a 23 on the 13th is effectively a double for me whether its a medal or stableford.

In golf NO ONE ever asks 'how many trophies have you won?', they always ask 'whats your handicap'.

too many people get hung up on the medal score situation, and i'm sure if more realised that all rounds (for handicap purposes) are s/ford. their scores would improve (As the pressure of medal is removed)

 

[Orikoru]

That's not the point of what we were saying.

In a medal what would you do in this scenario.

You can play shot (a) that will guarantee you double bogey or shot (b) that has a 10% chance of bogey and 90% chance of triple bogey or worse.

In stableford you would go for option (b) because a shot that gives you a chance however slim for 1 point is better than playing safe and getting no points.

In a medal I'd imagine you would go for option (a) which is what I would do because the shot is too risky and could easily result in a round ending score

Shot a every time, a double is better than a treble.

Not surprised you don't like Stableford, you don't even understand how to play it. :rofl:

 

[r0wly86]

So.…….making it simple....you are playing a Stableford/Medal.
After 12 holes you are doing well 24pts/level par.
You take a 23 on the 13th hole.

How are you feeling/what are your thoughts on the 14th tee. for
a]your medal round
b] your stableford points total.

In stableford I'd have thought you'd have picked up after 6 shots

 

[User101]

Not surprised you don't like Stableford, you don't even understand how to play it. :rofl:

I've scored on every hole in 3 stableford comps I've played this year, if nothing else it shows I can score points.

 

[r0wly86]

I've scored on every hole in 3 stableford comps I've played this year, if nothing else it shows I can score points.

Because you're a decent golfer we'd expect you to score points. But your answers to our scenarios show that your don't understand the format properly.

You play it as a medal and just score it differently. We are saying it is a stroke play format in its own right which requires you to play it in a slightly different way to a medal

 

[rulefan]

How can someone who only finishes 17 holes, be better than someone who plays 18 holes,

So matchplay must continue for 18 holes?

 

[PhilTheFragger]

So Cabby , what you are saying is that you do not have the mental ability to change your mindset to the stableford format.

It’s just different ways to play the game,
Jeez

 

[User101]

So Cabby , what you are saying is that you do not have the mental ability to change your mindset to the stableford format.

It’s just different ways to play the game,
Jeez

Yes, I'll concede my short comings in not playing the format as I choose to play the course.

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

So Cabby , what you are saying is that you do not have the mental ability to change your mindset to the stableford format.

It’s just different ways to play the game,
Jeez

Phil, plenty of room on my brick wall for you to bang your head against

 

[User101]

Phil, plenty of room on my brick wall for you to bang your head against

He loves it, so do you and the rest.

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

He loves it, so do you and the rest.

It was mildly amusing in the beginning but it's becoming a bit tiresome now.

 

[Kellfire]

Yes, I'll concede my short comings in not playing the format as I choose to play the course.

Why have you ignored my post above?

You're admitting that you don't always play to achieve the best possible score in a Stableford competition - this could end up in you having an artificially high handicap which will aid you in your preferred medal competitions. This could be seen as cheating.

 

[User101]

Why have you ignored my post above?

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Dude/dudette, I'm trying to work and reply using my phone, I can't quote and reply to everyone and try and earn a living at the same time.

As for cheating with an artificial higher handicap, did you read my other topic about going up point one ?

 

[User101]

It was mildly amusing in the beginning but it's becoming a bit tiresome now.

Whatever is tiring you, regardless, most of my topics are multiple page ones, tells me there is debate to be had.

 

[Jates12]

Why have you ignored my post above?

You're admitting that you don't always play to achieve the best possible score in a Stableford competition - this could end up in you having an artificially high handicap which will aid you in your preferred medal competitions. This could be seen as cheating.

Dude/dudette, I'm trying to work and reply using my phone, I can't quote and reply to everyone and try and earn a living at the same time.

As for cheating with an artificial higher handicap, did you read my other topic about going up point one ?

i think Kellfire has a point. If you have played 3 stableford comps in the year, without trying to play the format as intended and getting the best score to lower your handicap and go up .3 from those stableford comps that you havent played the format correctly, that could be the difference between sake of argument 4 or 5hc. If you win your club championship by 1 shot of the 5hc thats not a true reflection of your HC as you have played those stableford comps against the way they are meant to be played and have an artificially inflated handicap.

Very suspect.

 

[User101]

Very suspect.

I agree, very suspect, apart from the fact I've made buffer in one, up point one in another and cut point 4 in the other, good try, fail though !

 

[Kellfire]

I agree, very suspect, apart from the fact I've made buffer in one, up point one in another and cut point 4 in the other, good try, fail though !

The end result doesn't render your intent irrelevant. You intended to return a higher score than would benefit your stableford score and thus potentially your handicap.