Stableford scoring help

[Paulsearle1405]

Hi, firstly this is my 1st post so please go easy on me

I have been playing for just over a year now pretty much every week my handicap is 24 and today I played my first stableford game with friends. Unfortunately no one seemed to know how to work out the points.

For example one hole was a par 4 with stroke index 3. So was told I affectively had 2 shots. Anyway I managed to birdie the hole so thought I was 3 under but was given 3 points is this right?

Apologies if I don't make a lot of sense but any help would be great

 

[upsidedown]

If it was a gross birdie then that should have been 5 points, welcome along .

 

[golfdub]

bogey = 1 point
Par = 2 points
Birdie = 3 points
Eagle = 4 Points
Albatross / hole in one = 5 points

you play of 24 so you get 1 shot on every hole but 2 shots on stroke index 1 to 6

You work the points out on NET not Gross so as you got a birdie on stroke index 3 you you minus 2 shots as per you H/C which = a NET hole in 1 for 5 points.

Its sound confusing but you will get it easily after a few holes.

 

[Paulsearle1405]

Thanks that is what I thought

 

[LincolnShep]

Hi Paul, Welcome to the GM Forum.

Here's a quick guide to stableford.

• It's all based on your nett score, which is your actual (gross) score minus the number of shots that your handicap says you should receive on that hole.
• You use the stroke index to determine how many shots you get on any particular hole. If you were off 18, you'd get one shot on each hole. A one handicapper would get a shot on SI1 but nothing else. As you're off 24, you get 2 shots on SI 1-6 and then one shot on the rest.
• If your nett score is a bogey (i.e. +1, or "one over"), you score one point.
• Anything that is worse than a nett bogey you score zero - so a 15 is no worse than a 9 (although it's good etiquette to pick up your ball when you can't score rather than hack your way to 15!).
• If your nett score is a par, you score 2 and then the points increase as your nett score decreases (i.e. -1 = 3pts, -2 = 4pts etc).

Your example was a par 4 with SI3. As you're playing off 24, you get two shots on SI3 so a six would be a nett par (i.e. strokes taken minus handicap allowed (6-2)). You took only three shots which, is a nett one (well done BTW!). That's three under par so you score five points!! Fantastic.

Hope this helps.

Regards,
Shep

 

[Pin-seeker]

Stableford is great,you can have a couple of shocking holes & still post a good score 😉

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Thanks that is what I thought

You woz robbed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Paulsearle1405]

Thank you all I did get a table showing what you confirmed. Lol yes I think I was well and truly robbed. Good job no money was at stake

 

[rosecott]

Thank you all I did get a table showing what you confirmed. Lol yes I think I was well and truly robbed. Good job no money was at stake

If you can score a 5-pointer I would suggest you make sure money is at stake.