Stableford Scoring

Hi, I'm Tracy Tresidder from Golf Mind Play. Welcome to an introduction to Stableford

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. Over the next 10 to 15 minutes, you will learn some tips and some rules on how to score the Stableford score. The Stanford score was originally developed by dr. Frank Stableford of the Liverpool Club in England in 1931 and designed the game to speed up the game and instead of counting each stroke you make as you would in stroke play, Stableford allows you to score points based on your handicap in the Stableford game. We refer to par in this example, in relation to your handicap score it is calculated as follows: power is two points one over par is one point two over par is zero points one under par is three points and two under par is four points if you have played with your handicap, you will have 36 points.

Now there are some definitions that you need to understand that are commonly used when playing Stableford. They are par index and handicap park and they mean two things: it can mean the par of the hole, which is the number. of strokes in which the hole must be played according to its length and this is actually written on the card for each hole and the other meaning of par is the par of the course and then in this case it is the number of strokes in which hole must be played The entire course would have to be played if you were a scratch golfer playing to zero, so your handicap would be zero.

It is the sum of the individual hole pairs and for the card you are looking at we have the men's in blue and the ladies in red, the men's par for the course is 72 if you look directly at the back, which is 36 in the front and 36 on the rear, giving them a total power of 72 and for the ladies we are looking at the On the right side of the red column, they have 37 hits allowed for the front plane and 37 for the rear, which gives a total of 74 ratings, the degree of difficulty on each hole and rating one is generally the most difficult rating, 18.

It is generally the easiest and the rating allows the golfer to allocate their handicap points between the holes on the course. Ratings are determined by taking a number of cards played in competition during the season and averaging them for each of the 18 holes on the course. I have the sample card again and I have highlighted the easiest and most difficult holes on the course for both men and women, the most difficult hole is index 1 and for ladies it is the fourth hole and for men it is the 14th hole, the most easy. The hole on the course is index 18 and for men it is hole number 8 and for ladies it is handicap 16.

It refers to a numerical representation of the golfer's playing ability, so the lower the handicap of a golfer, the better the golfer will be. A 2 handicap is better than a 10 handicap which is better than a 20 handicap is basically the number of strokes over the part of the course that you would average. Your initial handicap will be determined by playing three rounds of strokeplay with a player who has a recorded handicap. The three cards will be returned to the clubhouse and averages will be created and your handicap will be determined from those three cards. The handicap is adjusted almost every time you play in a competition and depending on your score for the round, it can go up or stay the same.

Moving just 0.1 allows players of all levels to compete against each other, so a golfer with a handicap of ten can play in the same competition as a golfer with a handicap of twenty-five or forty-five. It doesn't really matter because your handicap is taken into account. We need to map handicaps to ratings so you can determine how you play based on your handicap and how you score. The index for each hole allows you to assign your handicap to individual holes in reference to an 18-hole competition, a handicap of 45 is assigned to additional strokes per hole plus one additional stroke on the nine holes in the harness indexed from one to nine, that is, three additional strokes on the index from 1 to 9 and 2 additional strokes on the index from 10 to 18, a handicap of 36 is assigned additional strokes on the 18 holes.

A handicap of 18 is assigned one additional stroke on all 18 holes. A handicap of nine is assigned an additional stroke only on holes indexed one through nine and receives no stroke on the remaining holes. Everything here is a question just to see if you are understanding the concept of index and handicaps. If you had a handicap of 27, how would you map out on an 18-hole course? I would get one stroke on each hole and two strokes on holes indexed 1-9, if I had a handicap of 38 how would that be allocated on the 18 hole course? The answer is 2 extra strokes on the 18 holes and three strokes on indexed holes 1 and 2.

These are the most difficult holes if you break a handicap. The first loose shots on the easiest holes would be the holes indexed 18, which would be the first to be missed, followed by index 17 and so on. So how do I score for Stableford? So what we have to do here is take into account. the index for each hole and you make a mental note of your par for the hole based on your handicap and this example is based on the lady index and we are going to use an example of a person who has a handicap of 45, so if your The handicap is 45 and you are on the second hole according to this card we are using the power is 5 and the index is 15 so you are allotted 2 extra strokes so your par for the hole is actually 7 , so if you have 7 hits.

You will get 2 points if you have exceeded your own power in two strokes according to your handicap. You cannot score any points for that hole and must continue. Here is a sample of a completed scorecard. There are a few things you really need to keep in mind. the card when you return it to the Pro Shop the clubhouse or committee for competition purposes in this case Jane Doe is the player who is on a 45 handicap and Tracy T is the marker on a 9 handicap this is Jane's card doe and you We will see that we have her name there and under the word player I put the initials JD and next to the scoreboard I put TT so that Jane Doe is the player TT is the scoreboard, there are certain things that must go on the card, you must have the player's name and handicap, the date and type of competition.

Now, quite often, the pro shop will automatically print these things when you come in and pay your comp fee if these things are not there. on the card you need to make sure you write them down otherwise you could be disqualified from the competition as you progress through the round from the previous hole you actually enter the stroke score for the hole if you exceed the number of strokes allowed for your handicap on Stableford, you must collect the ball and no score is entered. You just put a little line like a minus sign on the card we're looking at here.

Jane Doe on the ninth hole didn't score, so she figured that out. hole, so they've put a little line on there or it looks like a minus, but just a line to indicate that he hasn't scored and we've added up his Stableford scores on the front nine and he actually scored 13 points or four points on the Los The first nine players on the scoreboard must sign the card at the end of the round. One of the common mistakes beginner golfers make is that they sign the car at the beginning just so they don't forget to sign it at the end.

The problem with this is that it is actually illegal to do so and against the rules of golf. You should not sign the card before the round is completed because you are actually attesting to the accuracy and integrity of the card by signing it. You can do it, therefore, you cannot sign a card that has no score. If you forget to sign the card, you will be disqualified from the competition. Here are some examples. If you are on the fourth hole, it is a par 5. The women's index is one. This is the most difficult hole, you are assigned three extra strokes because you are playing forty-five, so your par for this hole is eight if you take seven strokes to get into the hole that is one under your par, so that you will actually score three. points and how we say it is this, you can say seven or three or seventy-three, so it's seven hits, three and four points, so seven or three or seventy-three depends on what the people you play with would like to call it If you are on the 16th hole it is a par three the lady's index is 18 this is the easiest hole to which additional strokes are assigned and therefore your par is five if it takes six strokes to enter the hole you will get a point like this While six is ​​best for announcing your score as you hit the ball out of the hole, simply indicate your stroke score.

Don't worry if you don't remember how to score Stableford points. No problem. The key is to have the shots really written down. on the card we can calculate the status of the points later, so Stableford has a number of advantages: it actually speeds up the game, because once you can't score, you have to pick up the ball, you can't continue, you can't serve As we say, if you have a couple of bad holes, you may be able to make up extra points on other holes and players of all levels can play together in the same competition.

When you begin your Stableford round, mentally calculate your par for the hole you are playing, so on. On the first hole, determine what your par is. This is essential to keep the game moving. You need to know at what point you should pick up the ball, since you cannot score. Once you can't score, pick it up and then assist the flag. who can still score by marking the card as you leave the green tell your marker your stroke and score Stableford complete the card on the next tee Do not stay on the green to complete your card because very often that delays play for people when approaching to that green you just finished on, move to the next tee and complete the card.

There, the person with the best Stableford score has the honor and must scold while the others mark their card once they have hit. They will come off the tee and mark their card while the rest of the group is leaving. Be sure to write down the actual strokes and Stableford score on the assigned hole now. If you can't calculate the stable score for the score at that time, don't do it. Don't panic too much, the most important thing is the actual shots, many clubs nowadays have computers that assign the stoever for

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, so if you have problems it will sort it out, but usually between the four of you you can work out what it is.

What is the Stableford score? The most important thing is to have the number of strokes recorded. Check with your marker at the end and sign the card. Make sure you have not signed it before. That's illegal. Sign the card at the end. Perform all these strokes. compare scores and then sign your card, sign your fellow competitors' card so there are two signatures on each card and then return it to the club for competition purposes if you want to learn more about other aspects of golf, particularly the mental game. of golf contact me in Tracy at golf mind play comm or you can go to my website golf mind play calm and download a free tip sheet to help you with all the mental aspects of your game or you can subscribe to our monthly newsletter and receive some ongoing advice or you can visit our Facebook page or you can visit the golf mind play youtube channel to see Tracy's two minute mind tips anywhere in the world.

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