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Stableford Calculator Explained –
Stableford calculation is fairly simple and allows players with different handicaps to compete against each other fairly. The player with the most points has simply played better on that day.
Firstly, your handicap is used to give you a number of shots per hole depending on the Stoke Index.
The stoke index is defined as the difficulty of one hole in comparison to other holes on the same course. Every hole has a stoke index and for an 18 hole course they are individually numbered from 1 - 18. SI 1 is the hardest hole and SI 18 is the easiest hole.
NB - If you are playing a 9 hole course, then the first 9 would be odd numbers, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17 in some order. When you play them a second time, the corresponding hole would be its even counter part. So SI 3 would become SI 4 on the second 9, SI 17 would become 18.
You firstly must calculate on which holes you will be awarded shots. These Awarded Shots will allow you to correctly calculate your points. For each shot of your handicap, you must add it to a hole.
If you have a handicap of 9, you would be entitled to 9 extra shots. Therefore you would be awarded one extra shot for the 9 most difficult holes, SI of 1 to 9.
A handicap of 18 means you would be awarded one shot per hole.
A handicap of 24 would give you one shot for every hole plus one extra for the 6 most difficult holes. Therefore, 2 shots for holes with a SI between 1 and 6 and one shot for holes with a an SI of 7 to 18, giving a total of 24.
Points on each hole are awarded depending on how well you play the hole and how many shots you have been awarded for that hole.
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Total Shots Played above or under Awarded Shots
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Points Scored
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+2 or more
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0
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+1
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1
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0
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2
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-1
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3
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-2
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4
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-3
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5
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-4
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6
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As an example, If Mr A is an 18 Handicap Golfer he will receive one shot per hole.
Par 3
Mr A knows he should take 4 shots to complete a Par 3, as he receives one shot per hole. If he plays +1, he would have played 4 and get 2 points. If he plays 0 (i.e. par), he would have played one 1 under his awarded shots and therefore he would get 3 points. If he plays a -1 (Birdie), he would have played 2 under his awarded shots and would get 4 points.
Firstly, any particularly bad holes, where you play more than 2 or more over your awarded shots, you score 0. Bad holes do count against you because you score no points, but if you played +10 over you are not penalised like in Stoke Play..
Secondly, by awarding players shots on certain holes, everyone, whatever their standard can play together. It's the total points of the round which determines the winner and not the amount of stokes
Thirdly – It's a great way to improve your game. For example, on a difficult Par 5 hole, an 18 handicap player will know that he can play +1 (6 shots) to score 2 points and therefore, they can pretend it’s a Par 6, and play 4 to reach the green. For the same player, a long Par 3 could be played as a Par 4 and still get 2 points. It helps treat the more difficult holes with more respect and can help the way we approach each hole and our game.
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