Modified Stableford
You score points against par on each hole, with big points for birdies and points taken off for bogeys.
How it works
Everyone plays their own ball and scores points on each hole against par: 8 for an albatross or better, 5 for an eagle, 2 for a birdie, none for a par, minus 1 for a bogey and minus 3 for a double bogey or worse.
A hole with no score, picked up or not played, scores the table's lowest points.
The highest total wins. Players with the same points on every hole share the place. Otherwise the tie is broken hole by hole, from the hardest hole to the easiest, and the higher points win. The host can choose the last holes, a shared place or a playoff instead.
Good to know
- If the host chooses the last holes, in a shotgun start the last nine means holes 10 to 18, whatever order you played them in.
- On a nine-hole round, the nine holes played are compared hardest first, and the last-holes choice uses the last 6, 3 and 1.
- In a tie, a hole with no score counts the points it scored in the total.
A worked round
Net Stableford on the modified points, everyone getting 95% of their handicap.
The momentKasper made 2 on the par 4 2nd, an eagle worth 5 points, and won by two. Counting strokes, Jordan's 71 would have beaten Kasper's 72.
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| Kasper | 0 | 5 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | -1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Jordan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Ike | -1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Sam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -2 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | |
| Kasper | 0 | 5 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | -1 | |
| Jordan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Ike | -1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | |
| Sam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | -3 |
| Hole | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| Kasper | 2 | -1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Jordan | 2 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Ike | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Sam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -2 |
| Hole | Par | Kasper | Jordan | Ike | Sam |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 4 | 5 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 2 | -1 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 0 | -1 |
| 8 | 5 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| 9 | 4 | -1 | 2 | -1 | -3 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 4 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 5 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 |
| 16 | 3 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Points | 8 | 6 | 4 | -2 |
Net scores, each player's handicap strokes already off. A circle marks a birdie and a square a bogey. The small number under each score is its points: 5 for an eagle, 2 for a birdie, none for a par, minus 1 for a bogey and minus 3 for a double bogey or worse. The highest total wins.
Handicaps
Players get 95% of their handicap, each with their own strokes. Scores are net, or gross if the host sets it. The host can change the percentage when setting up.
Why that number? Each format has its own usual handicap allowance, set so a 20 and a 5 both have a fair shot.