A form of stroke play where:

• Your score or your side’s score for a hole is based on points awarded by comparing your number of strokes or your side’s number of strokes on the hole to a fixed score for the hole set by the Committee, and
• The competition is won by the player or side who completes all rounds with the most points.

You are awarded points for each hole by comparing the number of strokes you have taken (including strokes made and penalty strokes) to the fixed target score for the hole. See the following chart for how you are awarded points in relation to the fixed target score:

Hole Played In
More than one over fixed target score or no score returned – 0 Points
One over fixed target score – 1 Point
Fixed target score – 2 Points
One under fixed target score – 3 Points
Two under fixed target score – 4 Points
Three under fixed target score – 5 Points
Four under fixed target score – 6 Points

If you do not hole out under the Rules for any reason, you get zero points for the hole.

To help pace of play, you are encouraged to stop playing a hole when your score will be zero points.

To meet the requirements for entering hole scores on your scorecard:

• If you hole out and the number of strokes would result in points being awarded, your scorecard must show the actual number of strokes.
• If you hole out and the number of strokes would result in zero points, your scorecard must either show no score or any number of strokes that results in zero points being awarded.
• If you do not hole out under the Rules, your scorecard must show either no score or any number of strokes that results in zero points being awarded.

c   Penalties in Stableford

All penalty strokes are added to your score for the hole where the breach happened.

Exception 1 – Excess, Shared, Added or Replaced Clubs.

Exception 2 – Time of Starting.

Exception 3 – Unreasonable Delay.

For each exception, you must report the facts about the breach to the Committee before returning your scorecard so that the Committee may apply the penalty. If you fail to do so, you are disqualified.

See Full Rules For more information on these three Exceptions.

Disqualification Penalties. If you breach any of these four Rules, you are not disqualified but you get zero points for the hole where the breach happened:

• Failure to hole out,
• Failure to correct mistake of playing from outside the teeing area in starting a hole,
• Failure to correct mistake of playing a wrong ball, or
• Failure to correct mistake of playing from a wrong place when there is a serious breach.

If you breach any other Rule with a penalty of disqualification, you are disqualified.

d  Exception to Rule 11.2 in Stableford

See Full Rules For information on when Rule 11.2 does not apply in Stableford.

e  When Round Ends in Stableford

See Full Rules For information on when a round ends in Stableford.

A form of stroke play where your score or your side’s score for a hole is capped at a maximum number of strokes set by the Committee, such as two times par, a fixed number or net double bogey.