Stableford Points Calculator

Enter your course handicap and your strokes. Points fill in as you type.

Course handicap

The strokes you get on this tee, not your Handicap Index.

Points

Holes entered0 of 18

Gross strokes0

Against the 36 point benchmark-36

Shots you receive18

The card

Stableford points per hole
Hole	Par	Index	Strokes	Shots	Net	Points
1				1
2				1
3				1
4				1
5				1
6				1
7				1
8				1
9				1
10				1
11				1
12				1
13				1
14				1
15				1
16				1
17				1
18				1

How this is worked out

Points come from your net score on each hole, against par:

net score = strokes taken - shots received
points = 2 - (net score - par), never below zero

So a net par is 2 points, a net birdie 3, a net bogey 1, and a net double bogey or worse nothing. Shots received come from your course handicap and the hole’s stroke index: one shot on every hole indexed at or below your handicap, and a second once your handicap passes 18.

Worked example. A 18 handicap on a par 4 indexed 5 receives one shot. Six strokes is a net 5, which is one over par, so 2 less 1 is 1 point. Five strokes is a net par and scores 2. Nine strokes is a net 8, four over, so nothing.

Why 36 is the number

A golfer playing exactly to their handicap makes a net par on every hole, which is 2 points eighteen times over. That is why 36 is the benchmark and why the format is readable at a glance: above 36 you beat your handicap, below it you did not.

Frequently asked questions

How does Stableford scoring work?

You score against your net score on each hole: 2 points for a net par, 3 for a net birdie, 1 for a net bogey, and nothing for a net double bogey or worse. Add up the eighteen holes.

What is a good Stableford score?

36 points. A golfer playing exactly to their handicap scores 2 points a hole across eighteen holes, so anything above 36 beat their handicap.

How many shots do I get on each hole?

One on every hole whose stroke index is at or below your course handicap. Above 18, you get a second shot on the hardest holes, and so on.

Why did I score zero on a hole?

A net double bogey or worse is worth nothing, which is the point of the format: one blow up hole costs you two points rather than ten strokes, so you can pick the ball up and move on.

By The PinFlag Team.

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