Skip to content
Chalk.GOLFGet Chalk

Stableford rules & scoring

Individual · 1 or more players

Par 4 · one handicap stroke receivedNet par earns 2 pointsGrossNetPoints6−15bogey15−14par24−13birdie3
Example

Stableford rewards good holes without letting one disaster ruin the whole round. Each hole earns points against par, usually after handicap strokes have been applied.

How to play Stableford

  1. 01Work out the net hole score
  2. 02Convert that score to points
  3. 03Add points across the round

How scoring works

On the standard table, net double bogey or worse is 0, bogey 1, par 2, birdie 3, eagle 4 and albatross 5. The player with the most points wins. Chalk can also show gross scoring when the match is set up that way.

On the cardPar-4 hole, one stroke received
GrossNetPoints
65 · bogey1
54 · par2
43 · birdie3

A gross 5 becomes a net par and earns 2 points on this hole.

Score Stableford in Chalk

Choose Stableford and enter hole scores. Chalk totals the points; handicap strokes apply when the match is set to net scoring.

Before you tee offConfirm gross or net scoring and the Playing Handicap used for the round. A competition may set a custom points table.
Explore match scoring ↗

Want more detail? Full Stableford explanation and calculator ↗

For formal competition rules, see the R&A Rules of Golf. Local competitions and side games can set their own terms.